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Description: | ORPEN 1918 [&] H.Q. "TANKS"
image: A half-length portrait of Elles sitting on a reversed chair, his arms resting on the back, his head turned looking
out at the viewer.
Elles was GOC of Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps, which evolved into the Tank Corps and later the Royal Tank Corps. He
commanded the Tank Corps from 1916 until the end of the war.
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Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Royal Tank Corps 01/3(4-15) Hugh Jamieson Armoured Warfare Western Front 1914-1918 Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles 1914-1918 Western Front British Army Military Personnel British Army 1914-1918 portrait / personification Uniforms First World War medals / orders / decorations Elles | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Orpen, William | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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