Dazscuba Posted 24 March , 2020 Share Posted 24 March , 2020 Anybody have any information on the ammo compound at Roux Mesnil please. the below is believed to have worked there before he died. Private 29846 Fred Mellor 12th Labour Batt, Lind Reg died 14th Dec 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmelling1979 Posted 24 March , 2020 Share Posted 24 March , 2020 (edited) Indeed, increasing shipments of ammunition to France after October 1915, reflected in the *dramatic decrease in correspondence on ammunition-related topics, created new problems in France. An indication of this is that more ammunition forced the BEF to form ammunition depots at Quevilly and Audruicq in early 1916, and by the end of 1916, depots had also been created at Blargies (North), Zeneghem, Rouxmesnil, Dannes and Sagneville. All these Depots are on in the coast The Rouxmesnil depot was agreed to be built as of 4 July 1916 Huge stacks of ammunition at Saigenville, Rouxmesnil and Blargies up to 1918 John Edited 24 March , 2020 by johnmelling1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 24 March , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2020 Thanks John appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmelling1979 Posted 24 March , 2020 Share Posted 24 March , 2020 4 minutes ago, Dazscuba said: Thanks John appreciated Just having look on google and nothing much comes up so far, only a couple of mentions as above from inside this piece of work, and wider information! https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=16&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi4yo2hsrPoAhVJThUIHQfFAp0QFjAPegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.ac.uk%2Fdownload%2Fpdf%2F16290263.pdf&usg=AOvVaw24mLFRDI_myvck5L3wltIB&cshid=1585062775346180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 24 March , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2020 Brilliant thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high wood Posted 26 July , 2022 Share Posted 26 July , 2022 On 24/03/2020 at 14:21, Dazscuba said: Anybody have any information on the ammo compound at Roux Mesnil please. the below is believed to have worked there before he died. Private 29846 Fred Mellor 12th Labour Batt, Lind Reg died 14th Dec 1916. I have no information on the ammo compound but the attached photographs may be of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 6 August , 2022 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2022 Brilliant thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6RRF Posted 7 August , 2022 Share Posted 7 August , 2022 Rouxmesnil is discussed in William Aves book on the ROD. What he says is mainly concerned with the period from 1918 onwards, when it was especially busy. Its importance appears to centre around the fact it was located just outside Dieppe, which was itself at the French end of ammunition and other supplies shipped from Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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