k.skinner Posted 8 October , 2008 Share Posted 8 October , 2008 Hi all, Can anyone please tell me where Arderlu Wood is, the wood is mentioned in the war diary for 150th HB-RGA during Dec 1916 with what looks like a map ref.- B.11.c.20.98, till now cant seem to locate it, any help much appreciated, Thanks Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreed Posted 8 October , 2008 Share Posted 8 October , 2008 Keith Arderlu Wood is located spread across two map squares B5 and B11 on Map Sheet 62CNW2 Bouchavesnes see attached map. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.skinner Posted 9 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2008 Keith Arderlu Wood is located spread across two map squares B5 and B11 on Map Sheet 62CNW2 Bouchavesnes see attached map. John Hi John, Thankyou for your reply and map thats great,if you'll indulge me a bit more,there is also a mention of Ville Wood, can find Delville ok but not Ville, if they are not one of the same then your help in locating Ville would be much appreciated again, Regards Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreed Posted 9 October , 2008 Share Posted 9 October , 2008 Keith At the moment I am in the middle of writing a Gazetter of the Western Front so it was comparatively easy to locate, I found Villa Wood and Ville Wood I went for Ville Wood in Map Sheet 62CNE1 Lieramont see attached map portion. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.skinner Posted 9 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2008 Keith At the moment I am in the middle of writing a Gazetter of the Western Front so it was comparatively easy to locate, I found Villa Wood and Ville Wood I went for Ville Wood in Map Sheet 62CNE1 Lieramont see attached map portion. John John, Thanks again, hope i'm not interrupting your writing too much, with ref. to the last map where is Arderlu Wood in relation to Ville Wood, to quote the war diary 150 H Bty positioned at Arderlu engaged an enemy ammunition column on road near Ville Wood, and the next day a large working party was dispersed by fire near Ville Wood just off the Nurlu - Moislains road. Regards Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreed Posted 9 October , 2008 Share Posted 9 October , 2008 Keith Map Sheet 62CNW2 is the next map sheet to the left, i,e, maps in sequence 62CNW2 then 62CNE1 see attached Map Key. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.skinner Posted 9 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2008 Keith Map Sheet 62CNW2 is the next map sheet to the left, i,e, maps in sequence 62CNW2 then 62CNE1 see attached Map Key. John John, Many thanks for all that, great stuff!, Best regards, Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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