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Tank sexes are educated guesses based on WD numbers.

There are a set of original drawings showing the location of hits on the various tanks in the 2^nd Brigade War diary (source W22). All of these vehicles are identifiable except for one male called “Rumblebelly”.

Supply Tanks identity.

The WD numbers of the Supply tanks are not given in the Battlegraph contained in W22.

The war diary gives the following information, it is possible the Battalion kept the same supply tanks until the MK IV supply tanks arrived in October 1917, the war diary doesn’t mention replacements being drawn.

BS8 “Dodo” is probably B 53, the 53 having been misinterpreted. Or it may be the sixth supply tank missing from 4 Company’s list above.