13 Battalion. March - July 1918

13^th Battalion. March – July 1918.

13^th Battalion crossed to France on 31^st January 1918 and was still training at Bray and Merilimont when the Germans attacked on 21^st March 1918.

“C” Company manned two fighting tanks to reinforce 2^nd Battalion. 2nd Battalion. 21st - 30th March 1918

“A” and “C” Company successfully moved the remaining training tanks from Bray back to safety.

Two of the tanks are presumably 2559 and another which were photographed in Peronne:

IWM Q 10831: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246487

IWM Q 10832: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246488

IWM Q 10833: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246489

On 3^rd April the 5^th tank brigade was formed, 2^nd, 8^th and 13^th Battalions.

On 13^th April the Battalion was transferred to 4^th tank brigade (4^th, 5^th and 13^th Battalions) and officially became a Lewis Gun battalion.

The battalion re-equipped with MkVs and first saw mounted action at Hamel.

Primary Source: 13^th Battalion’s War History Transcript from Bovington tank Museum

Kaiserschlacht