unicorn Posted 19 May , 2003 Share Posted 19 May , 2003 Dear all, In the research about a soldier who died in 1917, i found buried at Spoilbank in the old German trench between barbed wire. Also is there: buried 300 yards N.W. of Eckhoff farm. Can somebody specify the place on a trench map or on a recent street map ? Greetings Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 19 May , 2003 Share Posted 19 May , 2003 Hello, Eikhof Farm is located in trench map grid O.3 (East of St. Eloi, west of White Chateau). Nowadays, along the road from St. Eloi to Hollebeke (I believe a monument to the Indian troops was placed in this area recently). Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Mackenzie Posted 19 May , 2003 Share Posted 19 May , 2003 Danny. There is a Spoilbank cemetery south of Ieper and east of the N365 and Lankhof. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted 20 May , 2003 Share Posted 20 May , 2003 Spoil bank itself was the pile of material dug out of the Canal during its construction. Alongside the canal opposite the German lines, the British dug their trenches into this heap of material. It was from Spoil Heap that the 47th Div Londoners attacked the White Chateau It was also known as the Bluff. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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