jay dubaya Posted 23 November , 2010 Share Posted 23 November , 2010 Hi folks, would anyone have and be willing to share good quality copies of the 'body density' maps for the Western Front, any help will be most appreciated and help greatly with my research, many thanks Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris mccarthy Posted 23 November , 2010 Share Posted 23 November , 2010 Jon I think you will find that the Western Front Ass. are now selling a disc on said maps. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Milner Posted 23 November , 2010 Share Posted 23 November , 2010 Jon I have a couple, send me a PM with your e-mail address. They are very big, 20 odd meg, so I will try and send them. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 24 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 November , 2010 Thanks for the replies fellas, John yer inbox is full Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Milner Posted 24 November , 2010 Share Posted 24 November , 2010 Jon Just tried to PM you and you cant receive, try me again. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 26 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 26 November , 2010 Many thanks John, I hadn't realized that the cemeteries themselves were marked on the maps. I'm still looking for more maps that cover the battle areas France and Flanders so if there's another kind soul out there who can help it would be much appreciated, cheers, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew pugh Posted 29 November , 2010 Share Posted 29 November , 2010 Good Evening. Could someone please tell me how many of these maps there are?and what areas do they cover,I am intrested to know how many cover the area around Villers-au-Flos, Barastre,Bancourt and Fremicourt.I think they are on the Sheet 57 series.Also what years do they cover? Best Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 30 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 30 November , 2010 Andy, I'm not entirely sure how many maps there are but I suppose one could assume that all battlefield areas were mapped, I believe there were several searches during the 1920's and again in the early 1930's and of course there was the inital searches of 1919. Does anyone have a copy of the WFA map disc as mentioned by Chris? Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bts1970 Posted 27 December , 2010 Share Posted 27 December , 2010 Hi Do any forum members have a copy of the WFA maps CD. Its something that i would payout on for sure if recommended. Best regards Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 27 December , 2010 Share Posted 27 December , 2010 Andy There are several WFA cd's. If you look on their site I seem to recall that there are lists of all the maps on each of the CD's. The series was still some way from complete the last time that I looked, so only certain areas are covered at present. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew pugh Posted 4 January , 2011 Share Posted 4 January , 2011 Hi Keith. Thanks for that, and everyone for their help. Regards Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 4 January , 2011 Share Posted 4 January , 2011 There has been discussion on the forum in the past about the meaning of numbers within area squares on body density maps, and I recall that a member who eventually departed the forum in a huff (about something of little obvious consequence) made a number of illuminating posts that challenged the conventional notion that the figures represented the numbers of bodies found. If I remember correctly, he demonstrated that the figures actually represented burials known or expected to be found in the area concerned. My recollection of these postings is fragmentary, to say the least, but I think it would be rewarding to use the forum search functions to find previous discussion of this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Banning Posted 4 January , 2011 Share Posted 4 January , 2011 I had much discussion with Peter Woodger (the member that Mick refers to) about his theories regarding these maps. They made sense to me and I certainly got the impression he had given it plenty of thought. I still have his emails with his thoughts but am reluctant to post these messages (written to me) on the forum. A brief summary of his research was that if the blue figures represent bodies found they are in gross error and there is no practical use for the information. However, if the blue figures were expected burials, less the registered cemeteries within that square, then there was a short term use in the planning phase. Once the exercise was complete the maps were redundant. Sadly there was no explicit primary source in writing to confirm his theory. Must dash, Day 3 of Test Match just started.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 4 January , 2011 Share Posted 4 January , 2011 I have to admire your sense of priorities, Jeremy! I wasn't privy to your exchanges with Peter W, but remember his thoughts on the meaning of the annotations on body density maps (which also made sense to me), so I think they must be contained somewhere in the forum's archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfaulder Posted 4 January , 2011 Share Posted 4 January , 2011 I had much discussion with Peter Woodger (the member that Mick refers to) about his theories regarding these maps. They made sense to me and I certainly got the impression he had given it plenty of thought. I still have his emails with his thoughts but am reluctant to post these messages (written to me) on the forum. A brief summary of his research was that if the blue figures represent bodies found they are in gross error and there is no practical use for the information. However, if the blue figures were expected burials, less the registered cemeteries within that square, then there was a short term use in the planning phase. Once the exercise was complete the maps were redundant. Sadly there was no explicit primary source in writing to confirm his theory. Must dash, Day 3 of Test Match just started.... Try: Body Density Maps (2) - Great War Forum David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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