ddycher Posted 12 October , 2013 Share Posted 12 October , 2013 All Am trying to build up a picture of the Mansura Redoubs in the Sheikh Abbas Sector prior to 3rd Gaza, Running in a line down to Whale Post I think were top to bottom : Arran, Bote, Moll and Tona Redoubts. Can Anyone confirm ? I have a sketch of the redoubts from the Sheikh Abbas Sector trench map but unfortunately it is not labelled. Anybody have any detail on this area of the ridge ? Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 12 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2013 One further thought on this. there was a lot of working parties working on these redoubts from July ~ mid September 1917. Prior to this I have ref's to different named redoubts inc Harley, Brentwood and Abdul. none of which I have yet been able to place post Gaza. Were the defences rebuilt (and renamed) during this period ?Again I cant locate any cross ref todate.RegardsDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 12 October , 2013 Share Posted 12 October , 2013 Neither text nor maps in The Official History make any reference to any of those places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 12 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2013 Gareth Arran, Bote, Moll and Tona come from 232nd Bde and 5th Devon War Diaries. I am trying to determine if the trench map below shows them as the 4 enclosures behind the trench system at Mansura Locality Brentwood and Harley can be seen here on the left of the Apex so I think they remained in existance and the 4 redoubts above were additional. Regards. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 12 October , 2013 Share Posted 12 October , 2013 I don't have any more detailed maps of that area sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 13 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2013 All I got the names sorted out thanks to the 2/5th Hants War Diary (easier to read). They are : Arran, Bute, Iona and Mull Seems the Redoubts were named after Western Isles. Does this shed any light for anyone ? Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 9 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 9 February , 2018 Going to give this one another go. anyone any the wiser than a few years back ? regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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