BillyH Posted 10 August , 2023 Share Posted 10 August , 2023 The war diary for the 7th Bn. Border Regiment in September 1917 gives their exact location as map reference 51 B N W. Can anyone tell me where 51 B N W would be. The only other clue from the war diary are mentions of Lichfield Camp near Arras and also Plouvain which is a good few miles east of Arras. BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 10 August , 2023 Share Posted 10 August , 2023 Hi @BillyH, 51b NW is not an exact location so I suspect there must be other entries that will give you a clue. What it means in plain English is "we're on the north west corner of map 51b". This is defined as a 16 x 10 kilometre rectangle encompassing squares A, B, C, G, H, I. Plouvain can be seen in square I.15 if you click the extract to enlarge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 10 August , 2023 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2023 Thanks for the explanation WSLine, much appreciated. BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 10 August , 2023 Share Posted 10 August , 2023 (edited) The 51st Brigade17th Division War Diary gives movements for Sept 17 1st-H6C2.8 St Nicholas Camp/ 2nd-17th H24b8.9 Lichfield Camp/18th-23rd H16b7.7/ 24th-26th Dernaville/ 27th-30th Invergney Edited 10 August , 2023 by EDWARD1 Addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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