7 Battalion 1 September 1918
The Battle of Bapaume. 1st September 1918
7th Battalion with 185th Brigade, 62nd Division, VI Corp, 3rd Army (H7) (OH)
7th Battalion had 2 MKIV tanks in action on 1st 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:
7th Battalion was next in action on the 2nd September 1918
Sources
H7 – 7th Battalion’s War History. Transcription from Bovington Tank Museum
OH – Official History 1918 Vol IV, pg380