1st Bn. SW Borderers 10th Nov 1917

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I am trying to find out where the 1st Bn. of the South Wales Borderers were

positioned on the 9/10th November 1917.

My GT.GT. Grandfather Pte. William Henry Hodges (10857) was KIA on 10th Nov.

He is listed at Tyne Cot but, like so many others, was never found.

Any help would be appreciated.

[barkalotloudly]

according to the regimental history they were at Valour farm, pages 347/348/349 give a detailed account of the fighting with a small map {Valour farm was approx 1000yrds north west of passchedaele} regards John

[Guest hal90000]

John,

Many thanks for your info. (it will enable me to concentrate on a specific area).

Do you know how I can obtain the pages you have suggested? Are they held at Brecon, PRO or elsewhere?

Regards,

Alan

[jhill]

You might want to have a look at the War Diary of the 8th Canadian Battalion

which you can find here .

The 1st SWB was on the left of the 8th Cdn Bn, and the 8th Bn's narrative of

operations gives some details of the SWB's going on. For example, some

of the SWB lost direction and slipped too far right.

The attached message map is attached to the diary of the 2nd Cdn Infantry Brigade.

The SWB was just to the left of the *th Bn.

There are also snippets of barrage maps and whatnot.

[Guest hal90000]

James,

Many thanks for your help. This is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for.

I have also tracked down the regimental pages John was referring to.

Best regards,

Alan.