Myrtle Posted 30 October , 2002 Share Posted 30 October , 2002 11th March 1918 - Boeschepe - WO F. Wiehl wrote "3 men up OR 7 days mud farm." Can someone please explain what this means ? Regards Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zijde26 Posted 15 March , 2003 Share Posted 15 March , 2003 To Myrtle, ' Mud Farm' was situated besides the road from Poperinge to Reningelst not so far from the 'Hogegrave' windmill. It could be that this answer has nothing to do with your question. Sorry for the very late answer. Gilbert Deraedt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Platteeuw Posted 15 March , 2003 Share Posted 15 March , 2003 'Mud Farm' can be found on following coordinates: sheet 28 NW.3 G.27a 1.9 There was also a camp called 'Mud Farm Camp': sheet 28 NW.3 G.27.a 5.9 Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Dodd Posted 15 March , 2003 Share Posted 15 March , 2003 'Mud Farm' can be found on following coordinates: sheet 28 NW.3 G.27a 1.9 There was also a camp called 'Mud Farm Camp': sheet 28 NW.3 G.27.a 5.9 Jacky Jacky is there some sort of an index book of places on Trench Maps ??? Conor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zijde26 Posted 15 March , 2003 Share Posted 15 March , 2003 To Conor, I have no knowledge of an index book. Gilbert Deraedt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 16 March , 2003 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2003 Gilbert & Jacky Thank you very much for your replies. This now gives me an idea of what to look for. Do you know why it would be written that " 3 men up OR 7 days mud farm". Why 7 days ? Seems a strange way of writing, especially in a private diary. Regards Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 16 March , 2003 Share Posted 16 March , 2003 Myrtle. Is this his only entry for this day? (the "OR" has got me thinking - "other ranks" doesn't somehow fit. "On Rest" or "On Recreation" maybe?,though neither seem to fit either.) Maybe "OR" is Wiehl's "shorthand" for some sort of course that these men were attending. Anyway I'll have a deeper think and come back to you if anything pops up. Dave. Another thought - "On Report"? Maybe 3 men confined to barracks (or some other punishment) for 7 days at mud farm. Just a guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 16 March , 2003 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2003 Dave Your last idea may fit as on the 9th March the diary says that some men were put under arrest for being drunk and threatening an NCO. However I suppose the question is what was at "mud farm" for them to have been sent there ? Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 16 March , 2003 Share Posted 16 March , 2003 Maybe mud farm was the location of the Court Marshall or hearing? The soldiers may have been sentenced to 7 days "something or other" here. Come to think of it "up OR" seems to make sense,as soldiers are usually described as "up" on report. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 16 March , 2003 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2003 Dave Thanks for your help. On Report sounds more like it. The structure of the writing makes it sound as if the men were sent to mud farm for 7 days. I wonder if Gilbert or Jacky know what exactly was located at Mud Farm that the men would have been sent there ? Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zijde26 Posted 18 March , 2003 Share Posted 18 March , 2003 To Myrtle, The thoughts of Dave seem reasonable and acceptable. I do have no knowledge of what was happening at that time in 'Mud Farm (camp)'. I do think that 'Mud farm' is still a farm. Some ww1 soldiers have been executed and are buried in the ' New Military Cemetery' in Reningelst. The whole area was full of rest camps. Gilbert Deraedt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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