bifbas Posted 15 September , 2019 Share Posted 15 September , 2019 Fellow enthusaists could you help me find where Gin alley and Fifteen Alley were? many thanks bifbas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 15 September , 2019 Share Posted 15 September , 2019 McMaster search gives Trench Name Nearest Place Map Sheet Number Map Squares Gin Alley Ovillers 57dSE4 X 27 a and Trench Name Nearest Place Map Sheet Number Map Squares Fifteen Alley Gonnelieu 57cSE2 R 20 c, d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 15 September , 2019 Share Posted 15 September , 2019 I believe it's Gin Avenue and not Gin Alley you're looking for as both Fifteen Alley and Gin Avenue both appear on the NW outskirts of Gonnelieu. Fifteen Alley - 57cSE2 R20.c.d Gin Avenue - 57cSE2 R26 b.d and R27 a. map dated March 1918 J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifbas Posted 16 September , 2019 Author Share Posted 16 September , 2019 Jonbem and Jay- thank you for your speedy response. From the War Diary of 2 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: ‘A patrol under Capt Gibson explored Gin Avenue (sap) but after penetrating about 60 yds Germans opened such rapid machine gun fire that patrol had to be withdrawn’ ‘a reconnaissance was made by C Coy on the left and discovered a German working party digging a new trench and wiring it connecting Gin Alley to Fifteen Alley … about 150 yards from our front line… cannot be seen ‘ ‘6pm btn relieved by 5th Camerons and moved back to Gouzeaucourt Wood into trenches’ I'll check the map references Jonbem and see where it puts the btn. once again many thanks bifbas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifbas Posted 16 September , 2019 Author Share Posted 16 September , 2019 Jonbeam and Jay BINGO! Once again- many thanks May I ask what source do you use to discover the trench names? bifbas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 16 September , 2019 Share Posted 16 September , 2019 1 minute ago, bifbas said: May I ask what source do you use to discover the trench names? https://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/ww1/ndx5to40.htm 10,300+ place names compiled from the maps in our collection.10,500+ trench names derived from the book, "Rat's Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front 1914-1918," courtesy of the author, Dr. Peter Chasseaud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 16 September , 2019 Share Posted 16 September , 2019 bifbas, here are Jon's references to squares 57c.R.26.b, 57c.R.26.d and 57c.R.27.a in relation to Gonnelieu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifbas Posted 20 September , 2019 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2019 Thank you Jonbem and whitestarline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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