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
Commemorated ati
Royal Tank Regiment Memorial
9 foot bronze. The statues represent a crew from a WW2 Comet tank.
Other Subjects
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.
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...
W. C. S. Hearn
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
W. B. Smith
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
E. Gibbs
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.