davidfegga Posted 16 June , 2006 Share Posted 16 June , 2006 Am reading the history of this division, and it mentions that a tunnel was dug to help the attack on 1st July. There's not too much detail, but did this tunnel exit by the Lochnagar crater, and if so how did it survive that mine going off? I asume it started in the British front line? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 16 June , 2006 Share Posted 16 June , 2006 There is a sap/tunnel shown on the map in MacRae's Battalion from the trench called Lochnagar St ( British Frontline) tpwards the German front on the La Boiselle side of the crater. Difficult to judge the distance but about 150 to 200 yards from the crater.. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfegga Posted 16 June , 2006 Author Share Posted 16 June , 2006 Ill check that out. Would make sense to be that far away! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrynee Posted 17 June , 2006 Share Posted 17 June , 2006 Hi there I have a trench map pf the area - corrected to 11/06/1916. It shows a set of 4 small saps - probably about 10-20 yards long leading out into no-mans land. They are all pointing in the general direction of where the mine crater is today. Perhaps they were dug to help 34th division get to the craters edge before any Germans did? Nothing on tunnels on my map, but no surprise there in case of capture etc. cheers Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrynee Posted 23 June , 2006 Share Posted 23 June , 2006 Hi there Simon Jones - GWF forum member has a brilliant website on tunnelling at la Boiselle. Dont know if this is what you're after, but definitely worth a look anyway. Hi there Simon Jones - GWF forum member has a brilliant website on tunnelling at la Boiselle. Dont know if this is what you're after, but definitely worth a look anyway. http://freespace.virgin.net/simon.jones87/...lleContents.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Jones Posted 23 June , 2006 Share Posted 23 June , 2006 Thanks Barry! Here is a plan of the Lochnagar mine tunnel and to the left of it the shallow tunnel dug across no mans land which was connected to the German front line after 1 July. It is said that this tunnel linked into the Lochnagar Crater but this does not seem to have been the case. Regards Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrynee Posted 23 June , 2006 Share Posted 23 June , 2006 Great Picture Simon. congrats on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfegga Posted 24 June , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2006 Just picked back up on this thread, thought it had finished! Info on the website is great. I too understood from what I'd read that the tunnel linked into the crater, and that it had been prepared before the blowing of the mine, so that troops could emerge into the crater! Obviously not the case. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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