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TOWARDS THE TANK PART 7: HOLZSCHUHER 1558
In the seventh instalment of Towards the Tank, David Fletcher describes the potential of the massive Holzschuher from 1558.
WILLIAM TAYLOR DAWSON: PART TWO
The second in the three part series on William Taylor Dawson examines his reminiscences of driving a tank in the First World War.
BOVINGTON CAMP POEM FOUND
“Inside the huts there’s RATS as big as any nanny goat”. The Tank Museum Archive staff have found an amusing postcard
TANK MEN: GEORGE MACPHERSON
This blog began telling the story of George Macpherson, killed during the first tank attack at Flers, through his friend Basil Henriques. However, the Museum does have items which belonged
TANK MEN: HAROLD MORTIMORE
The first man ever to command a tank in battle only volunteered for the secret mission because learning to fly aeroplanes was so dangerous, his daughter has revealed.
MARK IV TANK MAINTENANCE
The Tank Museum’s Mark IV replica has been working very hard in 2016, so required a bit of maintenance before starring in the Tank 100 commemorations.
WILLIAM TAYLOR DAWSON: PART ONE
This is the first installment of the gripping story of William Taylor Dawson who took part in the first tank attack at Flers Courcelette on 15th September 1916. He served as a
A. A. MILNE TANK POEM FOUND
This little-known poem by Winnie the Pooh writer A. A. Milne displays the cultural impact of tanks during and following the First World War.
TANK MEN: BASIL HENRIQUES
We’ve already told some of the story of Basil Henriques through the moving history of his ring, however it cannot be complete without his friend George Macpherson.
TANK MEN: CYRIL COLES
Cyril Coles went in to action at the Battle of Flers and was one of the first men tank crewman to be killed. His story is one of the eight
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