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SFayers Posted 15 January , 2012 Share Posted 15 January , 2012 Quite a superb collection you have Cnock; again, thanks ever so much for sharing it with us. If by chance you should ever come across contemporary photos of any of the following localities I'd be very interested to see them: Chateau Des Trois Tours (near Brielen) La Belle Alliance, Krupp and Hindenburg Farms (South and SSE of Pilkem) The Cockcroft (near Langemarck) All the best Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 15 January , 2012 Share Posted 15 January , 2012 URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/401/popwk.jpg/][/url] Quite rare to see a photo of civilian suffering. Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 16 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 16 January , 2012 Hi Steve, thanks, sorry, never seen postcards of the places You ask for Roel, indeed quite a rare poscard (I think) Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cnock Posted 16 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 16 January , 2012 see also post nr.4 Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 16 January , 2012 Share Posted 16 January , 2012 Great collection indeed. Regards Fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 20 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2012 Fritz, thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jainvince Posted 20 January , 2012 Share Posted 20 January , 2012 Uploaded with ImageShack.us Eddy Was wondering where Suicide Corner was at Kemmel. Was it where the roundabout is now? That is possible as the Vicinal line south from Ypres passed down the west side of the road in the position shown on the photograph. Google Streetview shows the current scene well. Bernard PS excellent series of pictures/postcards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 21 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Hi Bernard, cannot give You an immediate answer, will have to look on British maps Kemmel. I don't think it was at the roundabout Cheers, Eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 21 January , 2012 Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Here's the answer from the diary of private Frances James "Frank" Whiting from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, who re-visited the old battlefields in 1926: "We went one night in Kemmel, staying at the café La Grande Polka on Suicide Corner..." This pic shows café La Grande Polka. It also has the Vicinal-line as in the pic of suicide corner. Although I still have some doubts I'd say this is at the present roundabout (but local experts may tell differently ofcourse). Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 21 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Thanks Roel, Eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 21 January , 2012 Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Assuming Suicide Corner was where the roundabout is now I believe the original caption in post #146 was wrong. I don't think this spot shows Suicide Corner. For a few reasons: the pic of Café La Grande Polka shows a house on the right side. The pic in post #146 shows trees on the same spot, which -judging by their size- have been there for quite some time already. And there's the Vicinal-line. In post #146 the line appears to go straight ahead, instead of (also) taking a right like in the pic of the café. Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 21 January , 2012 Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Hoping this will help. Pics downloaded from website www.westhoekverbeeldt.be Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainvince Posted 21 January , 2012 Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Eddy and Roel Having looked at a Britsh trench Map (dated 1918) I now believe that they show the same place except that the seconf picture showing the Vicinal stop is looking east to Messines (you can see the Vicinal connection to the Messines line curving from south the east. The picture by Cnock is looking north and as shown on the enclosed Trench Map, opposite the buildings on the east side was a wood. The Vicinal lines highlighted in blue. Bernard EDIT Aurel's postcard slipped in whilst i was preparing my response. I think it confirms my statement above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 21 January , 2012 Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Pic 2 Text going with it says : Location known as Unhealthy Corner in English Now : the Polka Vicinal tramline in foreground = Ieper - Nieuwkerke Road ahead : Reningelststraat To the right : Chateau domain Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainvince Posted 21 January , 2012 Share Posted 21 January , 2012 Thanks Aurel. Does confirm the location Moving onto other Postcards shown by Cnock - Houthulst Enclosed is a combination Trench Map showing the cross roads in Houthulst with the road to Jonkershove going west and the road to Clerken going north. Again the Vicinal passed through the area and the Trench Maps shows other light railway lines and some war addtions. I believe the TM shows the position of the location of the second postcard but not sure in which direction the photographer was looking. I have looked along Clerken Road but as yet haven't found the location of the first Postcard. Aurel or Eddy to the rescue Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 26 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 26 January , 2012 Hi, On second postcard the photographer was looking direction Jonkershove. Cnock Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g6yfb Posted 26 January , 2012 Share Posted 26 January , 2012 Excellent post cards & prints, I have been researching my Great Uncles last known position and your pictures of Kemmel have really brought it to life for me, he was KIA in march 1915 many thanks for sharing these pictures Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 26 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 26 January , 2012 Graham, glad to hear You liked them Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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