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A Mark IV Female, Grit, is stored at the Australian War Memorial. It was on display in ANZAC Hall at the Australian War Memorial until August 2008. It is now kept at their bulk store in Mitchell, Canberra. [48] In 1999, a Mark IV Female, D51: Deborah, was excavated at the village of Flesquières in France.
From the Mark II onwards, a new design was introduced that was smaller, incorporated Lewis or Hotchkiss guns, and allowed for much larger doors. Both male and female tanks took part in the first tank action, on 15 September 1916, at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Somme offensive on 15 September 1916.
Light tank Mk VII Tetrarch Mk I with Littlejohn adaptor.. The Littlejohn adaptor was a device that could be added to the British QF 2 pounder (40 mm) anti-tank gun. It was used to extend the service life of the 2-pounder during the Second World War by converting it to squeeze bore operation.
Ellis, Chris; Chamberlain, Peter (1969), No. 3: Tanks Marks I to V, AFV Profile, Profile Publishing Fletcher, David (2004), British Mark I Tank 1916 , New Vanguard 100, Osprey Publishing Fletcher, David (2007), British Mark IV Tank , New Vanguard 133, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84603-082-6
"Tank Britannia, undamaged by slight mishap at Camp Dix, performs many remarkable feats". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas: Belo Family. February 23, 1918. ISSN 1553-846X. War Department (February 1, 1918). "Motor Vehicles - Tanks - British - British tank lumbers up 5th Ave., N.Y.C., in Great Liberty Loan Parade". Photography by Kadel & Herbert.
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