Tank Banks

The recent successful participation of the tank in the Battle of Cambrai had fired the public imagination: their appearance in the show proved very popular with the spectators who were fascinated by this new "wonder weapon".

On November 26, 1917,[1] battle scarred Tank 141 "Egbert" was brought over from France and put on display in Trafalgar Square.

A competitive spirit was engendered between the visited locations;[2] the town or city that invested the most per capita would win the tank "Egbert".

[11] The National War Savings Committee decided which towns and cities would receive one of these presentation tanks.

[3] Upon receipt, the tanks tended to be sited in parks or commons and due to a lack of funds or general indifference they would subsequently just sit and rust.