The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two British Mark I tanks (Male foreground and Female background) that were damaged by shell fire lie abandoned. The wheels lying nearby are probably those that were attached to the rear of the tanks, which were designed to aid in steering. Note the shattered trees. The tank in the foreground is believed to be the one commanded by Lieutenant Story that attacked Gird Trench on 26 September 1916 before being damaged and abandoned. The tank in the background is believed to be D11 'Die Hard', commanded by 2nd Lieutenant Pearsall and was damaged on 16 September 1916 just outside Flers.
A British Mark I Male tank lies abandoned after being destroyed and burnt out by enemy fire. One of the rear steering wheels has become detached and is lying at the back of the tank. This tank is bel
A British Mark I Female tank lies abandoned east of Pozieres, damaged by shell fire (note holes in hull side). The wheels at the back were designed to aid in steering but were not very effective.
A Mark 1 Female tank as used at Flers in September 1916. The tank has been stripped of its Vickers machine guns, and is missing the side plate behind its port side sponson. Both steering wheels are i
A battle damaged British Mark 1 female tank, with rear external steering mechanism and sponsons on the side, at Flers, on the Western Front. The tank is resting in a war damaged landscape with a numbe
Depicts the war-ravaged landscape of the road to Flers in the Somme region. In the centre is a Wagon GS vehicle submerged in the muddy terrain. The wheels to the extreme left appear to be a set of ste
Interior of a disabled British Mk 1 male tank showing the steering wheel, engine and six pounder ammunition racks. It is believed that this tank is D1 'Daredevil' commanded by Captain Mortimer, and wa
