C Battalion OB 3rd Ypres

C Battalion OB.

31 July and 22 August 1917

7 Company

1 Section. Capt L. Bates

C1, 2042, “Canada”, 2Lt Breen WF (2085 at Cambrai)

C2, 2724, “Ceylon”, 2Lt McNicol RC

C3, 2057, “Cape Colony”, 2Lt Ellis HR (2507 in battalion list, this is "Curiosity's" number see 5 section below))

C4, 2502, “Cyprus”, 2Lt Davis DJ (2052 in battalion list, this is "Chanticleers" number, see 12 section below)

2 Section: Supply. Capt Tull

C7, 580, “Cork”, Sp, 2Lt Yeoman JT

C9, 761, “Crewe”, Sp, 2Lt Arundell EH

3 Section. Capt Youll

C11, 2040, “Carstairs”, 2Lt Coleman AV

C12, 2726, “Cumbrae”, Lt Readman EP

C13, 2053, “Caithness”, 2Lt Prophet H

C14, 2501, “Culloden”, 2Lt Elliott MGR I

4 Section. Capt W.S. Gates MC

C16, 2056, “Ca'Canny”, Lt Jones HPM

C17, 2504, “Cuidich'n Righ”, Lt O'Conner EJ

C18, 2044, “Celtic”, 2Lt Payne JRS

C19, 2517, “Clyde”, Lt Parsons FS

8 Company

5 Section. Capt Sir Dashwoood J - Lt Murrey-Menzies DI MC

C22, 2047, "Curmudgeon", 2Lt Hammond EW

C23, 2731, "Cynic", 2Lt Wareham RC - Lt Kann PWG

C24, 2021, "Crusty", 2Lt Saillard P

C25, 2507, "Curiosity", 2Lt Nicholson HF

6 Section. Supply. Capt May CH

C26, “Censorship” , Rd, Wireless tank

C28, 595, "Corncrake", Sp, Lt Silver WE - Lt Haywood

C29, 725, "Celerity", Sp, 2Lt Rollings EJ

7 Section. Capt Hiscocks HH - Lt Johnston HW

C31, 2045, "Crocodile", 2Lt Franklin CWF

C32, 2728, "Crab", Lt Salter GCT - 2Lt Whyte WR

C33, 2046, "Crustacean", 2Lt Robinow W.

C34, 2729, "Caterpillar", 2Lt Raw RS (2720 in brigade list,

8 Section. Capt Elliot HB

C36, 2505, "Centaur", 2Lt Johnston HW

C37, 2334, "Caliban", 2Lt Sanders ER

C38, 2506, "Cannibal", 2Lt Wolf EM

C39, 2059, "Cyclops", 2Lt Cameron JC

9 Company

9 Section. Capt North P

C41, 554, “Chameleon”, Sp, 2Lt K Wood K

C42, 565, “Carnation”, Sp, 2Lt Walker CG - 2Lt Hickson AG

C44, “Communiqué”, Rd, 2Lt Sewell CH

10 Section. Capt S.L. Keppel-Palmer - Capt Purdy EL MC

C46, 2049, “Challenger”, 2Lt Stofer HC - 2Lt Walker CG

C47, 2510, “Conqueror”, 2Lt Moore W

C48, 2048, “Caesar”, 2Lt Archibald MT

C49, 2503, “Cleopatra”, 2Lt C de B. Murry

11 Section. Capt Webber CF - Capt S.L. Keppel-Palmer

C51, “Chaperon”, 2Lt Anett SF

C51, 2732, “Chaperon II”, 2Lt Anett SF

C52, 2061, “Consort”, 2Lt Norman SO MC

C53, 2508, “Coquette”, 2Lt Deane SH

C54, 2052, “Chanticleer ”, 2Lt Laing DM

12 Section. Capt L Bates

C56, 2060, “Crusader”, 2Lt Ball ES

C57, 2055, “Cayenne”, 2Lt Arnold FS MC

C58, 2733, “Chilli”, 2Lt Elsbury A

C59, 2509, “Comet”, 2Lt Powell PDT

Note

1. Tanks Crew and Serial numbers from list of 3rd Tank Brigade tanks showing manufacturers number and battalion numbers dated 13th July 1917 WO 95-91-6 pg12.

2. 2057 (C3), 2334 (C37) and 2733 (C56) all handed to salvage on 20^th July 1917 ^(W32) .

Tank 2733, C58 had been hit by shell fire on the 4^th July 1917 and handed over to the Salvage Company ^(W3) .

3. Tank 2334, C37 had been hit by shell fire on the 20^th July 1917 and handed over to the Salvage Company ^(W3) .

4. Serial numbers of tanks with same name at Cambrai from List of tanks at Cambrai in 3^rd Battalion's War diary. ^(W3)

5. Salvage Company reports:

Serial numbers of tanks 2045, 2728, 2506, 2046, 2729, 595 from Salvage companies report 28 Aug 1917 and 2046 also 22 Oct 17, 595 also 10 Oct 1917(W32)

Serial numbers of tank 2509 from Salvage company report 31 Aug 1917 (W32)

Serial numbers of tanks 2505, 2507, 2047 from Salvage company report 7 Sept 1917 and 2046 also 22 Oct 17 (W32)

Serial numbers of tanks 2057, 2334, 2733 from Salvage company report 8 Sept 1917 (W32)

Serial number of tank 725 from Salvage company report 8 Sept 1917 and 10 Oct 1917 (W32)

Serial number of tank 2056 from Salvage company reports 13 Oct 1917 (W32)

Serial number of tank 2517 from Salvage company reports 19 and 22 Oct 1917 (W32)

Serial number of tank 2502 from Salvage company reports 2 Nov 1917 (W32)

Note: the last digit in 2047’s number is indistinct but “7” seems most likely as the identities of all the other tanks in the 204 range, except 2040 and 2042 are known

5. Tanks names form list in War diary dated to June

Tank 2057, C3 had been handed over to the Salvage Company on the 20^th July ^{(W32, W3)}; This tank was presumably replaced with a female tank seen in the photo (see link in narrative)

Crew numbers from WO 158 / 839

Company, Tank and tank Commanders names from Brigade War history (H3)

Sources

W32 = War diary of 2 Tank Field Salvage Coy

W3 = 3^rd battalion War Diary list of tanks at Cambrai

W23 = 3^rd brigade War Diary

H3 = 3^rd battalion War History. PRO WO 95/104

WO 95-91-6 pg12 = List of 3rd Tank Brigade tanks showing manufacturers number and battalion numbers dated 13th July 1917

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