Augustin Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Hello everyone, I'm looking for this place from an excerpt "Pte Jeffrey was leaving the line to settle at Chateau Segard near Steenvoorde". Do you know the place. where is Chateau Segard Thank you Augustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Hi go to https://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/ww1/ndx5to40.htm Results for search Chateau Segard Trench Name Nearest Place Map Sheet Number Map Squares Ch�teau Segard Ypres 28NW4 H 30 a 3.0 Segard, Ch�teau Ypres 28NW4 H 30 a 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Jonbem You beat me to it but you forgot 50°35.153’ N 2°46.931E 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 from http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A66708/-/collection http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A66708 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 23 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 August , 2021 yes it must be there, thank you for this help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 1 hour ago, Augustin said: where is Chateau Segard If you use the search engine in tmapper you can see the chateau and overlay 3 trench maps from National Library of Scotland. However, this one is 25 km from Steenvoorde, so not really all that close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 23 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Thank you, it's true that it's not that close, I don't know why in the extract it says that it was near Steenvoorde... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 2 hours ago, Augustin said: Thank you, it's true that it's not that close, I don't know why in the extract it says that it was near Steenvoorde... Who wrote that? From where does the extract come? Anyone can write anything. Sources, sources, sources are all-important. Perhaps someone misread the "Steenvoorde" part in the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 23 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 August , 2021 (edited) the sources of this excerpt are the Australian archives "Australian War Memorial" it is written "After having participated in the operations around the area of Polygon Wood, Pte Jeffrey left the line to settle at Chateau Segard near Steenvoorde on the 30th September 1917 when a German plane flew over the camp and dropped its bombs. Pte Jeffrey was one of three men killed, aged 22 " I am thinking of a localization error which would not be voluntary Augustin Edited 23 August , 2021 by Augustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Hi, Maybe this can help you?https://ltphilipward.wordpress.com/about/service/ This is from that castle in ypres, but if you see, for example, that the unit that those soldiers were in have been in that castle, you are almost certain that it is this castle. Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 23 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Thanks you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Vandendriessche Posted 23 August , 2021 Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Maybe if you have some more information about the soldier more sources and diaries can be found? Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 23 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 August , 2021 Thanks but i won't do more research i just wanted to locate the place. Thank you Augustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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