the first tank was used in ww1 on 15 september 1916.
the first tank was used in ww1 on 15 september 1916.
when was the first tank used in ww1?
15 september 1916
bullet::::- sir john lindsay dashwood, 10th baronet (25 april 1896 – 9 july 1966) was an english landowner and soldier, the second son of sir robert dashwood, 9th baronet, whom he succeeded at the age of twelve. he served in the first world war, initially with 10th bn argyll and sutherland highlanders in 1915, and then was attached to the heavy section machine gun corps. he was one of the first tank crews, commanding tank c13 during the first tank action near combles on 15 september 1916. he continued to serve with the tank corps, ending the war as an acting major. he married helen moira eaton, a canadian and sister of novelist evelyn eaton, on 20 december 1922 and they had one daughter and two sons. he worked for the foreign office until 1927. after a brief stint as a stockbroker, he largely retired to his west wycombe estate in 1930, although he served as assistant marshal of the diplomatic corps from 1933 until his death. when world war ii broke out, he first served as a flight lieutenant with balloon command, but returned to the foreign office in 1942. appreciating the historical importance of the house at west wycombe park (the family seat), if not the house itself, he gave the property to the national trust in 1943, together with an endowment of £2,000. in 1944, he helped to investigate the cicero espionage scandal. dashwood was made a cvo in 1952, and appointed an extra gentleman usher to the queen in 1958.
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gongchen tank









































the gongchen tank () is the chinese designation of a japanese-built type 97 shinhoto chi-ha medium tank used within the people's liberation army. it was the first tank used by the pla, and saw service during the chinese civil war against the national revolutionary army.









































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gongchen tank