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Help required with Trench Map in Italy 1918


colin.green14

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Hi All,

In transcribing a War Diary in relation to an attack by 1/4th Oxford & Bucks in Italy during September 1918. I have the operation orders and part of a Trench Map, the problem is that I cannot reconcile the map references (although written on a type writer, copy difficult to decipher) with the grid on the map. As it is only a partial map is something missing, or am I being stupid!!

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Regards

Colin

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seems ok if we think maybe some typo what look like 3 rather than 5 so clearing dug outs at 733 would occur behind the British or allied front line. if you substitute 5 for 3 it seems ok

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Colin,

here's another (differently dated) 1918 extract of the same map which I've cropped to give a wider view. Your 'H73', 'H74', 'H75' and 'H76' squares are all now visible too. (I've also got a French (and an Austrian) trenchmap of the same place at a nearer date but, as it's (they're) referenced differently, would only probably confuse matters!)

Might help?

Dave

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