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Preparing for battle, an early tank.

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AuthorWar Office
TitlePreparing for battle, an early tank.
NotesRemoving tarpaulin from a Mark 1 'Female' tank (in camouflage paint scheme). The tank is equipped with a roof-mounted grenade screen; the stowage bin on rear steering wheels is adorned with a lucky horseshoe.
Item Date12th November, 1916
Creation placeSomme (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsWestern Front, Transport, Allied Forces
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 1, Caption 17
Repository nameImperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc3.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1248