petey Posted 3 February , 2011 Share Posted 3 February , 2011 Hello researching an ancestor in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, K.I.A. march 1916. I belive the 38th 13th battalion were holding a quiet line south of armentieres, richbourg, givenchy are . does anyone have a map of that front line or better still a trench map ? meny thanks . pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWorrall Posted 3 February , 2011 Share Posted 3 February , 2011 Pete, I'm away tomorrow for 3 days. PM me with your e-mail address. If I don't send something before I leave then I'll get back to you either on Sunday or early next week. Are you interested in all 3 locations? (Armentieres, Richebourg and Givenchy) Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted 5 February , 2011 Author Share Posted 5 February , 2011 Thanks for the map Simon, very interesting. i cant pin point the area where the 13 battalion were positioned. I do have a nice hand drawn map from the 16 battalion, via there war diaries. If your collecting maps i will send it if required. Reading there diaries and looking at the map shows the 13th took over a position called "Farm corner " lots of nick names on the map, i.e "Whisky corner " "T total st " all the best. pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWorrall Posted 6 February , 2011 Share Posted 6 February , 2011 How many did you receive? Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted 7 February , 2011 Author Share Posted 7 February , 2011 meny thanks simon, 3 maps recieved and a compressed file of 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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petey Posted 3 March , 2011 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2011 Hello again all . Now moveing my search south. Does anyone have a trench map [ with english nick names ] for Festubert. South of Richbourg. Looking for march 1916. After reading the 13th battalion war diaries, they mention Festubert, tov---? Givenchy. Looks like they held a line south of Richbourg " farm corner " and moved south. Interested in the line south of richbourg too Givenchy. [ nick names include , coventry st . hamilton rd. les cha? . marie redoubt ? Any help gratefully accepted . Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 4 March , 2011 Share Posted 4 March , 2011 Pete Herewith Farm Corner (map courtesy of the TNA Trench Map DVD from Naval and Military Press): Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 4 March , 2011 Share Posted 4 March , 2011 And further south to Givenchy Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted 8 March , 2011 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2011 Thankyou Roger, I think im geting closer ! Reading the diaries [ hard to read ] i think im looking for village line -- Festeburt. Added are some dates and locations. 8th march 1916--- 52st,57st, marie redoubt. located on your map. 16th march 1916--- village line Festeburt. 19th march 1916--- brewery corner and festeburt. 20th march 1916--- battery at Eola???t corner. 21st march 1916--- front line , Festeburt. village line , brewery corner, canadian orchard,pionear trench. 25th march 1916--- brigade reserve Touret. Would be nice to circle the close area my ancestor died, 20/3/1916. Thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 8 March , 2011 Share Posted 8 March , 2011 Brewery Corner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 8 March , 2011 Share Posted 8 March , 2011 Canadian Orchard in square S28a: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted 8 March , 2011 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2011 Thanks roger, geting very close ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 8 March , 2011 Share Posted 8 March , 2011 Could the one that is difficult to read be Teetotal Corner. Here in S15a? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted 9 March , 2011 Author Share Posted 9 March , 2011 Meny thanks Roger. I think these maps cover the right area, quick question. What do the hand drawn numbers mean on the front line ? What symbol is used for an artllary battery ? Iknow m.g. is machine gun. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 9 March , 2011 Share Posted 9 March , 2011 Pete I think the numbers on the front line are just sector numbers. As far as I am aware, there are no symbols for an artillery battery, but happy to be proved wrong. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 18 March , 2011 Share Posted 18 March , 2011 What symbol is used for an artllary battery ? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CROONAERT Posted 18 March , 2011 Share Posted 18 March , 2011 Iknow m.g. is machine gun. Along with 'MG' ,the symbol for machine gun can also be a small circle with an arrow or, on some (especially earlier) maps, simply an arrow. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted 18 March , 2011 Author Share Posted 18 March , 2011 Thanks Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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