tootrock Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 I am trying to follow the War Diary of the 56 Field Ambulance. They were involved in an action in the Poelcappel/Langemarck area in October 1917, and the diary includes a map, which I am totally unable to orientate relative to a trench map. Places mentioned are Berlow(?) Farm, Palace Farm and Minty Farm Does anyone know the map references for these farms? Thanks in anticipation, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 Minty Farm here J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 Palace Farm 28NW2 C4d4.4 Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 The other farm on the map is Bulow Farm 28NW2 C6a 8.8 Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 Minty Farm Trench map coordinates 28NW2 C10c 1.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 22 minutes ago, EDWARD1 said: The other farm on the map is Bulow Farm 28NW2 C6a 8.8 Eddie Or possibly Below Farm 28NW2 C.15.a.7.8 J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 The map in the 56 FA War Diary . Check the "u" in St Julien its the same as the "u" in Bulow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 Thanks for the heads up, I’ll go have a look J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 (edited) The hand drawn map needs to be rotated so that the left hand side of the page is North Palace Farm in C4a, Maison De Rasta in C5a, Bulow Farm in C6a Edited 8 August , 2019 by EDWARD1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 8 August , 2019 Share Posted 8 August , 2019 31 minutes ago, EDWARD1 said: The map in the 56 FA War Diary . Check the "u" in St Julien its the same as the "u" in Bulow. Agreed, Bulow Farm it is J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 9 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 9 August , 2019 Thanks for all the information; I have now got the general idea of the layout. However I cannot see Minty Farm on the trench map I am looking at. Should it be near Grune Farm? I cannot see Palace Farm in C.4.a either. Can anyone suggest a particular Trench Map that shows these Farms? Thanks again, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 9 August , 2019 Share Posted 9 August , 2019 The farms are on the maps 28NW2 St Julien, but a number are unnamed. Check the map coordinates and each have building(s) at the location. The map references for the farms are from The National Archives British Trench Map Atlas DVD. Minty Farm C10c 1.5 Grune Farm C10c 5.6 Palace Farm C4d 4.4 Bulow Farm C6a 8.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 9 August , 2019 Share Posted 9 August , 2019 This may help. I am almost certain I have the correct farms named Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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