doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Share Posted 31 March , 2006 Some pictures.... OK, well not just yet then. When I can finally get them to upload, they will be of the A view of the railway embankment at Fampoux. Attacked by the 4th Division in Early April 1917, part of the first Battle of the Scarpe, and also a shot of Fampoux. Other bits and pieces will be of Gommecourt British Cemetery No2 and Rossignol Wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 An Unknown Lance Corporal from the West Riding regiment in Gommecourt British Cemetery No2. Probably one of three men: L/cpl Standish L/cpl Howarth L/cpl Cawthorne This was the inspiration for deciding to visit this part of the world. We also visited the place where his body was re-discovered in 1919 on the fron line that held between Bucquoy and Rossignol Wood between 26th March 1918 and 31st March 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 When all the walking and talking was done, and we were about to leave the cemetery at Gommecourt and it rained for about five minutes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 The notorious Rossignol Wood, or Copse 125 with Rossignol Wood Cemetery in view to picture right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen D Posted 31 March , 2006 Share Posted 31 March , 2006 Do like that rainbow shot, very atmospheric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 Trench remnants at RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 The view from the edge of RW,looking outwards. The deer on the ridge are approximately where, in the late afternoon on March 27th 1918 a company of the West Riding regiment were decimated by what is belived to be a German mountain gun firing on them from RW. The West Ridings were crawling forwards to try to attain the ridge in order to get a better field of fire. The diaries report that the gun opened up at point blank from RW which wa to the rear of them. I think this picture is taken from roughly where this gun would have been sited - the gun may have been a little further to the right. The picture was taken late on the afternoon of 27th march 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 A shellcase left at Rossignol Wood Cemetery (any ideas what it was from? - German or British etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 Fampoux village. The 2nd West Riding Regiment took this village on the afternoon of 9th April 1917. The advance was towards the viewpont of the camera. The railway embankment is out of sight to the left, as is the site of the chemical works, which was the other side of the embankment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 31 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2006 In the distance, the Railway embankment. Battle of the Scarpe 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 31 March , 2006 Share Posted 31 March , 2006 A shellcase left at Rossignol Wood Cemetery (any ideas what it was from? - German or British etc) Yes... it was most likely from a German or British artillery gun. Cool pics... no smiling faces though, don't tell me you came back from vacation with only pictures of cemetaries and fields! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackimzey Posted 31 March , 2006 Share Posted 31 March , 2006 Thanks so much for the great pictures. Someday maybe I'll be able to "see for myself" but until then I really appreciate all the photos posted. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hindoo Stan Posted 31 March , 2006 Share Posted 31 March , 2006 The view from the edge of RW,looking outwards. The deer on the ridge are approximately where, in the late afternoon on March 27th 1918 a company of the West Riding regiment were decimated by what is belived to be a German mountain gun firing on them from RW. The West Ridings were crawling forwards to try to attain the ridge in order to get a better field of fire. The diaries report that the gun opened up at point blank from RW which wa to the rear of them. I think this picture is taken from roughly where this gun would have been sited - the gun may have been a little further to the right. The picture was taken late on the afternoon of 27th march 2006 Doogal, Do you know which battalion of the Dukes this refers to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 31 March , 2006 Share Posted 31 March , 2006 Doogal How strange is this,I was in Gommecourt cemetery last Fri and took this pic. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 3 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 3 April , 2006 Doogal, Do you know which battalion of the Dukes this refers to? Hi, In this particular instance, it is the 5th Dukes (or 2/5th depending on how one views the mergers of 1918) I'm aware that the 2/7th and 2/4th were in the line closer to Bucquoy, so would have been about 1000 metres away from this spot. doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJohnson Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 I've posted this link before, but I'm still impressed with the content. It discusses the trench raid in 1917 which led to the 25 or so North & South Staffs men buried in Rossignol Wood Cemetery (including 3 Tipton men in the 'front row' as you look at your photograph. http://www.fairmile.fsbusiness.co.uk/leonard.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armourersergeant Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Fantastic pictures Doogal, thanks for sharing them. I found the Rainbow cemetery one very spooky, almost like the headstones were moving! regards Arm Envious as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 4 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Doogal How strange is this,I was in Gommecourt cemetery last Fri and took this pic. Doug Gommecourt is obviously the place to be for a good landscape photograph. Where else did you see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 4 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Fantastic pictures Doogal, thanks for sharing them. I found the Rainbow cemetery one very spooky, almost like the headstones were moving! regards Arm Envious as ever Hi Arm, it was in fact quite a pleasant place to be - what was strange/unusual for me was that when it rained, there were no hedges or trees to break up the rain, so the only sound was the rain on the back of the headstones, which made a significant noise. doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Gommecourt is obviously the place to be for a good landscape photograph. Where else did you see? Doogal It was a busy four days as well as Gommecourt we were at Abert, Serre,Beumont Hamel,Hawthorn Crater,Thiepval,Pozieres,Lochnagar Crater,Fricourt,Mametz,Mametz Wood and High Wood. A busy time very sore legs with all the walking but very enjoyable,I took over 240 photographs. Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Doogal I like this pic of Thiepval memorial in the distance. Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 4 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Doogal I like this pic of Thiepval memorial in the distance. Regards Doug. That photograph alone has to be worth the all the walking and the 240 photos. doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Great pictures guys, loved the "Rainbows over Gommecourt". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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