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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
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