Jump to content
Free downloads from TNA ×
The Great War (1914-1918) Forum

Remembered Today:

calais-landing place


christine liava'a

Recommended Posts

Does anyone have any information about the actual docks or wharves at Calais, where many troops and equipment landed?

I am trying to find mention, pictures, or maps about my Fijian Labour Corps, who worked there for a while in late 1917. One is buried at Les Baraques Cemetery, Sangatte - Lekima Mua d. 1/1/1918, but I don't know what happened to him, and where exactly is Sangatte?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello, Christine,

Your soldier would almost certainly have been employed in unloading freight, rather than dealing with ships carrying troops. The Dover-Calais route was used for freight, with most (possibly all) troops who were carried from the UK arriving in France via Boulogne.

Sangatte is a small coastal settlement a mile or two along the coast from Calais, to the South-West.

Tom

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...