Liz Cullen Posted 15 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2020 More thanks. It’s not surprising that he missed some, there were huge losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 15 August , 2020 Share Posted 15 August , 2020 Hi Liz, I forgot to say that the war diaries probably contain a lot of map references. There is help on how to read them here. This website might also be useful. If you go on to research the men who died, British War Graves may have digital images of their current resting places which they (he) could send on a free of charge basis. Looking at the CWGC records you may find that some of the men have an associated 'concentration' sheet. It will give a map reference to where they were originally buried (which is probably much closer to where they fell) before being moved to their current resting place. For example, now buried at Beaurains Road Cemetery: Image sourced from the CWGC Image sourced from tmapper Alternatively you could use the National Library of Scotland where. by using the transparency slider, you can blend a trench map with a modern aerial view. This link should open up on a map from March 1917 with square (51b.) G.29 in the centre. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Cullen Posted 15 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2020 Wow! I think I might be busy now. This is a wealth of information, thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Cullen Posted 15 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2020 These are the diaries, written in 1917 (March 30th to Nov 13th) and 1918/1919(Sept 27th - Feb 2nd) so post-War and with details of being part of the Occupying force in Germany. As you can see, the pencil script is not always easy to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Cullen Posted 15 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2020 Hon Robert Evelyn Eden, signed card to my grandfather, Ronald George Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianshuter Posted 27 March Share Posted 27 March The book Brooke's Battery by Philip Spinks History of 1s/1st Warwickshire RHA gives a list of all the men mobilised in 1914 On page 55 it lists Gnr Clarke - Ammunition Column as being part of the original contingent at the start of the war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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