A different caliber of men from a different time. The true story of Fray Bentos!
A different caliber of men from a different time. The true story of Fray Bentos! A real life Fury moment where one tank held of the German Army during the First World War in an epic Last Stand. Tank F41, named Fray Bentos, was a male Mark IV, number 2329. In August 1917 the nine man crew experienced the longest tank action of the First World War. One British tank would get stuck in the mud and after 60 hours in action, one man would die, seven wounded and countless German soldiers would lay dead around the metal beast. Their bravery saw them become the most highly decorated tank crew of the war. This is their story! Their saga began at 4:40am on the 22nd August, when they moved off in support of an attack by 61st Division near St Julien. This was part of the Third Battle of Ypres. As the tank advanced it came under machine gun fire from Somme Farm, which the crew soon silenced with their left hand 6 pounder gun. At around 5:45am Fray Bentos was fired on by a German machine gun at objec...