7 Battalion 1 September 1918

The Battle of Bapaume. 1^st September 1918

7^th Battalion with 185^th Brigade, 62^nd Division, VI Corp, 3^rd Army ^{(H7) (OH)}

7^th Battalion had 2 MKIV tanks in action on 1^st September 1918 ^(H7)

B Company –

male

female

Notes:

Orders

To clear the enemy out of huts and MG posts to the west of Bancourt on the road leading to Haplincourt.^(H7)

To clear Vaux Vraucaourt from north to south ^(OH)

Account of Operations

The male tank drove through the huts and cleared them of the enemy. The female tanks broke down but fired from a distance. ^(H7)

Attacked at 6am and captured Vaux Vraucaourt with the help of one tank, the other tank ditched. ^(OH)

Summary

Total Tanks: 2

Failed to Start:

Engaged enemy:

Ditched / Broke Down: 1

Hit and Knocked out:

Rallied:

Note:

7^th Battalion was next in action on the 2^nd September 1918

Sources

H7 – 7^th Battalion’s War History. Transcription from Bovington Tank Museum

OH – Official History 1918 Vol IV, pg380