The operation order for 9th Suffolks for the Battle of Cambrai was drawn up by Captain W F Fitch MC, the Assistant Adjutant. This diagram shows the order of march for the two sections of attached tanks: 4 Section (top) and 2 Section (bottom) of 22 Company, ‘H’ Battalion, Tank Corps.

An account of the actions conducted by these tanks on 20 November 1917 may be found here.

(The National Archives. Public Record Office. (August 1915-February 1918). War Diary of 9th (Service) Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. WO95/1625-1.)

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