Patrick H Posted 6 February , 2018 Share Posted 6 February , 2018 I have been reading the War Diary for the above on the 31st July 1917 for one of my chaps WILLIAM BOYD Pte G/34033 (fmly 4077 Essex Regiment. Does anyone have a map of the plan of attack. Reference is made to June and July Farms and later Bab Farm. Then Rifle Farm and the Shell Hole Line. I have transposed the entry from the War Diary but would like to have a plan to show Thanks Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 6 February , 2018 Admin Share Posted 6 February , 2018 Unusually neither the Division or Brigade diaries have maps or references The map reference for Mont Kemmel is 28 SW square N26 A map from April 1917 is in the National Library of Scotland Collection http://maps.nls.uk/view/101464933 Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick H Posted 8 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 8 February , 2018 thanks for the link Ken. Very interesting but I have scanned it several times and cannot see any of the farms/olaces mentioned in the war diary Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 8 February , 2018 Admin Share Posted 8 February , 2018 Nor could I, it might be worth looking at other maps in the series from earlier or later dates I did find a sketch plan of a raid a couple of days earlier in one of the Brigade diaries but as I said nothing for the attack on 31 July, though I don't look at them all Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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