Tanks in Action. American Troops Learn the Value of the ‘Land Dreadnought’

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

697

Date Released

26 Nov 1917

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tanks in Action. American Troops Learn the Value of the ‘Land Dreadnought’
2. 2The March of the WAAC at Newcastle on Tyne
3. 3Canadian Grenadiers. Sir George Perley and Lt. Gen. Sir REW Turner VC Attend Memorial Service
4. 4In the Jura Forest, Canadian Lumbermen Working for the Common Cause In, to Them, Congenial Surroundings

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

San Francisco. Tank down hill, guns pouring smoke, and through scrub and barbed wire. Infantry follow. ‘Best 75 Tracklayer’ printed on side of tank.

Keywords

Vehicles; Military

Written sources

Visnews Collection [BFI National Archive]   Video roll 7

Library number GR

1749

Length of story (in feet)

109

Story extras:

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