6 Battalion 1 September 1918 - first action of the day

The Battle of Bapaume. 1^st September 1918

6 Battalion, with the VI Corp, 3rd Army ^(H6)

6 Battalion had 5 tanks in action on 31^st August 1918 ^(H6):

Section - Capt Oke JM ^{(W6) (H6)}

Lt Edwards EN

Lt Underhill

Lt Sanders

Lt Macpherson

Notes

Orders

The infantry had failed to advance on the 31^st so the tanks were sent forward with the same objectives as the day before. To help the infantry establish themselves in Noreuil switch and Longatte Trench. ^(H6) The lying up place was Mory Copse. ^(W6)

Account of Operations

4 whippets advanced at 5:45am, four tanks going forward in echelon formation no enemy were seen and Noreuil village appeared deserted. ^(H6) The tanks did attract a certain amount of shell fire but withdrew safely. ^(W6)

Summary

Total Tanks: 5

Failed to Start: 0

Engaged enemy: 0

Ditched / Broke Down: 0

Hit and Knocked out: 0

Rallied: 5

Notes

Aftermath

Sources

H6 – 6^th Battalion War History, (1919) Naval and Military Press

W6 – 6^th Battalion War Diary. Transcript from BovingtonTank Museum.

OH – Official History, 1918, Vol. 4, pg.380

2nd Bapaume - 30 August to 3 September 1918

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