Group    From 15/9/1916 

Royal Tank Regiment

Categories: Armed Forces

Tanks were first used in combat at Flers, France, on 15th September 1916. Heavy Section and Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps, the Tank Corps, Royal Tank Corps and Royal Tank Regiment.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Tank Regiment

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Royal Tank Regiment Memorial

9 foot bronze. The statues represent a crew from a WW2 Comet tank.

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Captain William Browell

Captain William Browell

Naval officer.  1799, in command of the Sanspareil, was crippled in an accident, and rendered unfit for active service. RN Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1809 until his death.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Essex Regiment

Essex Regiment

The regiment was formed from the union of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot. Following action in all major conflicts it was gradually disbanded in th...

Group, Armed Forces, Belgium, France

1 memorial
W. C. S. Hearn

W. C. S. Hearn

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
W. B. Smith

W. B. Smith

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
E. Gibbs

E. Gibbs

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial