The above diagram has been created using several sources, see below.

Infantry orders and intentions

TO BE UPDATED

16th Infantry Brigade's first objective

Two platoons of 8 Bedford's D Company were deployed on outpost duty overnight, when the tanks passed over them just before zero, they were to follow them to the Hindenburg front line with the first wave.

Note that the infantry section and platoon formations are as recommended in 6 Brigades Orders , but the orders state the actual formations adopted were left at the discretion of the OIC (W6b p15)

Tanks

"B" Tank Battalion operated with 16th Brigade, see narratives for orders.

Note that the above diagram is more or less identical to the formation recommended in "Tank and infantry operations without methodical artillery preparation" (W9Suf p62ff) except for the two sections deployed to advance in line along each flank of the first wave

Sources

W2tb - 2nd Tank Brigade War Diary, Pdf download from PRO Kew. PRO-WO-95-101-6

p6ff, Narrative of Operations - NOT YET REFERANCED ABOVE

W2a – B / 2ndTank Battalion War Diary PRO WO 95/109

Orders, Account of operations Nov 20^th – 23^rd,

Tanks Handed to Salvage during November 1917

W2 – Battalion War Diary transcript from Bovington Tank Museum

W8a – War Diary of 8^th tank Battalion PRO

Appendix G to order No. 1. Communications, Supplies. HQ positions

W3tb – 3^rd Tank brigade war Diary PRO 95/ XXX

WMH - Henshall papers, IWM 73/126/1

"Battle Distribution revised dated 9 November 1917".

BHS - Battle History Sheets, 20^th Nov. 1917 for tanks

W6d - 6th Infantry Division War Diary, Pdf download from PRO Kew. PRO-WO-95-1583-4

p68 orders

W16b - 16th Infantry Brigade War Diary, Pdf download from PRO Kew. PRO-WO-95-1607-1_1

p15, Diagram showing tactical formation of tanks and 6 Company's distances

p64f , Distribution of tanks tables, gives sections and section OICs, tank tactical position, tank name and OIC names

W2YL - 2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment War Diary, Pdf download from PRO Kew. PRO-WO-95-1610-6

p62 - Narrative

W8Bed - 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment War Diary, Pdf download from PRO Kew. PRO-WO-95-1611-1_4

p52f, p3f, Orders

W1Buff - 1st Battalion East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Regiment War Diary, Pdf download from PRO Kew.

PRO-WO-95-1608-3_10 p23 Diagram with all twelve tank section locations.

B Battalion OB. 20 November 1917

4 Company 20 November 1917

5 Company 20 November 1917

6 Company 20 November 1917

2nd Tank Brigade. 20 November 1917 - Map

B / 2nd Battalion List of narratives

Cambrai Narratives