Edwards remains quick and responsive, managing to stay alert for the duration. Once outside, Edwards understands the grievous fighting and the danger of being outside the tank, and attempts to cover Finch.Īn anti-tank grenade is thrown and blows both Finch and Edwards down. Edwards pursues Finch, as well leaving the Mark V. This forces Finch to leave the Mark V and attempt outside repair. However, during their revelry over the defeat of the German tank, an artillery strike renders them immobile. After its destruction, they seem to be relieved in victory. When they reach an uphill progression, they stave off a continuous barrage of German infantryman, heavy fire and even a German tank. With Edwards driving, and McManus and Pritchard manning the guns, they fight their way through the battlefield, destroying artillery and guns along the way. Upon the whistle, a line of infantrymen comes from the trenches and charges into the ensuing fray. Afterwards, Edwards pilots the tank over the trenches and out of the base camp.Īs "Black Bess" and its crew traverse the destroyed terrain, they are informed by Townsend to wait until the whistle blows for the initial attack to commence. Edwards seats himself at the controls for the first time, but the tank stalls with a jolt, much to the disapproval of McManus, who laments Edwards' inexperience. Pritchard, the Mark V's right-side gunner has a sense of humor, as he jokes with McManus, the Mark V's left-side gunner by implying that he will not like the promise "wine, women and song" upon receiving orders from Townsend to move out. In the first scene of Through Mud and Blood, Edwards is seen arriving at the front for the first time, where he is greeted by his new commanding officer, Townsend, and is led to Black Bess. After gazing in curiosity at the outside, he explores the tank interior, and befriends the tank's mechanic, Finch. Despite this, he proves himself to be a dedicated and competent soldier. Due to his lack of experience he is initially somewhat nervous, and is shown to lose his temper when all seems lost. Edwards was formerly employed as a chauffeur for a wealthy home before volunteering for the Tank Corps, where he is assigned as the driver of a Mark V Tank during the Second Battle of Cambrai.
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