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Coy / Regiment / Unit / Vehicle Name Coy / Sect Vehicle Type Number Location Date Comment 1 Comment 2 Senior Crew Name Source Known Formation Number Photo? ABDULLA A Bn Mk IV 8075 November 1917 Dick Taylor ABERDONIA A Bn Mk IV Female 2681 November 1917 Dick Taylor ABERDONIA II Mk IV 2854 ABOU-BEN-ADAM Mk IV 2690 ABOU-BEN-ADAM II A Bn No 1 Coy Mk IV 2399 Cambrai November 1917 Or ABOU-BEN-ADHEM II. Commander Lt CW Duncan (KIA) Capt Wain VC A2 Cambrai 1917 ACASTA RAF Rolls Royce AC c1930s Wheels of the RAF ACE A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor ACE II Mk IV 8073 ACE OF SPADES A Bn Mk IV Female June, 1917 Dick Taylor ACHILLES A Bn Mk IV 2683 November 1917 A17 Dick Taylor ACHILLES 2RTC A Coy 1 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ACHILLES II Mk IV 8090 ACTIVE 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor ADAMANT 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor ADDER 2RTC A Coy 2 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ADDER RAF Rolls Royce AC c1930s Wheels of the RAF ADSUM A Bn No 3 Coy, No 11 Sect Mk IV 2003 November 1917 2Lt Young SF A54 Dick Taylor ADSUM II Mk IV 8079 ADVENTURESS A Bn Mk IV Female 2687 1917 A26 Dick Taylor ADVENTURESS Mk IV 2857 AFRIKANDER Mk I Male 774 AGGRESSIVE Mk IV 2666 AGGRESSIVE II A Bn No 3 Coy Mk IV 2878 Cambrai November 1917 Lt J Lipscomb A55 Cambrai 1917 AGINCOURT 8th Lt Tank Coy No 2 Sect Crossley AC? ↑A_589 India 1936, 1937 Tank magazine Dick Taylor AHMED A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor AHMED II Mk IV 8038 AIRS & GRACES Mk IV 2597 AJAX 2RTC A Coy 1 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor AJAX 1 Bn Mk V* Female 1918 AJAX II? Dick Taylor AJAX 2 Bn 1 Coy OC 1930s OC always used this name Dick Taylor AJAX A Bn No 1 Coy Mk IV Cambrai November 1917 A6 Cambrai 1917 ALBATROSS 8th Lt Tank Coy No 2 Coy, No 8 Sect Mk IV Male 2002 India 1937 Tank magazine 2Lt Fraser AJ A37 Dick Taylor ALBERT 1st Armd Car Coy Crossley AC? India 1936 Tank magazine Dick Taylor ALBERT 1st Armd Car Coy No 1 Sect India August 1930 Royal Tank Corps Journal Dick Taylor ALBERT 8th Lt Tank Coy No 2 Sect India 1937 Tank magazine Dick Taylor ALBION A Bn Mk I Male 773 November 1917 Dick Taylor ALBION II A Bn No 3 Coy, No. 12 Sect Mk IV Male 2084 November 1917 Possibly failed to start and replaced with Albatross. 2Lt Dingle GVT A34 ALBUERA 8th Lt Tank Coy No 2 Sect India 1937 Tank magazine Dick Taylor ALERT 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor ALEX 8th Lt Tank Coy No 2 Sect India 1937 Tank magazine Dick Taylor ALEXANDRIA 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor ALLAH A Bn Mk IV Male 8088 1917 A13 Dick Taylor ALLIANCE 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor ALLIGATOR Mk I Male 717 ALMA 8th Lt Tank Coy No 2 Sect Crossley AC? India 1936, 1937 Tank magazine Dick Taylor AMARYLLIS 2 Bn 1918 Tank magazine Dick Taylor AMAZON A Bn Mk IV Female 2840 November 1917 A47 or A56 Dick Taylor AMAZON II Mk IV 2885 AMBROSIA A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor AMBROSIA II Mk IV 4586 A-MERRY-CAN A Bn Mk IV 2773 1917 A3 Dick Taylor AMETHYST 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor AMIENS 1st Armd Car Coy No 1 Sect India August 1930 Royal Tank Corps Journal Dick Taylor AMPHIBIAN A Bn No 3 Coy, Nos. 9, 10 & 12 Sect Mk IV Male 2032 2Lt Campbell CR (10 sect ) AMULET A Bn No 2 Coy, No 6 Sect Mk IV Male 2027 2Lt Wilson AS A28 AMY Mk IV 2519 ANCRE 7th Lt Tank Coy CO's car Crossley AC India 1938 Tank magazine Dick Taylor ANCRE 1st Armd Car Coy No 1 Sect India August 1930 Royal Tank Corps Journal Dick Taylor ANDROMEDA A Bn No 2 Coy, No 5 Sect Mk IV Female 2022 1917 A21 Dick Taylor ANDROMEDA Mk IV 2522 ANGELINA A Bn Mk IV 2680 November 1917 Dick Taylor ANGELINA II Mk IV 8087 ANGOSTURA Mk IV Female November 1917 Dick Taylor ANGOSTURA II Mk IV 8058 ANNE Mk IV 2691 ANNE GALLANT 1 Sqn RNAS A/C 1915 Dick Taylor ANNE II A Bn No 2 Coy Mk IV Female 2850 November 1917 SNCO Commander very rare Sgt L Lose Dick Taylor ANT 2RTC A Coy 2 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ANTELOPE 2RTC A Coy 2 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ANTIGONE A Bn No 1 Coy, No 2 Sect Mk IV Female 2Lt Liles RW A10 Dick Taylor ANTIOCHUS A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor APHRODITE Mk IV 2688 APOLLO Mk IV 2686 APOLLYON II A Bn No 2 Coy, No 6 Sect Mk IV Male Cambrai November 1917 Lt Wootton A29 Cambrai 1917 APPLE A Bn Mk IV Male June, 1917 A4 Dick Taylor APRICOT A Bn Mk IV Female June, 1917 A3 Dick Taylor ARABIA A Bn No 1 Coy, No 2 Sect Mk IV Male 2014 November 1917 A7 Dick Taylor ARCADIA Mk IV 2552 ARCHIE A Bn No 3 Coy, No 10 Sect Mk IV Male 2033 A50 ARCHIMEDES A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor ARDENT 2RTC A Coy 3 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ARETHUSA A Bn No 1 Coy, No 2 Sect Mk IV 2025 1917 A25 Dick Taylor ARETHUSA 11th ACC 1928 Guy AC India 1932 Dick Taylor Yes ARGO 2RTC A Coy 1 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ARGUS A Bn No 1 Coy, No 4 Sect Mk IV Male 2016 A16 ARGUS II Mk IV 8066 ARGYLL A Bn No 2 Coy, No 6 Sect Mk IV Male 2051 1917 A30 Dick Taylor ARIADNE A Bn No 2 Coy, No 8 Sect Mk IV Male 2023 1917 A36 or A31 Dick Taylor ARIADNE Mk I Knocked out on the Somme Yes ARIEL Mk IV 2557 ARISTOTLE A Bn Mk IV 2030 November 1917 Dick Taylor In action. Hit and burnt out at Marcoing behind Lt Rodgers JR A24 ARISTOTLE II A Bn No 2 Coy, No. 5 Sect November 1917 German lines. ARMADILLO Mk I Male 703 ARMAGH Mk IV 2001 ARMAGH II A Bn No 1 Coy Mk IV 8078 November 1917 Dick Taylor ARRAS 1st Armd Car Coy No 1 Sect India August 1930 Royal Tank Corps Journal Dick Taylor ARROGANT 2RTC A Coy 3 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor ARTFUL ALICE Mk IV 2670 ARTFUL ALICE II A Bn No 3 Coy Mk IV 8091 Cambrai November 1917 2Lt C Charles A52 Cambrai 1917 ARTIMUS A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Or ARTEMIS? Dick Taylor ARTIMUS II Mk IV 2373 ASSAULT 1 Sqn RNAS A/C Dick Taylor ASSAYE 8th Lt Tk Coy No 2 Sect Crossley A/C Waziristan April 1937 Dick Taylor ASTICA Mk IV 8082 ATALANTA A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor ATALANTA RAF 1920 Rolls Royce AC c1930s Wheels of the RAF ATLANTA II Mk IV 8056 ATLANTIC Mk IV 2858 ATLAS A Bn Mk IV 2560 November 1917 Dick Taylor ATROCIOUS Mk IV 2662 ATTACHE Mk I Male 749 ATTILA A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor AUDACIOUS 2RTC A Coy 1 Sect 1930s Dick Taylor AULD GASPER Mk IV 2031 AULD REEKIE Mk IV 2677 AULD REEKIE Gun Carrier Tank GC112 AULD REEKIE II A Bn No 2 Coy Mk IV Female 2843 November 1917 A22 Dick Taylor AURELIAN A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor AURORA Mk IV 2512 AURORA RAF Rolls Royce AC c1930s Wheels of the RAF AUTOGOPHASTA Mk IV 2028 1916 Dick Taylor AUTOGOPHASTA II Mk IV 8028 AUTOWIN A Bn Mk IV November 1917 Dick Taylor AUTOWIN II Mk IV 8094 AUXILIARY Mk I Male 767 AVENGER RAF Rolls Royce AC c1930s Wheels of the RAF AVENGER A Bn Mk IV June, 1917 Dick Taylor AVIATIK A Bn Mk IV 2678 1917 A23 Dick Taylor BABY MINE B Bn Mk IV 2039 July, November 1917 Probably Mk IV 2Lt G Thompson Band of Brigands BACKSLIDER B Bn Mk IV 2718 July, 1917 Dick Taylor BADAJOS 8th Lt Tk Coy No 3 Sect Crossley AC Waziristan April 1937 Badajoz? Dick Taylor BADGER 2 Bn Mk I Male 712 1924 WW1 name re-used Dick Taylor BADGER 2 Bn 2 Coy OC 1930s OC always used this name Dick Taylor BALACLAVA 8th Lt Tk Coy No 3 Sect India 1937 Tank magazine Dick Taylor BALLY HACKLE Mk IV 2674 BALLY HACKLE II B Bn Mk IV Female 2874 July, 1917 B30 Dick Taylor BALLYBOGGAN 2nd Bn Medium I 1924 WW1 name re-used Dick Taylor BANDIT Mk IV 2700 BANDIT II B Bn Mk IV Male 8040 November 1917 Lt A Dalby B23 Dick Taylor BANDIT II Mk V Male 9046 BANSHEE B Coy/Bn Mk IV Female 2556 B8 Dick Taylor BANTAM B Bn No 4 Coy Mk IV Female 2050 Cambrai November 1917 Same Section as B6 & B9 Sect Comd Capt Haseler B12 Cambrai 1917 BANTAM 2 Bn C Coy Mk V Male 1922 Dick Taylor BANTAM II Mk V Female 9402 BANTERER 2 Sqn RNAS Seabrook A/C 1915 Dick Taylor BARBARIAN B Bn Mk IV 2663 July, 1917 Dick Taylor BARON Mk IV 2039 BARON II B Bn Mk IV 6013 November 1917 B32 Dick Taylor BARONET Mk V Male 9094 BARRHEAD 2 Bn Mk V Male 9003 1918 Dick Taylor BAT 2 Bn C Coy Mk V Male 1922 Dick Taylor BATH Gun Carrier Tank GC109 BATHSHEBA B Coy/Bn Dick Taylor BATTLEAXE B Bn Mk IV 2699 July, 1917 Dick Taylor BAYARDO 2 Bn Medium C Aldershot 1923 Dick Taylor BAYARDO 2 Bn Medium I 1924 WW1 name re-used Dick Taylor BEACH COMBER Mk I Male 741 BEAR Mk IV 2567 BEAR B Bn Mk IV Female 2771 August 1917 B11 Dick Taylor BEATTY RAF Lancia AC c1930s Wheels of the RAF BEAU BROCADE Mk II 786 BEAVER Mk IV 2034 BEDALE 17/21 L B Sqn Light Tank ↑3824x India c1938 Dick Taylor BEDOUIN Mk IV 2864 BEELZEBUB Mk IV 2017 BEELZEBUB 2 Bn Medium I 1924 WW1 name re-used Dick Taylor BEETLE 2 Bn Mk V Male 1922 Dick Taylor BEETLE II Mk IV 6048 BEHEMOTH B Bn Mk IV 2665 July, 1917 Dick Taylor BEHEMOTH II Mk IV 4516 BELLADONNA B Bn Mk IV Male 2041 August 1917 B14 Dick Taylor BELLADONNA II Mk IV 4588 BELLEROPHON 2 Bn Mk IV 2708 1924 WW1 name re-used Dick Taylor BELLICOZE II Mk V Female 9414 BEN MYCHREE B Bn Mk IV 1917 Dick Taylor BENBOW Mk IV 2774 Listed with "B" Battalion on 31st July 1917 by an BENTLEY B Bn Mk IV July, 1917 Dick Taylor infantry observer, no other evidence.
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