William Tritton
(1875-1946)
inventor of the tank (from 1915)
Died aged 71
Wikidata WikipediaSir William Ashbee Tritton, JP, (19 June 1875 – 24 September 1946) was a British expert in agricultural machinery, and was directly involved, together with Major Walter Gordon Wilson, in the development of the tank. Early in World War I he was asked to produce tractors for moving heavy howitzers, the result being eventually the first tanks.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Sir William Tritton. 1875 - 1946. Near this site in 1915 Sir William Tritton, Managing Director of Wm Foster & Co. Agricultural Engineers. Designed, built and tested the first fighting tank, the prototype "Little Willie" and it's successor "Mother" ended the stalemate of trench warfare and led to allied victory in World War 1
Morrisons, Lincoln Shopping Centre, Tritton Rd, Lincoln LN6 7QL, Lincoln, United Kingdom where they worked
The prototype British 'FIGHTING TANK' was designed here in late-Summer 1915 by W.A. Tritton and Lt. W.G. Wilson RN. 400 tanks were subsequently built by Fosters of Lincoln
White Hart Hotel, Bailgate, Lincoln, United Kingdom where they worked