Royal Tank Corps

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Service in India

The information available online is scattered and fragmentary.

This link is from the medal dealer DNW and lists various medals for sale in 2004 awarded to members of the Tank Regiment. Generally details of the Company are not given. Note these are the medals from one collection, so the list is not exhaustive

  • India General Service 1908-35 with clasps
    • Malabar 1921-22 this was awarded for the Moplah Uprising and the 8th Armoured Car Company was involved
    • Waziristan 1921-24
    • North West Frontier 1930-31
    • Mohmand 1933
    • North West Frontier 1935
  • India General Service 1936-39 with clasps
    • North West Frontier 1936-37
    • North West Frontier 1937-39

7th Armoured Motor Battery, MGC

A member of the 7th Armoured Motor Battery, MGC gained the Indian General Service Medal with clasp Waziristan 1919-21 Pte A N Showell MGC. charliesmedals.co.uk

1st Armoured Car Company

  • A member of the 1st Armoured Car Company gained the India General Service Medal with clasp North West Frontier 1930-31 Pte P J Goodard R Tank C charliesmedals.co.uk
  • The 1st Light Tank took part in operations in Waziristan during 1937.[1]

2nd Armoured Car Company

The 2nd Armoured Car Company was equipped with Rolls Royce cars in 1920[2]

6th Armoured Car Company

The 6th Light Tank took part in operations in Waziristan during 1937[1]

7th Armoured Car Company

  • The 7th Armoured Car Co Tank Corps arrived in India in February 1921 with Rolls Royce Cars. They went to Peshawar and then to the Frontier. They formed protection picquets. In 1922 a section was sent to Malakand to assist the Chitral Relief Column and in May 1924 to Kohat for the Ellis murders. Pte P Donegan R Tank Corps was awarded the Indian General Service Medal with clasp Wazaristan 1921-24 charliesmedals.co.uk
  • The 7th Light Tank took part in operations in Waziristan during 1937[1]

8th Armoured Car Company

  • The 8th Light Tank took part in operations in Waziristan during 1937[1]

9th Armoured Car Company

  • The 9th Armoured Car Company arrived in India in April 1921, with the 10th ACC.
  • The 9th Light Tank took part in operations in Waziristan during 1937[1]
  • This link, (dnw.co.uk) concerning the medals of Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant E. L. Parkin contains an image of a certificate for “Devotion to duty” awarded to L/Corpl E L Parkin 9th Light Tank Company during Waziristan Operations 1936-37 (Final Phase)

10th Armoured Car Company

The 10th ACC arrived in India with the 9th ACC in April 1921. They proceeded to Bareilly for training with Ford Box bodies. At the end of 1921 they went up to NW Frontier and there absorbed the 5th, 7th & 16th Armoured Motor Batteries now all called the 10th Armoured Motor Brigade they were armed with Jeffrey Quads.

They all operated on both the Takki Zam line and in the Tochi Valley and were active daily patrols. Two noteworthy events happened.

1) March 1922 at Idak a pigeon carried by the cars reported an ambush, flying five miles in five mins.

Later in year the Company was in action against a raiding party at Hinnis Tangai Ridge.

In July 1923 six cars moved 140 miles in 17 1/12 hours taking part in the surrounding of the Hisa Mahal Nabha State. The Maharaja received an ultimatum and soon afterwards was dethroned. Colonel K Wigram congratulated the cars on their performance.

Pte P C Chalmers R Tank Corps was awarded the Indian General Service Medal with clasp Wazaristan 1921-24 charliesmedals.co.uk

11th Armoured Car Company

  • The 11th Light Tank took part in operations in Waziristan during 1937[1]

Regimental journal

The Tank Corps Journal, first publishe 1919-1920. The title changed in 1923 to The Royal Tanks Corps Journal. The National Army Museum catalogue lists volumes from No 1 1919–1920 to No 15 1933-1934 (missing No 11-12) .

This link says several articles on the campaigns in Waziristan 1921-24 were published in the Tank Corps Journal in the early 1920s[3]

External links

Photographs

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Report on Operations in Waziristan 25th November 1936 to 15th December 1937" London Gazette Supplements "1st Phase", "Second Phase", "Final Phase"
  2. The History of the 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments 1918-1939
  3. Great War Forum thread Tank Corps in India/Waziristan 1921