World War One British Mark IV Tanks

4001 - 4100


4001

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4002

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4003

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4004

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4005

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4006 Lion

4-Mar-18 - 12th Battalion, A Coy - with Battalion, training? WO 95-118-8-2 Pg 57

12-Aug-18 -12 Battalion, A Coy, 4 Sec, L16, 2Lt Webb - With battalion (W12b)

31-Aug-18 - 12 Battalion, A coy, L16 In action, burnt out, did not rally. (w12)

4007 China W3a

20-Nov-17 – C Battalion, 7 coy, 1 sec, C5, 2/Lt. W.E. Breen - Attacked, engaged enemy, hit and burnt out. W3a

4008 Casa W3a

20-Nov-17 – C Battalion, 7 coy, Reserve tank C15 W3

4009

22-Mar-18 – 5th Battalion - Drove 11 miles, direct hit, 2 OR wounded 95-93

4010

22-Mar-18 – 5th Battalion - Drove 12 miles, broke down 95-93

4011

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4012

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4013

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4014

Supposedly Photographed abandoned at Brie bridge: Photograph may have been doctored and serial number changed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/3036801552/in/set-72157601074582281/

4015

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4016

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4017

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4018

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4019

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4020

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4 Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

21-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, C coy, d sec, Lt Dobinson HH W5a - With 16th div. Drove 6 miles, in action for 6 hours. Fired 195 6 pdr and 5000 SAA. Led 2 companies of Munster Fusiliers to recapture guns in Esclairvillers Wood. Infantry could not keep up. Inflicted heavy casualties and set fire to ammo dump. Later helped Connaught Rangers recapture Ronsoy Wood. Drove back enemy with heavy casualties. Hit in rear left hand rollers but kept fighting until ammo almost exhausted, retired to re supply but ordered to abandon tank. 95-93 W5a

16-Mar-19 - From Salvage to Central Workshops CW

4021

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4 Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

21-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, B coy, b sec, 2Lt Head WOR / 2Lt Frank R W5a - 2 crew casualties whilst heading for tank, crewed 4021 with Lt Head. When second tank returned, the crew was split to man both the second tank and 4021, extra crew recruited from infantry. Went twice into action. Suffered a direct hit. 95-93 W5a

Possibly Photographed and misidentified: X60.p73t "The identity of this Male Mk IV is currently unknown.photo taken in aftermath of Battle of Cambrai. The Works production number 4031 can clearly be seen....."

Possibly photographed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/8272959639/in/set-72157601074582281/

W/E 19-Jul-19 - Tank Field Battalion - Tank demolished. WO 95-96-3 p102

4022

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4 Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, C coy, 10 Sec, 2Lt Hurrell GW - In action with 4690. With R Sussex. Drove 3 miles, fired 5000 SAA, Moved from Buire Wood to Spur Quarry (right of Villers Faucon) to counter attack with R Sussex. Enemy broke through on right so counter attack abandoned. Tank moved along enemy front line inflicting heavy casualties. Suffered a Direct hit OIC and 4 OR wounded. 95-93 W5a

Photographed whilst derelict: http://www.flickr.com/photos/drakegoodman/6099399318/

http://wwimodeller.co.nz/photo-collection-british-mk-iv-tanks-wrecks-part-2/british-tank-wrecks-28/

4023

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4th Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

21-Mar-18 - Written and crossed out on 4th battalions war diary appendix for 21st March 1918 W5a

23-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, B coy, C sec, Lt Sartin EL - Broke down enroute to Tyke Dump on 12th March at D.17.d.92. Was still awaiting repair when it was abandoned and set afire on 23rd march 1918. 95-93 W5a

4024

W/E 16-Aug-19 - Tank Field Battalion -Tank found. WO 95-96-3 p112

4025

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4026

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4027

24-Mar-18 – 1st Battalion, Lt Houlton - Drove 15 miles, retired from Doignt Wood to near Maricourt. Broke down and burnt out. 95-93

4028

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4029

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4030

Mar 18 - 10th Battalion, A Coy, 4 Sec, 2Lt Cheeper, Male tank - With Battalion W10Bv

4031

Possibly Photographed, but the author believes this may actually be tank 4021: X60.p73t "The identity of this Male Mk IV is currently unknown, photo taken in aftermath of Battle of Cambrai. The Works production number 4031 can clearly be seen....."

4032

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4033

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4034

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4035

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4036

Photographed with a crane jib attached; Training number 466: X68a.p206 - Note: Serial number very unclear.

4037

Photographed post war X60.p88b, previously training tank 144.

4038

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4039

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4040

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4041

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4042

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4043

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4044

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4045

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4046

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4047

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4048

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4049

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4050

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4051

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4052

07- Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4th Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion - With R Sussex. Drove 6 miles, fired 1000 SAA. Broke down at Spur cemetery before getting into action. Left Buire Wood at 1am and reached Spur Quarry, E.29.d.23 at about 6.30am. At 7.45am 4028, 4052 and 4690 attacked out of Spur Quarry. unsupported by infantry the tanks drove into the enemy inflicting severe casualties. 4052 was unable to drive up a rise to the front of the quarry and was abandoned there, subsequently being hit and destroyed.95-93 W5a

4053

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4054

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4055

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4056

22-Mar-18 – 5th Battalion - With 24th Div drove 20 miles and fired 100 rounds SAA. 2 OR wounded. The tank was abandoned and burnt at Brie Bridge as it was too wide to cross with male Sponsons. 95-93

Photographed abandoned at Brie Bridge: X11.p127

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/4096542605/in/set-72157601074582281/

4659 and 4056 (presumably) are also on these two photographs (4659 serial visible on e-bay photo):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/937604844/in/set-72157601074582281

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/2238511911/in/set-72157601074582281

20 Sept 18 - Photographed Derelict:

IWM Q 23603: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205264049

4057

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, A coy, 2Lt Watherston CF - Broke down in Buire Wood on 22nd, was then stripped for spares. abandoned and set afire on 23rd March. 95-93 W5a

4058

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4059

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4060

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4061

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4062

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4063

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4th Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, A coy, 1 sec, 2Lt Wallace WGJ W5a - With 39th div. Drove 4 miles, in action for 1 1/2 hours. Fired 30 6 pdr, 90 SAA. Inflicted severe casualties on infantry near E16b.0.5. at 150yds range. Suffered direct hits. 1 OR killed, 2 wounded. [same action as 4686, possibly together] 95-93 W5a

4064

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4065

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4th Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, A coy, 4 sec, 2Lt Mcnab G - With 39th Division and 35th div, drove 12 miles, fired 180 SAA at enemy aeroplanes. Trekked about continuously without coming into action. Broke down, ran out of supplies and destroyed 95-93 hit by shellfire and set afire on the 23rd W5a E of Clery. 95-93

Photographed Captured (and appears to be mobile) - X29.p96

4066

22-Mar-18 – 5th Battalion - Broke down and burnt out, didn't move. 95-93

Photographed possibly with 2025 in Doight Wood:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/14470142896/in/set-72157601074582281,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/8510786215/,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/14470142896/,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7700258@N05/13995277670/

24-Apr-18 – First Tank v's tank action. S43.p196 - NOTE: possibly a mistake, see 4086 below.

4067

22-Mar-18 – 1st Battalion, A Coy - Failed to move from Buire Wood to Moislains W1a

4068

05-Aug-18 - 5 TC Coy - Moved to Hielly wood J13b31 W65

08-Aug-18 - 5 TC Coy - Carried supplies for 58th Div W25

4069

26-Mar-18 - 1st Battalion - In action 6 hours, drove 32 miles, fired 25 rounds 6pdr, 250 SAA, retired from Buire wood, in action near Bray, killed a number of enemy who were searching tented camps at Bray. Dispersed small parties of advancing enemy. Covered infantries’ retirement to Bois de Tailles. Rallied at Franvillers. 95-93

28-Mar-18 – 1st Battalion, C coy - Lt Munro in charge of 4 fighting tanks in valley behind Mericourt W1

4070

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4071

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4072

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4073

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4074

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4075

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4076

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4077

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4078

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4079

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4080

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4081

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4 Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, A coy, 3 sec, 2Lt Karstel CA - With 39th Division, drove 20 miles, "in action" 38 hours fired 20 rounds 6 pdr and 500 SAA. Engaged enemy aircraft and helped to form a protective screen S of St Jean Wood retired, ditched and destroyed near Maricourt. 95-93 on 23rd W5a

4082

07-Feb-18 – 4th Battalion - From CW to 4 Battalion. Mechanical defects reported W24

4082

21-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, B coy, a sec, 2Lt Steane JL - Lying up at Tyke dump, W.3.c.56. Fell back from Red line to West Corner of Dessart Wood. Behind 9th Division (who's front was unbroken). W5a

22-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, B coy, a sec, 2Lt Steane JL - Fell back to behind Green Line at Equancourt W5a

23-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion, B coy, a sec, 2Lt Steane JL - Withdrew to Hermois Wood west of Manancourt. Thence to Division HQ at Maurepas, Combles. W5a

24-Mar-18 – 4th Battalion – In action, retired, ran out of petrol and was thus abandoned and destroyed by its crew. W5a 95-93

4083 Leach

Mar 18 - 10th Battalion, A Coy, 2 Sec, 2Lt Collins, Crew No 13, Male tank - With Battalion W10Bv

19-Aug-18 - 12 Battalion, C Coy, 12 Sec, L54, 2Lt Sowerbutts - With battalion W12b

4084 15-Jun-18 – 6th Battalion, A coy - Autovac trouble whilst A coy moved back to Ransart about R31c W6

20-Jun-18 – Tank from 6th Battalion, A Coy to CW Erin W6

4085

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4086

24-Apr-18 – 1st Battalion, A Coy, 1 sec, A1, 2Lt Mitchell - First Tank v's tank action. Tank engaged and KO a German A7V tank before being Hit and KO itself. S43.p196


NOTE: the text states this was tank 4066, but 4066 had been burnt out whilst with 5th Battalion in March. As can be seen below 4086 is mentioned numerous times in the salvage reports for Villers Bretenoux and its therefore a possible candidate for Mitchells tank.

4 to 6 May-18 - Longueau, tank worked on by No 2 Field Salvage Company W32

7-May-18 - Longueau, No 2 Field Salvage Company, tank moved to T4a W32

15-May-18 - Longueau, No 2 Field Salvage Company, tank moved to H10d.2.5 W32

16-May-18 - Near Longeau, tank to ramp at Poulainville W32

24-May-18 - Querrieu Wood, No 2 Field Salvage Company, entrained W32

4087

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4088

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4089

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4090

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4091

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4092

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4093 Lodestar III

2003 - On display in Brussels

4094

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4095

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4096

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4097

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4098

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4099

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4100

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Mk IV Tanks