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Display of a 'Male' tank's firepower. A 'Female' carried machine guns.

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AuthorWar Office
TitleDisplay of a 'Male' tank's firepower. A 'Female' carried machine guns.
NotesA 6-pounder gun in sponson of a Mark 1 'Male' tank traverses for the camera. The tank has been named 'Daphne' by it's crew.
Item Date12th November, 1916
Creation placeSomme (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsSomme, Allied Forces, Transport
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 2, Caption 29
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
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc9.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1254