Accession Number | E04938 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Peronne, Ronssoy |
Date made | 3 October 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
A disabled British Mark V Male tank (with number 4 stencilled to the side) lies abandoned on the ...
Description
A disabled British Mark V Male tank (with number 4 stencilled to the side) lies abandoned on the battlefield near Duncan Post. The tank was put out of action by a land mine, one of which can be seen in the hole beneath the tank. Amidst the wire entanglements in the background (far right) are several other mines. Note the timber unditching beam fitted to the rails on the roof and the semaphore paddles used for signalling other units. The door to the gun sponson is lying on the ground at the rear of the vehicle.