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.
Other Subjects
Rifleman John Sidney Alldred
John Sidney Alldred was born on 6 September 1886, one of the four children of Charles Alldred (1856-1947) and Mary Ann Alldred née Brinn (1859-1947). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of ...
C. R. Cruwys
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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St Olav's Church - Seafarers' memorial
SE16, St Olav's Square, St Olav's Church
To us this is a rather eerie-looking seafarer. A colleague informs us that the Norwegian inscription translates as 'In memory of our nava...
Foundling Hospital
England's first home for abandoned children. Established in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram. From the Museum's Friends Update: "On the afternoon of Wednesday 25 March {1741}, the coat of arms designe...
Caledonian Market
Caledonian Cattle Market, built in 1855 by J. B. Bunning, and demolished after WW2. Caledonian Market was held in the area now partly occupied by Caledonian Park, the large area bounded by what ar...
Black History Walks
Black History Walks offer guided Walking Tours London to include the African history of London.
Young & Son
EC3, Lovat Lane
We wanted to show you both the plaque and the weather vane so we have used our two pictures for those and not photographed the building. ...
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