Lt C B Arnold in Freiburg Prison Camp
British Lieutenant C B Arnold in Freiburg prison camp, taken several weeks after he was captured in August 1918. He was commanding Whippet tank number 344, named Musical Box, during the Amiens offensive in August 1918 and attacked German positions for 9 hours. Musical Box was eventually destroyed when cornered and set ablaze with artillery fire. Arnold was taken prisoner. His hair is still singed in this picture, and he has wound stripes on his right arm
Picture No
10504331
Media ID
47998964
Size
2862px x 8000px
(6.2MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
1918
