BarbaraG Posted 19 November , 2020 Share Posted 19 November , 2020 (edited) Thank you ajsmith 58th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force Summer 1916 Having found War Diary references on TNA for other research, finding a reference to The Canadian War Diaries was really interesting. Only just realised that my great uncle only arrived in France in March 1918 before k-in-a August 1918. I think I'm on the right track trying to link casualty details for him (Charles Arthur CLAXTON) with the correct War Diary entries, I appreciate he won't be named but would like an idea of events leading up to his death. So I'm hoping I'm looking in the correct place for events in August 1918. https://cgwp.uvic.ca/diaries/viewer.php?u=3rd_canadian_infantry_brigade&m=08&y=1918&i=e001046214 Any further guidance appreciated. Edited 19 November , 2020 by BarbaraG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 19 November , 2020 Share Posted 19 November , 2020 (edited) If you could post the War Diary page for 30 August it would help as this was the day that your subject was wounded and died of his wounds 5 days later in the Canadian Field Ambulance. The Battle of the Scarpe, 26-30 August 1918, included the Canadian Corps of which 13 Battalion CEF was a part of 3 Infantry Brigade of 1 Canadian Division. On the day some of the Corps were clearing trenches at Fresnes-Rouvroy, the 13 Battalion Diary page should be more specific about it's objectives and positions at that time. Edited 19 November , 2020 by sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 19 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 19 November , 2020 (edited) If I have the correct pages.... I think it records 10 O.R. wounded - 4 O.R. killed. Just raises more questions... Would there be Casualty Lists??? References MAP?? Edited 19 November , 2020 by BarbaraG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOVE23 Posted 19 November , 2020 Share Posted 19 November , 2020 you might want to pull up appendix 19A to get the attached sketch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 20 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 20 November , 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, JOVE23 said: you might want to pull up appendix 19A to get the attached sketch Thank you will do - think I found it - love the colour key Found really helpful '... a general map of the battle zone' on http://www.webmatters.net/txtpat/index.php?id=645 Also accessed 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance Diary - he was possibly taken to Hospice St Jean, Arras Edited 20 November , 2020 by BarbaraG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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