Terry Carter Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Me and a few mates will be staying at Auchonvillers on the Friday and Saturday , 8th and 9th October and returning home on Sunday 10th. Have not worked out a route for a good walk yet. We like to leave the car somewhere safe which will probably be the car park at Delville Wood visitors centre. However, Caterpillar Valley/Happy Valley/ Death Valley area is my favourite to walk around. There is a piece in the book 'The History of the 1st Birmingham Battalion in the Great War' by J E B Fairclough. he mentions from the top of the reverse slope looking down into Caterpillar Vallay (as a rough guide I would say a position at the rear of Caterpillar Valley Cemetery looking down into the valley). From there, they were above a British fighter plane chasing a damaged German fighter plane. Which must have been about 18/19/20 July 1916 before they went into the line opposite Wood Lane near High Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cox Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Hi Terry Hope you have a good time, i am over for the weekend Nov 5th taking over a mate for the first time, his relation was kia with the 11th bn in the night assault at Bazentin so a walk is planned around here. Also on the way down i am planning a walk just south of Laventie where R.V.Guest of the 2/8 bn was shot by a german sniper the area is of interest to me because my grandfather served with the same bn and he is mentioned in the war diary with some other guys on a raid which took place in August 1916, with the help of some computer software and trench maps i have now uploaded the data into my Gps and have now pin pointed the exact spot give or take a few yards? can wait to walk the same ground he did all the best with you trip Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Carter Posted 26 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Hi Tony I have a photo of R V Guest.. regards terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cox Posted 27 September , 2004 Share Posted 27 September , 2004 Hi Terry i think you have the same pic of him as i do Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchwalker Posted 29 September , 2004 Share Posted 29 September , 2004 will be staying at peroone am going to be in boom ravine on the saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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