Rod Burgess Posted 27 July , 2020 Share Posted 27 July , 2020 War Diary of 14 York & Lancs, entry for 2 September 1916, when the Bn was in the line a mile SW of Neuve Chapelle, contains the following: "16 ORs detailed to attend 11th Class Brigade Bombing school at RATTLE FARM on the 3rd inst." I cannot find a Rattle Farm in gazeteers, on trench maps from NLS, MacMaster Uni or anywhere else, nor on modern maps. Anyone know where it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Cant find it on the NA Trench DVD either, but the war diary does say RATTEL FARM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 28 July , 2020 Admin Share Posted 28 July , 2020 If it was a bombing school then probably behind the lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 28 July , 2020 Share Posted 28 July , 2020 RATEL seems to be a surname in Festubert, Cuinchy and surroundings (there's e.g. a garagiste Ratel in Cuinchy and Sailly-Labourse. Maybe it's "Ratel farm"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Burgess Posted 28 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2020 Marvelous how you can miss the obvious, isn't it? You're quite right, your Majesty, it's RATTEL not RATTLE. Maybe it's the farm owned by Monsieur Ratel and family, which needed no further introduction to those in the know, in the area, at the time. I've found a Rattel Farm - but it's a guest house in South Africa! I'd better keep searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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