6 Battalion 31 August 1918
The Battle of Bapaume. 31st August 1918
6 Battalion, with the VI Corp, 3rd Army (H6)
6 Battalion had 4 tanks in action on 31st 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
6th Battalion was in action again on the 1st September.
Sources
H6 – 6th Battalion War History, (1919) Naval and Military Press
W6 – 6th Battalion War Diary. Transcript from BovingtonTank Museum.
OH – Official History, 1918, Vol. 4, pg.370