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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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Captain Vernon Erle George Busby
Born Vernon Erle (or Earl) George Busby. In 1914 he joined the Royal Engineers, and was posted to France with the British Expeditionary Force, where he was wounded at the Battle of Mons. Afterwards...
1 memorial
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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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...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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...
6 memorials
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...
1 memorial
Black History Walks
Black History Walks offer guided Walking Tours London to include the African history of London.
6 memorials
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. ...
3 subjects commemorated
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