6 Battalion 31 August 1918

The Battle of Bapaume. 31^st August 1918

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

6 Battalion had 4 tanks in action on 31^st August 1918 ^(H6):

Lt Edwards

4 tanks

Notes

A294 is also given the WD number A394, A294 is the more likely.

Orders

To help the infantry establish themselves in Noreuil switch and Longatte Trench. ^(H6)

Account of Operations

4 whippets advanced at 5:45am, four tanks going forward in echelon formation and clearing the enemy from Noreuil switch, Longatte Trench and the area in between. ^(H6) then returned to Gomiercourt at 9:45am. The infantry did not follow on and thus a further attack was necessary. ^(W6)

Summary

Total Tanks:

Failed to Start: 0

Engaged enemy: 4

Ditched / Broke Down: 0

Hit and Knocked out: 0

Rallied: 4

Notes

Aftermath

6^th Battalion was in action again on the 1^st September.

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.370

2nd Bapaume - 30 August to 3 September

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