16 November 1916 - Supporting Canadian Division

The Tanks on the Somme. 16^th November 1916.

A Company with Canadian Division, III Corps, 4^th Army

A Company got 2 tanks into action on 16^th November 1916

A Company

male, "Ariadne"

Details unknown

Notes:

Orders

unknown. ^(S2.p107f)

Account of operations

Two tanks were knocked out in the area of East Miraumont Road, probably on the 16^th whilst operating with the Canadians. The only evidence for this is witness testimony from a signaller on the 18^th, there is no mention of tanks operating here in Official documents. ^(S2.p107f)

Summary

Intended: 2

At start: 2

Failed to Start: 0

Engaged enemy: 0

Ditched / Broke Down: 0

Hit and Knocked out: 2

Rallied: 0

Penetrated by AP bullets: 0

Note

Details unknown

Aftermath

"Ariadne" sketched in situ in 1917: S2 photographs

Sources

W4 - D Company’s War Diary. Transcript from Bovington Tank Museum.

S2 - Pidgeon, Trevor (2010) Tanks on the Somme

S12 - Chris McCarthy. (1998) The Somme. The Day by Day Account. Brockhampton Press.

S22 - Staedman, Michael (1995) Thiepval, Leo Cooper P. 86ff

Somme 1916 Narratives