the quarries at Loos oct 1915 pictures????

[weshallremember]

thanks to Brian

for finding the war diary with the aerial images 

very interesting 

trevor

[Michelle Young]

http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_loos_hulluch_quarry1.html
 

Photos of the quarries at Hulluch. 

[weshallremember]

thanks Michelle

you can see the raised plateau of the quarry

and you can also see it in the aerial photo

trevor

[brianmorris547]

And this is the clearest 1915 map showing the Quarries. Also the Railway Junction and Quarry, the HZ Redoubt, Fosse 8 and Cite St Elie.

TNA WO 92/1287. September 1915 WD 2 Div HQ GS.

Edited 28 November , 2022 by brianmorris547

[weshallremember]

many thanks to everybody

the reason for this request is i have a medal for

3035 PTE FREDERICK WATTS BORN IN ROCHFORD NR SOUTH END ON SEA

12TH HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY 

KILLED IN ESSEX TRENCH NR THE QUARRIES BY GERMAN SOLDIERS BOMBING PARTY

ON 23RD OCT 1915

5 MEN WERE KILLED 

SADLY  ONLY 2 HAVE GRAVES

FREDERICK WAS ONE OF 3 WITHOUT GRAVES

HE WAS ONLY 17 YEARS OLD

VERY SAD

BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

 

 

 

 

Edited 28 November , 2022 by weshallremember

[battle of loos]

Good evening
Here is a map overlay with Google Earth

michel

 

[Howard]

16 hours ago, battle of loos said:

Good evening
Here is a map overlay with Google Earth

michel

 

If you use TrenchMapper there are a lot more for the same place. Richt click, choose Map ID Jump and use m_5_000569 as the ID. Then you can use Street View straight off the trench map, chnage teh opacity top right

That is a very similar map, but as it is a secret edition for 25th Sept, its also shows the British trenches.

Howard

[Maxence Druelle]

On 27/11/2022 at 21:58, weshallremember said:

merci à Brian

pour avoir trouvé le journal de guerre avec les images aériennes 

très intéressant 

Trevor

Avez vous le lien du journal de guerre ?

[Michelle Young]

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=139+Infantry+Brigade&discoveryCustomSearch=true&_cr1=WO+95&_col=200&_hb=tna

[Michelle Young]

To view the diaries, you have to first register for free then download the diaries, also free.