stuck on place name , assistance please

[RaySearching]

is anybody able to read this name of a place in France

the first letter of the word has me slightly perplexed

thanks in advance

regards Ray

[SteveMarsdin]

Zonnebeke ? In Belgium, west of Ypres

Edit: As Chris has pointed out below, it is of course, east of Ypres !

[spconnolly007]

Zonnebeke ? In Belgium, west of Ypres

Agreed, although the 'Z' does seem peculiar!

[John_Hartley]

Ray

I also see it as Zonnebeke. What's the context and does it support that?

John

[Roger H]

Has to be Zonnebeke

Roger

[RaySearching]

Thanks chaps

John I have a Lieut Ramsay Wood 14th Bn AIF who was mentioned in dispatches during fighting there

regards Ray

[Chris_Baker]

And its east of Ypres.

[SteveMarsdin]

And its east of Ypres.

Thanks Chris, I should've stuck to right of Ypres on the map

[Tom Morgan]

The capital Z is how most people would have written it in those days. That's how I was taught to write it at school in the 50s.

Tom

[RaySearching]

Thanks chaps

his MID transcribed reads

On 26^th September 1917 during the operation near Zonnebeke he maintained through control over his platoon under the heaviest of fire,

His example to his men during the task of consolidation was very praise worthy

He was made responsible for keeping communication with the Battalion on the left flank and it was his unstinting efforts in this respect

that touch and co-operation with that unit was accomplished throughout the attack during consolidation and during enemy counter attacks

Killed in action 4th July 1918 during the battle of Hamel

local lad prior to emigrating

regards Ray

[Aurel Sercu]

Tom is right. That's how my parents (born 1910s) used to write a Z.

And I am surprised to read that he was taught to write it like that in the 1950s.

I was taught to write in the 1950s (in Flanders), and at the time this type of Z was hopelessly old-fashioned !

Aurel

[daggers]

That form of Z was around in the old style copy books with copper-plate script which were around in the 1940s. Steel-grey covers, if anyone remembers. Pages of letters and numerals to copy, and some worthy adages or proverbs.

D

[SteveMarsdin]

That's how I was taught to write it at school in the 50s.

Tom

I was taught a similar way in the 60s/70s but only for a lower case "z". We wrote "Z" for the capital form.

[Andy Wade]

I was taught a similar way in the 60s/70s but only for a lower case "z". We wrote "Z" for the capital form.

Me too. It's just a Z with a flourish underneath. We used to do our G's the same way as well.

[Dragon]

Me too. I do a lot of capitals and lowercase with a swirly descender and Z like an enlarged 3 as here. From choice.

Gwyn

[CGM]

I too was taught this Z (and similarly a G) as part of changing from print to "real" or "joined-up" writing.

Once you put your dip-pen nib onto the paper it stayed on there until you reached the end of the word.

CGM