Trench map around Hooge in September 1915

[Guest]

Hi,

Does anybody have a trench map around Hooge in September 1915. I am specifically looking for the location of 1st Wiltshire on 25 Sept 1915. They were situated near Halfway House(?) and Grafton, Union and Castle Streets (?).

Thanks

John

[sotonmate]

Welcome to the Forum !

You may have seen the long account for 26th Sep 1915 in the unit War Diary WO95/1415/2 on the Discovery database (or on Ancestry UK) but there are no maps as Appendixes, so it may be more successful accessing the War Diary of 7 Infantry Briagade HQ for t his period (WO95/1413/4).

Edited 20 June , 2018 by sotonmate

[jonbem]

Hi John and welcome

Have a look at McMaster

http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/ww1/ndx5to40.htm

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Results for search Grafton Street

Trench Name	Nearest Place	Map Sheet Number	Map Squares
Grafton Street	Lens	36cSW1	M 5 b
Grafton Street, Upper [N of Menin Rd]	Zillebeke	28NW4 & NE3	I 18 a
Grafton Street, Upper & Lower [Hooge]	Zillebeke	28NW4 & NE3	I 17 b, 18 a, b
Grafton Street	La Bassée	36cNW1	A 21 a, b
Grafton Street, Lower [S of Menin Rd]	Zillebeke	28NW4 & NE3	I 18 a

[Alan24]

Here's clip from NLS for squares 28.I.17 & 28.I.18

 

No names but from Jon's table above you should get the general idea of location.

 

Alan.

[clk]

Hi John,

 

I had a quick look at the 7 Infantry Brigade HQ; 3 Division HQ (General Staff, and A&Q); Commander RE and Commander RA (3 Division) diaries but didn't see any maps. The best that I found was a sketch map for the medical arrangements for the assault on25th September 1915, in the diary for the Assistant Director Medical Services, 3 Division. It shows Castle Street (a communication trench).

 

Image Source: Ancestry.co.uk - WW1 war diary collection (ADMS 3 Division)

 

Regards

Chris

[MBrockway]

This from Sep 1915 should do you for GRAFTON STREET  ....

 

 

Mark

 

[clk]

Hi,

 

32 minutes ago, MBrockway said:

This from Sep 1915 should do you for GRAFTON STREET 

 

That's really interesting. I think that I read that they were in the Brigade reserve on the day. The map shows Upper/Lower Grafton Street, and how they related to Regent Street and Conduit Street. The latter are also shown on the sketch map that I posted. I wonder if (also given the reference to Castle Street) they were in the section just shy of the Menin Road.

 

Regards

Chris