Greetings, I am looking for any photos of a particular Mk. V: No. 9060 which was commanded by Lt. Richard Averill Parke.
It was knocked out by a direct hit on September 28, 1918, while approaching the jump-off line. The 301st's after-action report records the crew as "shell shocked". Parke, who was listed as wounded, was actually affected by gas.
I have been researching Lt. Parke's Tank Corps career for some time, but have never found a photo of his tank. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Interesting to hear you have photos of all these! The number you're not sure of is 10205 - 10265 was not supplied to France.
In any case 9060 was a Mark V, not a Mark V*. 9060 served with a lot of units. At various times it was with 4th Bn, 14th Bn and 9th Bn, as well as 301st US Bn. No photo though.
Interesting to hear you have photos of all these! The number you're not sure of is 10205 - 10265 was not supplied to France.
Gwyn
Thank you Gwyn, for this useful information.
I can see you are fully equipped in the matter of tank serial numbers.
I am very keen on registration numbers of French military vehicles (all sorts, especially 'B vehicles', from 1914 to 1940), and more especially the new serials with the tricolour + five digits , beginning on 1st January 1923 and going up to 1944.
The French Mk V* tanks made quite an exception in the series, as they retained their original British number. I have never seen a single photograph of any French Mk V* bearing any other number than the usual British 9000-10000 series.
Thanks Francois. I have always found it most odd that the French didn't renumber their British tanks. Interestingly, nor did the Americans or Estonians for the WW1 British heavies that they received. It is also curious that the British Army seemed to have retained the French serial numbers for the few Renault FTs they operated.
