List of World War One tanks by name - B
Bacchus (W16b) MK IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 11 Section, 2Lt Whyte
Backslider W2 2718
Badger W2 712
Baksheesh ((W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 11 Section, Lt Marchant
Bally Hackle W2 2674
Ballyhackle II WMH 2874
Baby Mine S78.p62 2039
Bandit W2 2700
Bandit II WMH 8040
Bandit II SBv BMA 9046
Banshee w2 2556
Bantam W2 2050
Bantam II SBv BMA 9402
Barbarian W2 2663
Barbarian II (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 2 Section, 2Lt Dickens
Baron W2 2039
Baron II WMH 6013
Baronet SBv BMA 9094
Barrhead S42.p148. X52 cover 9003
Bath W15baus 109
Battering Ram (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 10 Section, Lt Woodcock
Battle Axe s78 2699
Bayardo W2 2786
Bayardo II WMH 2869
Beach Comber W2 741
Bear W2 2567
Beau Brocade W2 786
Beaver 2034
Bedouin WMH 2864
Beelzebub 2017
Mis-listed as 2679 in War diary, crew B10 with 2017 at Messines.
Beersheeba (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 11 Section, 2Lt Palmer
Beetle II SBv BMA 6048
Behemoth S78 2665
Behemoth II S78 4516
Belicoze II SBv BMA 9414
Belladonna W2 2041
Belladonna II S78 4588
Bellerophon w2 2708
Bellerophon II (W16b) 4587
Bellicose (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 10 Section, Lt Black
Benbow S37 2774
Ben-my-chree (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 9 Section, 2Lt Tuite
Berserk (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 10 Section, 2Lt Dancy
Berta Mk V
Photograph of tank with Bertha written on a name plate hanging loose on the front of the tank. May not be the tanks name.
Bentley S59.p120 Mk IV
Listed as being with "B" Battalion on 31st July 1917 by an infantry observer, no other evidence.
Bijou WMH 6017
Billikin W2 2673
Birkenhead (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 9 Section, 2Lt Smallwood
Bison W2 2771
Bison II WMH 4671
Bison III SBv BMA 9017
Black Arrow W2 2038
Black Arrow II WMH 2080
Black Bess W2 2667
Black Prince W2 2005
Black Prince II WMH 8029
Blackleg W2 WMH 2679
Blackleg II SBv BMA 9320
Blacklook 95-93 TCBOH 2641
Blackthorn (W16b) Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 12 Section, Lt Clarke
Blarney Castle S78 2873
Blighty II SBv BMA 9013
Bloodstone W2 2007
Bloodstone II WMH 2077
Blue Bird W2 2520
Bluebird II (W16b) 4661
Blue Bow S78 2664
Blunderbuss 2015
Blunderbuss II WMH 2868
Boadicea w2 2555
Boadicea SBv BMA 9299
Name confirmed on photograph: IWM Q9921: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245636
Boanerges S37 4576
Bogey W2 2675
Bogey II WMH 4589
Bohemian W2 2020
Bohemian II WMH 2619
Boomerang W73 2035
Brian Boru W78 2013
Brian Boru II (W16b) MK IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 12 Section, Lt Hoyland
Bridget W73 2561
Bridget may be 2668
Brigand W2 2019
Brigand II WMH 8035
Britannia W73 2668
Britannia may be 2561
Britannia MK IV
A MK IV female tank which undertook a war bonds tour of the USA; not 2561 or 2668.
Numerous Photos;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/5414414402/in/set-72157601074582281/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/5414414472/in/set-72157601074582281/
Britannia Mk V
Filmed behind British lines: B46, IWM 286: 2:35 - 3:14 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022769
Presumably one of "C" company's males: 9009 or 9010, though 9004 can't be ruled out.
Photographs courtesy of Gwyn Lewis.
Brown Bear Mk V
1919 sent to Estonia. http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles.html#
Brown Bear II Mk V
1919 sent to Estonia. http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles.html#
Buccaneer W22 WMH 2037
Buccaneer II SBv BMA 9006
Buffalo W2 726
Buffalo III SBv BMA 9034
Buffoon WMH 2795
Buffoon II SBv BMA 9309
Bulldog W2 2011
Bulldog II S78 4667
Buluwayo W73 2008
Buluwayo II (W16b) MK IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 9 Section, 2Lt Evans MC
Bulwark W2 2043
Bunty SBv BMA 9415
Bushranger W2 2707
Bushranger II WMH 2872
Bushranger III SBv BMA 9035
Buster unknown
27-Mar-18 - 1 Field Salvage Company - Recovered from Bouzincourt and sent towards Doullens WO 95-96-4 p6
Byon II SBv BMA 9300
Byonne II SBv BMA 4542
Bystander W2 2511
Bystander (W16b). S78 Mk IV
20 Nov 17 – B Battalion, 4 Section, 2Lt Kerr - In action, rallied S78.p109
Sources
W2 –War Diary 2 /B Tank Battalion, transcript from Bovington Tank Museum. List of tanks for 31st July 1917
W16b – War Diary 16 Infantry Brigade - “Distribution of tanks” tables in 16 Infantry Brigade’s orders, WO 95-1607-1 p64 and 65.
W15baus - War Diary 15 Australian Infantry Brigade
W17aus – War Diary 17 Australian Infantry Battalion
WMH – Imperial War Museum, Henshall papers, IWM / 73 / 126 / 1
W73 – Preliminary Report on Tank Operations on 31 July 1917 in PRO WO 95 / 104.
TCBOH – Tank Corps Book of Honour
SBv BMA - Provisional Tank Identification List. J Huylinger. Held in Bovinton Tank Museum
S37 – Following the Tanks (1999) Jean-Luc Gibot and Philippe
S42 – Tanks and Trenches (1994) David Fletcher
S52 – Landships (1984) David Fletcher
S59 – Passchendaele (2000) Nigel Steel and Richard Hart
S78 – Tanks in Action (2009) Ian Verrinder