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THE SOMME TANKS

... designers of the Tanks, for Sir Williams Tritton's firm constructed and delivered the Tanks exactly as they fought at the battle of the Somme. _ actual construction of Little Willie, said counsel. was beirtin at Sir William Tritton's works at Lincoln on August ...

Published: Tuesday 21 October 1919
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Tritton's Tanks on tl-e Somme

... machines were ordered from them on 5 April, 191 t», which number subsequently increased to The tanks which took part the battle of the Somme were all made, either at Fosters’ work* at T.incoln or the Metropolitan Carriage Company, from Sir William Trit ton’s ...

Published: Wednesday 22 October 1919
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 340 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WE WENT ON

... trolll Le I to Ypres deserves never to forgotten. In the dream- period of st a tionary war. fare which larded to the Battle of the Somme tbe flainp,hires had need of all their inbred endurance and dogged courage. It was trot easy to be Naliant waterlogged ...

Published: Wednesday 22 October 1919
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WHIPPETS AND HORNETS

... collapsing of the rollers, witness said that many them had rolled” our and were on their last legs before going into the battle of the Somme. The mud in Flanders was more than he had ever dreamed of. ...

Published: Wednesday 22 October 1919
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 90 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE TANKS ON IThHE SOMME

... THE TANKS ON IThHE SOMME The Tanks subscquently made theirs first appearance in daction at the Battle of the Somme on 15th September, 1916, unprotected by any patents. I have been advised that ‘this appearance amounted to publication sufficient 1o prevent ...

Submarine Pictures

... have now handed them to Sir William Jury. The public will be anxious to see these pictures. and the success of the Battle of the Somme film will be repeated. Quick decision is necessary here, so exhibitors should remember Messrs. Jury's 'phone number ...

Published: Thursday 30 October 1919
Newspaper: The Bioscope
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 121 | Page: 121 | Tags: none

A io.Miles an Hour Tank

... Munitions Inventions Deportment a design for a tank which would do 15 miles «n hour. The Chairman: This happened after the battle of the Somme, and La« relation this inquiry. Mr. further stated that Mar hie found people who wore ready back his oiunion and build ...

Published: Friday 10 October 1919
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 136 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OUR LONDON LETIER. [From Our Special CorrePpcident.]

... written while the subject of this memoir RON yCt at Winchester ; and the volume of verse he published just before the Battle of the Somme, called Worple is included. It is thia collection of verse that has act his name for ever among that select throng ...

OUR LONDON LETTER

... written while the subject of this memoir was yet at Winchester; and the volume of verse he published just before the Battle of the Somme, called “Worple Flit,” i« included. It is this collection of verse that has set his name for ever among that celect ...

Published: Saturday 11 October 1919
Newspaper: Bayswater Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 148 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

OUR LONDON LETTER

... written while the subject of this memoir was yet at Winchester; and the volume of verse ho published just before the Battle of the Somme, called Worple Flit. is included, it this collection of verse that has set his name for ever among that select throng ...

Published: Friday 10 October 1919
Newspaper: Diss Express
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The Wilson-Tritton

... better lubrication. Twenty-five Tanks were ordered from Sir Wil- Tritton'’s firm and all the Tanks that went into the Battle of the Somme were iden- tical with the machine demonstrated at Hat- held Park With respect to the purchase of the fitted to the Tanks ...

Published: Tuesday 21 October 1919
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 198 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Had to Take Doeisions Quickly

... there were various proposals which I turned down pretty quickly. Sir Eustise said that, generally speaking, in the Battle of the Somme the armour on the tanks used gave adequate protection. In a few cases, however, armour-piercing bullets penetrated the ...

Published: Saturday 11 October 1919
Newspaper: Newcastle Daily Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 173 | Page: 5 | Tags: none