| Accession Number | E05426 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux |
| Date made | 28 June 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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"The front and side of a Mark IV Tank, photographed at Villers-Bretonneux, in France, on June ...
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.