Arne Vandendriessche Posted 21 July , 2021 Share Posted 21 July , 2021 Hello everyone, I came across this postcard: https://digitalstatelibnc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15012coll10/id/1550 Underneath it is written: First Battalion, 119th Infantry, Thirtieth Division, entering trenches. Watou area, Belgium, July 9, 1918 I would like to know where and when they were in watou. So I'm going to look for the WD of that unit. But I'm not quite sure what to enter on the National Archives website to find the WD. Can someone help me? Attached is the postcard. Greetings Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 21 July , 2021 Share Posted 21 July , 2021 Hope this transcribed book is of use:History 119th Infantry, 60th Brigade, 30th Division. U. S. A. Operations in Belgium and France, 1917-1919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 21 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 21 July , 2021 Thanks, But what do I have to enter on the website of the national archive to find the war diary? Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 21 July , 2021 Share Posted 21 July , 2021 Hello Arne, I have no idea how you would be able to source a war diary for an infantry regiment of the American Expeditionary Force in WW1. I wish you well with your endeavour. Regards Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KernelPanic Posted 21 July , 2021 Share Posted 21 July , 2021 The US National Archives is likely the place to start looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 21 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 21 July , 2021 Thanks Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 21 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 21 July , 2021 Hey, I already know that that group went to Road Camp at Watou on July 2, 1918. I can't find this anywhere on a map. Here the refrence to Road Camp: this Regiment with the other units of the Division, on the 2nd day of July, 1918, proceeded by marching to the Roozendaal and Road Camp Areas, near Watou, Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 22 July , 2021 Share Posted 22 July , 2021 Arne On the map I posted on your thread about Battye Farm (Sheet 27) in K 18, between Watou and Abeele "In Het Roozendaal Cab". There is an earlier copy of Sheet 27 in the WD of 11 Div HQ General Staff (WO 95/1788/1-3) (Ancestry p 345 & 346/557) and K 18 shows Roozendaal. The WD of 11 Div HQ GS also has lists of Unit locations, as an example see p 450/557. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 22 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2021 Rozendaal is located here. I'll check if I can find maps with "Road Camp" near Rozendaal Thanks everyone Greetings Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 22 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2021 They were Lewis machine gunners. I found another photo. This one is well known and puzzles have already been made of it. Attached is the other photo. Greetings Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 23 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2021 (edited) Hi, I found 19 more photos. Too big to post I think. If you want to see them I can try to send them one by one. Greetings Arne Edited 23 July , 2021 by Arne Vandendriessche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 23 July , 2021 Share Posted 23 July , 2021 (edited) Arne The July 1917 WD of 18 Corps Adjutant and Quarter-Master General (WO 95/954/2 page 7/95) has this map which shows the Brigade areas in The St Jan Ter Biezen B Area. Note the position of J Brigade Group north of the road. On page 87/95 there is this list of Brigade Groups and this shows that J Brigade Group was re named Road Camp. The map is shown later in the WD with the new camp names. Brian Edited 23 July , 2021 by brianmorris547 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 23 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2021 Thanks, greetings Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 24 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 24 July , 2021 (edited) Hey, Road camp is not located at Rozendaal. The group is split into two parts, one group to Rozedaal and the other to road camp. Road camp was located at 27.F.25.c and d I found a map with "Road Camp" written above that camp (probably an adaptation of the map). This is attached. There was a training trench and a lot of barns. Also attached is an aerial photo of 1918 taken above road camp. Greetings Arne Edited 24 July , 2021 by Arne Vandendriessche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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