A row of Mark IV Female tanks which arrived from Britain waiting to be used in the second battle ...

Accession Number P05572.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown
Place made British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine
Date made c April 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

A row of Mark IV Female tanks which arrived from Britain waiting to be used in the second battle of Gaza which was fought on 19 April 1917. The attack failed, costing the British and Australian troops over 6,000 casualties.

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