'HM watching a tank display', King George V at Neuve Eglise, 5 July 1917
Photograph, World War One (1914-1918), 1917.
King George V and Brigadier-General Hugh Elles, commander of the Tank Corps, observe two Mark IV tanks navigating an obstacle course at Neuve Eglise on 5 July 1917. The tank on the right is a 'male', with the larger sponsons each housing a 6 pounder gun, and the one on the right, a 'female', with two Lewis machine guns mounted on each side.
From a photograph album of 253 photographs compiled by Charles William Stulpnagel (known as Swinton after December 1914), 1889-1920.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1953-03-31-164
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1953-03-31-164