Unknown tanks

[MBrockway]

On 06/02/2018 at 15:59, Yeomans said:

Agreed.

 

Many thanks to Jan for the initial post.

I'm very pleased that he was able to provide a photo of the tank which Arthur Spreadborough was driving on 7 June 1917 when he was sadly killed - see my original post : Tank 2024 A59, White Chateau, Hollebeke

 

 

Nick,

For convenience, here's a link to the photo of Arthur in that topic.  There are some further pictures of 2024 A59 Slippery Sam on the next page of the topic too.

 

 

[Edit: the link that was here has mysteriously stopped working.  On trying to repair this, I am now getting a message saying the Forum software cannot embed the link due to an 'undefined error'

 

If/when I get to the bottom of this, I'll endeavour to update the link here]

 

 

Jan has already connected that topic back to this one.

[Edit: Jan's corresponding link in that topic has also stopped working]

 

Mark

 

Edited 13 February , 2018 by MBrockway

[Yeomans]

Thanks Mark

So if this image shows 2689 in the background is that 2669 A10 in the foreground?

Source : Flickr.com/photos/82596826@N03/24239745212

Edited 7 February , 2018 by Yeomans
source reference missing

[Sidearm]

No. The number 2669 is that of a Mark IV Female.  This is a Mark IV Male.

 

Not sure where 2669 comes from but I may have lost track of something someone's said.

 

Gwyn 

[Yeomans]

Gwyn.

 

Three of "A" Battalion's tanks were lost on 7 June 1917 in the vicinity of Joye Farm / Van Hove Farm. These were 2669, 2689 and 2029. If 2689 is in the background of the image I posted, then the tank in the foreground must be 2029 if we are able to discount it being 2669 by virtue of the fact that the image clearly shows it is a Male Mk IV and you have a note of 2669 being a Female. Does that make sense?

 

Nick

[Sidearm]

Sorry to be tardy in my response. I've only just seen this post.

 

Yes, it does.  In fact all tanks numbered 26xx are Females and all numbered 20xx are Males, so I tend to agree, the tank in the foreground must be 2029.  (I am of course assuming that no tanks were lost at this location on another date.)

 

Gwyn

[Yeomans]

Thanks Gwyn.

My friend Baz Crook in Aus, has suggested THE BEHEMOTH ENTERS for 2689.

 

I have "BEHEMOTH" as tank 2665 of "B" Battalion

 

Nick

 

[Sidearm]

Thank you (and Baz). Certainly Behemoth was used as a name for another Mark IV. The name would certainly be appropriate, but was the phrase "The Behemoth Enters" a quote from something?  I've had a quick search but have been unable to turn up anything.

 

Gwyn

 

 

[Martin Feledziak]

On 31/01/2018 at 12:50, AOK4 said:

Slippery

 

From reading Band of Brigands (first men in tanks) by Christy Campbell.

Slippery SAM was an obscure card game or game of some kind.

 

just thought I would throw that in. 

[MBrockway]

See Post #26 above.

 

This is an attempt to repair the link back to the other topic that has stopped working in Post #26.