isanders Posted 5 December , 2006 Share Posted 5 December , 2006 Some more of 12th Div tanks at Cambrai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 5 December , 2006 Share Posted 5 December , 2006 C 53, Coquette II, sommanded by 2/Lt S H Dean, was abandoned at the SE corner of Bourlon Wood, almost on the Cambrai road. It had reached its objective, but had trouble with its dynamo and couldn't be restarted. As if they didn't have enough problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson Posted 9 December , 2006 Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Puzzled female why were tanks male or female? Does a female not have a gun and a male carried troops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btt. Deutschland Posted 9 December , 2006 Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Hello Cnock, very nice pictures, also thanks to all the others for the detailed info...very interesting! @ hudson, the 'male' tanks had 6 pounder-shipguns in its turrets, and the 'female' tanks had 4 Vickers-machineguns. In attachement photo 'cambrai 1917'; anyone any idea? regards nolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verrinder Ian Posted 9 December , 2006 Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Nolf, I can't say definatively but your photo is probably Cambrai railway station. I visited the station yard during a recent visit to the Cambrai battlefield and it's largely unchanged. Unfortunately, your photo is taken from the side where the distinctive good shed should be, so its hard to find a definate land mark for modern comparison. When I was there Philippe Gorczynski was dropping us off at the railway station and he started talking to a couple of railwaymen in the yard. They showed us round the back of the old goods shed where there is still a large amount of German writing carved into the brickwork. Most dates from WW2 but some is from WW1. I've attached a photo of the tank ramp that is still standing in the yard. The rail on the top has the date cast in it (it's 1917 I think). Keep sending in the Cambrai tank photo's. They're fascinating and new ones keep turning up. Regards, Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btt. Deutschland Posted 9 December , 2006 Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Hello Ian, wow, amazing info! indeed, if you look closely at my pic i believe you see the tank ramp as shown in your photo... do you have a photo of the writing on the ramp or in the shed perhaps? i'd love to see it i totally agree, it's a very nice thread Cnock started, and there are photo's i've never seen before too... regards, wouter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 9 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Gentlemen, Thanks for the posting of the pics and the interesting info! Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verrinder Ian Posted 9 December , 2006 Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Hello again, I only took one photo of the writing and that was from WW1 (see below). However, the majority was from WW2. As you can see the words are carved into the brick and should survive as long as the shed does. When I visit again I'll take some more shots. I've also attached a picture of the Goods shed - the writing is on the other side of it. There is at least one picture of a captured tank (B8 BANSHEE) loaded onto a wagon with this shed in the background. Thanks once again for posting the pictures, they're always interesting. Regards, Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btt. Deutschland Posted 9 December , 2006 Share Posted 9 December , 2006 Thanks a lot for the photos Ian, really astonishing... hope the shed lasts another decade or so... Regards, wouter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btt. Deutschland Posted 10 December , 2006 Share Posted 10 December , 2006 hello again, here i am with another cambrai caption. here it's a mark IV named "Hyacinth" so it's one of the same battalion as Cnock posted in post 14. photographed on 20th november '17 , at the battle of Cambrai that got stuck in a trench near Ribecourt-la-tour. regards, wouter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 10 December , 2006 Share Posted 10 December , 2006 Thanks for those fascinating photos, Cnock, and well done on the detective front, Nolf and Ian. Another nice little place to add to the Cambrai tank trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 10 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2006 Graham-McAdam, Glad to hear You liked the pics, also thanks to Ian and Nolf. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glturner Posted 19 February , 2007 Share Posted 19 February , 2007 Dear Cnock, I wonder if you have any photgraphs of Tank B28 in your collection? My wife's great uncle, who was called Sjt., Frederick William Bailey, served in B28 and died on 23rd Nov 1917, in Fontaine. We have seen reference to a number of photos of this tank but haven't come across one clear example ourselves yet. Apparently, the tank has been photographed in the village street with a number of German soldiers looking on. Any help (especially picutures) would be very gratefully received. Thanks. Geoff and Barbara Turner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glturner Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 British destroyed 'female' tank in unknown village Cnock, this looks like C47 in Fontaine if you're quick you can see this on ebay (tank Fontaine). This was the tank which earned a couple of tank commanders a MC each. Apparently, tank C48 rescued the crew of C47 and the whole lot (16 men) made their escape - just. Cheers, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 22 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Geoff, Thanks for the info. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 25 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2007 Geoff, I know that there are different pictures of tank B28 at Fontaine, but I haven't seen others than the ones that appeared in books and magazines. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 25 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2007 See post nr.22 Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 25 February , 2007 Share Posted 25 February , 2007 hudson said: Puzzled female why were tanks male or female? Does a female not have a gun and a male carried troops? This thread will help - its all to do with the armament Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pielout Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 On 19/02/2007 at 21:53, glturner said: Dear Cnock, I wonder if you have any photgraphs of Tank B28 in your collection? My wife's great uncle, who was called Sjt., Frederick William Bailey, served in B28 and died on 23rd Nov 1917, in Fontaine. We have seen reference to a number of photos of this tank but haven't come across one clear example ourselves yet. Apparently, the tank has been photographed in the village street with a number of German soldiers looking on. Any help (especially picutures) would be very gratefully received. Thanks. Geoff and Barbara Turner. Please find here under pics of B 28 detroyed end captured in Fontaines les Cambrai ( Or Fontaines notre Dame now) Best regards Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Gibot Posted 14 May , 2022 Share Posted 14 May , 2022 One tank unidentified is C 47 with Fontaine notre Dame church in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Gibot Posted 14 May , 2022 Share Posted 14 May , 2022 On 04/12/2006 at 09:40, Cnock said: Ditched female tank, near Bourlon. Number tank starts with I2... On 04/12/2006 at 16:59, Cnock said: Rumilly near Cambrai, January 1918 Tank FW1 near Caron farm entrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 29 October , 2023 Share Posted 29 October , 2023 Postcard photo from my collection of F13 [ Falcon II ] of 16 Coy F Battalion. Info on the back in German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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