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drakegoodman


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Regrettably I'm too busy to dedicate as much time to researching these things as I would like. Hoping someone could provide a location, or better still, the engagement that saw the demise of these three tanks.

Hulks of Eileen II and Eve (note distinctive artwork on the glacis plate of Eve), with an unidentified and partially stripped hulk in the background.

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Full size picture available here

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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Mark Hansen


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Sorry, can't help with where or when, but thanks for posting the photo. As well as the artwork on the glacis there are hooks fitted to both of the females at the cab front. Can't say I've seen those before or what they're for.

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Cheers for taking a look at any rate smile

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The battle is that of Cambrai. The third vehicle is from E-Bn as well. The date of the picture thus is either December 1917 - or late March/early April 1918, depending on when the tanks became accessible for the Germans.

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drakegoodman


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Marvellous! Thanks mate.

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Another photo of Eve sometime later I think.... OOB from "Following the Tanks Cambrai.... lists three tanks for No8 section E battalion

EVE E.36  no. 2867 (F) 2-Lt. C.F. Fairbank.

EILEEN II E.38 no. 2807 (F) 2/Lt. B.S. Carter

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EDWARD II E.40  no. 2353 (M) 2/Lt. W.R. Bion, this may be the tank at the back... I cant say for sure as I dont know the history of this tank did it survive Cambrai?


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-- Edited by Ironsides on Tuesday 6th of October 2009 03:01:05 PM

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28juni14


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Excellent pic,  Drake,... thank you !

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jellytwig


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Could the hooks on the cab front be for securing fascine bundles or cribs?

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drakegoodman


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Fantastic info Ironsides, thank-you all for the interest & input. Here's another pic I have from Cambrai that may interest you. Note the stacked trench armour.

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Full sized image can be seen here

-- Edited by drakegoodman on Tuesday 6th of October 2009 09:55:27 PM

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Nice photo of the trench! Wish I had that 'back door' and some of that body armor in my collection!

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Ron

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The MkII female wreck in the photo appears to be tank 586, which was knocked out in front of the Hindenberg Line near Riencourt on 11/4/17, during the First Battle of Bullecourt. I suspect that the photo was taken after the March Offensive in 1918, when the area around Bullecourt was again well behind German lines. 

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drakegoodman


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Excellent update Rhomboid. I will 'tweak' the info I have attached to the picture. Cheers!

Another, well known picture of tank 586:

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Link to original image here

An addendum: the AWM has an image of 586 showing the tank with considerably less damage than that depicted above: AWM picture


-- Edited by drakegoodman on Wednesday 7th of October 2009 03:29:59 AM

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