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OFFICIAL WWI PHOTO: FIRST USE OF TANKS, BATTLE OF THE SOMME

OFFICIAL WWI PHOTO: FIRST USE OF TANKS, BATTLE OF THE SOMME

An official WWI photograph from the archive of the First Surrey Rifles captioned: 'One of the new armoured cars on the battlefield 15th September'. This shows a 'C' Company Mark I tank, in 'Chimpanze Valley', the day tanks first went into action on 15th September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.
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Image type:Photograph
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Ref:12099
Identifier:IV 36/11/3-4/ D1638
Date:1916

#1901 - 1925  #1st Surrey Rifles  #Photograph  #WAR AND ARMED FORCES