E05424
Photograph E05424 Period 1910-1919The front and side view of a Mark IV Supply Tank located at a tank park outside the village of Villers-Bretonneux. Note the tank is marked with 'supply', 'G S 5' and the number '8128' on its back and
E05426 Accession Number: E05426
Description
"The front and side of a Mark IV Tank, photographed at Villers-Bretonneux, in France, on June 28th, 1919" (Official caption). This view actually depicts a Mark V* Male tank located at a tank park outside the village of Villers-Bretonneux. The Mark V* was a ‘stretched’ and mechanically improved version of the Mk IV tank and saw combat in the last months of the First World War. The tank is marked with the numbers '9543' and '037' on its front and side. This tank took part in the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918, serving in B Company, 15th Battalion, under Lt RP Foster. An image showing the back of this tank is held at E02425.
Details
Accession Number
E05426
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Date Made
28 June 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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