Gunner R.A. Posted 12 November , 2013 Share Posted 12 November , 2013 I have a soldier who was serving with the 49th West Riding Division, the Y49 Medium Mortar Battery to be precise and was killed in action on the 17th of November 1916. He was originally buried at the following grid reference, unfortunately his grave did not survive and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Could anyone please give me a location for this reference of better still a copy of a map showing the location, if possible, Q.5.a.2.5. Sheet 57d 3e Hopefully the above will make sense, Kind regards, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres Posted 12 November , 2013 Share Posted 12 November , 2013 Pete. Hope this helps you. Oct 1916. ( From, Linesman.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 12 November , 2013 Share Posted 12 November , 2013 Right on the trench line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner R.A. Posted 12 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 November , 2013 That was quick, cheers Ypres. Can you put any kind of exact location to that area? Also i'm no expert but would that be a likely place for a burial? cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 12 November , 2013 Share Posted 12 November , 2013 Pete The burial spot is where the reg "flag" is, towards the top left of the map. Burials could be anywhere and then lost due to subsequent action Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner R.A. Posted 12 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 November , 2013 Cheers Roger, it's just that i was under the impression that graves would have been placed in a concentrated area away from a trench line, well you learn something new every day, cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Evans Posted 12 November , 2013 Share Posted 12 November , 2013 Pete, Don't take the map reference too literally. It will give you an accuracy to within a square 50yds x 50 yards. I believe the convention is that the reference given will be the bottom left hand corner of that square. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres Posted 13 November , 2013 Share Posted 13 November , 2013 Should have mentioned the flag. Thankyou Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towisuk Posted 13 November , 2013 Share Posted 13 November , 2013 Using Linesman again here's the burial spot overlaid on an aerial photograph ....... regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner R.A. Posted 13 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 13 November , 2013 Pete, Don't take the map reference too literally. It will give you an accuracy to within a square 50yds x 50 yards. I believe the convention is that the reference given will be the bottom left hand corner of that square. Phil Cheers Phil, i'll bare that in mind in the future, Pete. Using Linesman again here's the burial spot overlaid on an aerial photograph ....... regards Tom Thanks for that Tom, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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