Trench Map

[Dazscuba]

Looking for a trench map please with a specific sap on it. The war diary states  36 C SW 1

then further into the diary states M5A40 to M6C68 and 3 bombers are killed in Dead Mans Sap by Aerial torpedo.

please see images from Ancestry.co.uk

 

thanks 

Edited 10 June , 2019 by Dazscuba

[Don Regiano]

Until a better one comes along ...

 

[Dazscuba]

Don thank you, don’t suppose with your vast knowledge you know where “Dead Mans Sap” is or about s on the map?

D

[Howard]

You might have some trouble here, in 1915, except for secret editions, most British maps did not show British trenches in much detail. There are not that many secret editions that survived. Other unit diaries may help, some have surviving maps so it would be useful to look at the units who served there before and after your date of interest.

 

This is a 1916 map on which some saps are named but sadly not Dead Man's Sap. You may have to infer between positions if other places are mentioned in the diary.

 

Howard

[barkalotloudly]

i do have a set of 1/10000 maps for the battle of Loos unfortunately none of the british trenches etc are named 

[Dazscuba]

Thanks anyway, appriciated 

[Don Regiano]

14 hours ago, Dazscuba said:

Don thank you, don’t suppose with your vast knowledge you know where “Dead Mans Sap” is or about s on the map?

D

 

Vast knowledge - I don't think so!  No, I had a search for that sap but nil found.  The thick blue line on the map I supplied represents the front line and seems to fit with the coordinates you gave.  As others have said, not many are named.  Good luck from the Somme!

[battle of loos]

good evening,

 

here is the map of 1916 superimposed on a satellite view of loos in gohelle of 2018
Source: google earth

 

 

 

current information :

 

 

red :

1 : St Patrick Cemetery

2 : Loos British Cemetery

3 : new Canadian Memorial ( Hill 70 - Aug. 15th 1917)

4 : future Lens hosptial

 

green :

5 : family hme

 

black :

6 : "double crassier"

 

yellow :

7a : fast lane "A21"

7b : Béthune / Lens road

 

violet :

8 : Hill 70

 

regards

 

michel

[battle of loos]

German informatio :

 

the German trenches on this date are held by the following regiments of the 4th Army Corps (7th and 8th Division) since the October 8, 1915.

 

7th Division (opposite Loos - double crassiers / Hill 70)

IR 26

IR 27

IR 165

 

8th Division (Hill 70 / puit n°14)

IR 72

IR 93

IR 153

 

regards

 

michel

[Dazscuba]

Again Michel thank you so much for all your help. Don’t suppose you know which was Dead Mans Sap?

Darren