1918 July - November

Tank Corps Organisation July to November 1918

20 July 1918 – 10^th Battalion draw MkV ^(W10)

18 June 1918 – (95-102)

1^st Tank Brigade

10 Battalion

11 Battalion

15 Battalion

2^nd Tank Brigade

7 Battalion

12 Battalion

14 Battalion

18 July 1918 – 10^th Battalion to 1^st Brigade ^(W10)

28 July 1918 – 12^th Battalion hand in MkIV ^(W12)

19 June 1918 – 14th Battalion to 4^th Brigade ^(W14)

13 Aug 1918 – 12^th Battalion draw 42 Mk IV ^(W12)

8^th August 1918 ^{(S33) (s72.p220)}

^1st Tank Brigade – Training

7 Battalion – Mk IV

11 Battalion – Mk V*

12 Battalion – Mk IV

2^nd Tank Brigade - Temporarily disbanded

10 Battalion - to III Infantry Corps

3^rd Tank Brigade (light)

3 Battalion – 48 Whippet

6 Battalion – 48 Whippet

9 Battalion – Mk V – In reserve, attached to 5^th Brigade ^(W9) from July 17th ^(S72.p208)

4^th Tank Brigade

1 Battalion – Mk V* (34)

4 Battalion – Mk V (42)

5 Battalion – Mk V (42)

14 Battalion – Mk V (42) – from 2^nd Tank brigade

5^th Tank Brigade ^(W25)

2 Battalion – Mk V (36)

8 Battalion – Mk V (36)

13 Battalion – Mk V (36)

15 Battalion – Mk V* (34) – from 2^nd Tank brigade

17 Armoured Car

9 Aug 1918 – 11^th Battalion Draw MkV*

16 Aug – 8^th Battalion to 5^th Brigade ^(W8)

18 Aug - 6^th Battalion attached to 2^nd Brigade^(W6)

19 Aug ^(s72.p251)

1^st Tank Brigade

3 Battalion – Whippet (attached from 3^rd Brigade^(W3))

7 Battalion – Mk IV

10 Battalion - Mk V

17 Battalion – AC

Tank Supply Coy.

Gun Carrier Coy

2^nd Tank Brigade

6 Battalion – 24 Whippet (attached from 3^rd Brigade ^(W6))

12 battalion – 42 Mk IV

15 Battalion - 33 Mk V*, 5 Mk V

3 Tank Supply Coy.

1 Gun Carrier Coy

3^rd Tank Brigade (light)

9 Battalion – Mk V

11 Battalion - MK V*

14 Battalion- MK V

4^th Tank Brigade

1 Battalion – Mk V*

4 Battalion – Mk V

5 Battalion – Mk V

5^th Tank Brigade ^(W25)

2 Battalion – Mk V

8 Battalion – Mk V

13 Battalion – Mk V

21 Aug 1918 – 14th Battalion to 3^rd Brigade ^(W14)

22^nd, 23^rd, 24^th August 1918 ^(W24)

4^th Tank Brigade

1^st Tank Battalion

4^th Tank Battalion

5^th Tank Battalion

2^nd Tank Supply Coy

6 Sept 1918 ^{(PRO WO 95/95)}

1^st Tank Brigade

7 Battalion

11 battalion

12 Battalion

301 Battalion (with 4^th Brigade according to Fuller s72.p266)

17 (AC) Battalion

1 Tank Supply Coy.

2^nd Tank Brigade

10 Battalion

14 battalion

15 Battalion (with 1^st Brigade according to Fuller s72.p266)

2 Tank Supply Coy.

3^rd Tank Brigade

3 Battalion

6 battalion

9 Battalion

17 Battalion (AC) ^(s72.p266)

3 Tank Supply Coy.

4^th Tank Brigade

1 Battalion

4 battalion

5 Battalion

4 Tank Supply Coy.

5^th Tank Brigade

2 Battalion

8 battalion

13 Battalion

5 Tank Supply Coy.

10 Sept 1918 – 16^th Battalion to France ^(W16)

23 Sept 1918 – 5^th Battalion to 3^rd Brigade ^(W5)

26 Sept 1918 - 6^th Battalion attached to 3^rd Brigade^(W6)

26 Sept 1918 ^{(w72.p267) - Note: Most Mk V and Mk V* battalions were deploying a mixture of Mk V and Mk V* tanks at this time.}

1^st Tank Brigade

7 Battalion - 24 Mk IV

11 battalion – 21 Mk V*

12 Battalion – 25 Mk IV

1 Tank Supply Coy.

2 Gun Carrier Coy

2^nd Tank Brigade

10 Battalion - MK V* [?]

14 battalion - Mk V

15 Battalion – 23 Mk V*, 5 Mk V

2 Tank Supply Coy.

1 Gun Carrier Coy

3^rd Tank Brigade

5 Battalion - Mk V

6 battalion - Whippet

9 Battalion - Mk V

17 Battalion (AC) ^(s72.p266)

3 Tank Supply Coy.

4^th Tank Brigade

1 Battalion - Mk V*

4 battalion - Mk V

301 Battalion - Mk V & V*

4 Tank Supply Coy.

5^th Tank Brigade

2 Battalion - Mk V

3 Battalion - Whippet

8 Battalion - Mk V

13 Battalion - Mk V

16 Battalion - – 29 Mk V*, 7 Mk V - from 29 sept 1918

17 Battalion - AC

5 Tank Supply Coy.

6 October 1918 - 16^th Battalion to 4^th Brigade ^(W16)

14 Oct 1918 - 6^th Battalion to 4^th Brigade^(W6)

12 Oct 1918 ^(w72.p283)

GHQ reserve

3 Battalion

4 Battalion

5 Battalion

7 battalion

15 Battalion

6 Battalion to 2nd Brigade

19 Oct 1918

2^nd Tank Brigade ^95-102

6 Battalion

9 Battalion

10 Battalion

14 battalion

301 Battalion

2 Tank Supply Coy.

23 October 1918 - 16^th Battalion to 6^th Brigade ^(W16)

8 Nov 1918 - 6^th Battalion to 5^th Brigade^(W6)

Tank Corps Organisation