Thought I'd Share Something With You

[davefowler1987]

Didn't know where to post this.
Finally took delivery of this and thought it was worth sharing.
This is my great grandad (first soft capped officer from the left) - no he wasnt driving!!
This was at the battle of Cambrai 1917

Sorry for the loading time

[Mattygooner]

Tanks for that...

Great picture, i hope they had seatbelts in that bad boy otherwise there would have been a few bruised noses. please share if you have any more.

[Odie]

Mattygooner said:

Tanks for that...

Great picture, i hope they had seatbelts in that bad boy otherwise there would have been a few bruised noses. please share if you have any more.

Looks like he reversed in.

[GKP]

Hyancinth. Fantastic name for a tank!

[Mattygooner]

Odie said:

Mattygooner said:

Tanks for that...

Great picture, i hope they had seatbelts in that bad boy otherwise there would have been a few bruised noses. please share if you have any more.

Looks like he reversed in.

Bloody women tank drivers....

[Mc lovin]

Always like seeing old war time pic's.

[Steamer]

GKP said:

Hyancinth. Fantastic name for a tank!

Must have been named after a mother-in-law

Great photo!

[rhinochopig]

Did he make it back alive?

[davefowler1987]

Yes he did - they were one of the first tank regiments out - and were considered to be the first sucessfull tank "attack" in the WW1

[tonyvid]

Fantastic quality image

[deviant]

Absolutely brilliant photo. Thanks for sharing

[[AJ]]

Cool stuff, what regiment was he in?

[davefowler1987]

As far as I can find out from family etc - he started in Royal Warwicks (thats how my gran prononced it so thats how I'm spelling it!) and then moved to the Tank Core - not a very exciting name but fits it purpose I suppose

[mybrainhurts]

Woman driver, was it...?

[Cara Van Man]

mybrainhurts said:

Woman driver, was it...?

No, but I spotted you, third from the right.

[Jasandjules]

Ooops.

Fantastic pic though. Do you have any more?

[Cara Van Man]

I have a huge collection of WW2 stuff and want to post some of it up but my scanner has gone tits.

[sleep envy]

mybrainhurts said:

Woman driver, was it...?

you should know, you were there

[davefowler1987]

Not at the moment expecting delivery of a few more in the next few weeks - ordered from Imperial War Museum - my grandad had an "original" copy of this - not so good quality and about the size of a polaroid but this is a 300dpi version

[okgo]

Cara Van Man said:

mybrainhurts said:

Woman driver, was it...?

No, but I spotted you, third from the right.

the one in the sailor pose?