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Mark I tank C19 'Clan Leslie', 1916

Lantern slide, World War One (1914-1918), 1917.

'Clan Leslie' in Chimpanzee Valley during the Battle of Flers Courcelette, September 1916. 'Clan Leslie' was commanded by Captain Archibald (Bruce) Holford-Walker but missed the Flers Courcelette operation on the Somme due to a damaged tail assembly. The tank is camouflaged and is fitted with mesh screens to deflect grenades.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-11-157-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-1