Polar Bear Posted 8 April , 2020 Share Posted 8 April , 2020 By context it looks to me to be between Montauban and Bazentin, probably nearer the latter but could anyone give me a better location? Any assistance most gratefully received. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 8 April , 2020 Share Posted 8 April , 2020 Black Horse Road maybe? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted 8 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 April , 2020 8 minutes ago, Skipman said: Black Horse Road maybe? Mike Slightly north and west of where I thought it would be but not much. Therefore I think you have it. Much appreciated, P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travers61 Posted 8 April , 2020 Share Posted 8 April , 2020 Black Road on the Somme is mentioned in this web page on Private Theodore Veale VC 8th Devons: In the last light of the day, a German patrol was seen approaching Veale's small group of Westcountrymen through the corn. Private Veale returned once more to Black Road in order to fetch a Lewis gun and returned to find that Lieutenant Duff, who had joined the party in no-man's-land, had kept the patrol off with his revolver. Then Private Veale and Lieutenant Duff gave covering fire, while Padre Crosse, Sergeant Smith and a stretcher-bearer carried Lieutenant Savill back across the remaining hundred yards to Black Road and relative safety. https://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/info/private+t+veale+vc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted 8 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 April , 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, travers61 said: Black Road on the Somme is mentioned in this web page on Private Theodore Veale VC 8th Devons: In the last light of the day, a German patrol was seen approaching Veale's small group of Westcountrymen through the corn. Private Veale returned once more to Black Road in order to fetch a Lewis gun and returned to find that Lieutenant Duff, who had joined the party in no-man's-land, had kept the patrol off with his revolver. Then Private Veale and Lieutenant Duff gave covering fire, while Padre Crosse, Sergeant Smith and a stretcher-bearer carried Lieutenant Savill back across the remaining hundred yards to Black Road and relative safety. https://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/info/private+t+veale+vc I am most appreciative of this. I will examine where the 8th Devons were. P Edited 8 April , 2020 by Polar Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 9 April , 2020 Share Posted 9 April , 2020 It seems to be marked on this map Click Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted 9 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2020 3 hours ago, Skipman said: It seems to be marked on this map Click Mike Many thanks (and exactly what I was looking for) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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