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Trench Map Birr Cross Roads Circa 1917/18


jacksdad

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Dear All

would anyone be able to help with a map showing the light rail route from Dickebusch over to Birr cross roads around this date.

I have come across a number of diaries where men refer to this tramline come lightrail and state that is terminated at or around Birr cross Road but i have been unable to locate a map that show this.

thanks roger

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Here's an extract showing the Birr X-roads bit. There are quite a few junctions and meanders between here and Dickebusch so it may be a struggle to show the whole stretch on one map...

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Excellent thanks Dave that is as much as i need

Roger

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it may be a struggle to show the whole stretch on one map...

But, seeing as I've just spent the last 10 minutes trying, here's an attempt at the full stretch from a 1;20,000 scale map (same date as the 1;10,000 extract - March 20th 1918)...

20thMarch1918.jpg

*** EDIT*** Oh, well! didn't turn out quite as clearly as I'd hoped!:blush:

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Hi Dave

great map too. but i can't read the camp names?

roger

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  • 2 weeks later...

i can't read the camp names?

You won't be able to... I'm unable to post the image in large enough format on this site (It was just a (failed!) experiment using an image hosting site)

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