Q: Is this the same A233 that Lt. C. H. Sewell won his posthumous VC coming to the rescue of its crew?
A: Yes. There was only ever one A233. The number is unique to the tank.
I've had some correspondence that suggests that I may need to clarify that A233 was not Sewell's tank. A233 was the tank whose crew he attempted to help. Hope that's clear now, if it wasn't before.
This photo : Spa 127 R4627 from Edmond Famechon is under copyright from Ecpa-D (Fort d'Ivry).
It was not a detraining from these Schneider M2.
The Groupe AS 11 was leaving, on train, Conty (South from Amiens) on June 5 th, 1918 and unloaded in Betz (South-East from Crépy-en-Valois) on June 6 th, 1918.
In foreground, the Schneider M2 (n° 61102) was the first tank from 3° Battery and Lt Guizien was its commander and pilot.
11 photos (n° Spa 127R4619 to Spa 127R4629) were done on this train by Edmond Famechon, and a film from this event was also done.
