joseph Posted 21 July , 2006 Share Posted 21 July , 2006 Hi, Any help with the references in 6th EYR War Diary August to December 1915 Anafarta Sagir sheet 0/1:20,000 Gallipoli map 105.0.6. Positions of Cannon Street, Oxford Street, Piccadilly trenches and Karacol Gap Cemetery. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 23 July , 2006 Share Posted 23 July , 2006 Hi, Any help with the references in 6th EYR War Diary August to December 1915 Anafarta Sagir sheet 0/1:20,000 Gallipoli map 105.0.6. Positions of Cannon Street, Oxford Street, Piccadilly trenches and Karacol Gap Cemetery. Regards Charles Hello-- This may not help you very much, but I do have the 1:20,000 sheet you mention. While it does not show the trenchlines with the overprint one finds for Western front maps, it has a good deal of manuscript additions in the area in which I believe the 6th EYR operated. If it would help you, I could post it. --Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 23 July , 2006 Share Posted 23 July , 2006 Herewith a map taken from the Official History: North Suvla showing the Karakol Gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 23 July , 2006 Share Posted 23 July , 2006 Another around Brown House at Helles showing Oxford Street and Piccadilly Circus. No sign of Cannon Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 23 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2006 Josh and H2, Thank you so much, its astounding what people can come up with that’s just the job. Josh if you could post the map that’s mentioned in the diary I may be able to coordinate the two sets to give the positions mentioned in the war diary. If you want copies of the Diary, PM me with your Emails and I will send it. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 23 July , 2006 Share Posted 23 July , 2006 Josh and H2, Thank you so much, its astounding what people can come up with that’s just the job. Josh if you could post the map that’s mentioned in the diary I may be able to coordinate the two sets to give the positions mentioned in the war diary. If you want copies of the Diary, PM me with your Emails and I will send it. Regards Charles Dear Charles, No problem, will post pictures of the map tomorrow. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 24 July , 2006 Share Posted 24 July , 2006 Dear Charles-- I have made the images, but I am having a great amount of difficulty getting them small enough to post and have them still be legible. If you (or anyone else out there) can tell me how to do this, I'll post them straightaway. Sorry that I'm somewhat inept technically. --Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 24 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 July , 2006 Josh, Thanks for trying, Im not sure how to make it smaller but it has to be less than 100kb to get it on the forum. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 Think I figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 One more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 A last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 And here is a shot of the whole map that will hopefully allow you to place things. Let me know if you need other images. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 26 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2006 Josh, Thank you, I will try and match up my references. I'll let you know how I get on. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 Joseph & Horatio, There was not a lot of imagination in trench names and the same ones tended to be used several times. Horatio, I think that is what we have here There is a rough sketch map - names but no actual trench lines - in Nigel Steel's "Gallipoli" in the Battleground Europe series by Leo Cooper/Pen & Sword. See page 154 Oxford Street is indicated as running along the southeast flank of the hill beneath Karakol Dagh and Karakol Gap and towards Jephson's Post regards Michael D.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 Joseph, Still looking here and have found Cannon Street It ran parallel to Oxford Street, but on the northwest or seaward side of the ridge See Sketch No.32 - The Evacuation Of Suvla, opp. page 459 in the OH Horatio seems to have a good copy and perhaps you could ask him to post it for you Sorry, no sign of Piccadilly regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 26 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2006 Michael, Thanks for that, my original post was reference to a man killed by shrapnel on Cannon Street, the war diary is quite detailed so now Im starting to work out the movements of each company. Josh, Is there any chance of a scan of the square with the letter references (116). Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 26 July , 2006 Share Posted 26 July , 2006 Well spotted, Michael. Of course, all locations would have been at Suvla. Map from HO attached. H2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 26 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2006 H2, Thanks for that, the jigsaw is coming together. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 28 July , 2006 Share Posted 28 July , 2006 Michael, Thanks for that, my original post was reference to a man killed by shrapnel on Cannon Street, the war diary is quite detailed so now Im starting to work out the movements of each company. Josh, Is there any chance of a scan of the square with the letter references (116). Regards Charles Dear Charles-- Here is 116. The writing on the map is slightly hard to read, but I think its original owner made notes for 116 that refer to the 6th and 7th Munsters. --Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogesy Posted 28 July , 2006 Share Posted 28 July , 2006 Michael, Thanks for that, my original post was reference to a man killed by shrapnel on Cannon Street, the war diary is quite detailed so now Im starting to work out the movements of each company. Josh, Is there any chance of a scan of the square with the letter references (116). Regards Charles Dear Charles-- This scan of the 116 vicinity might be slightly better. --Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 28 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2006 Josh, Thank you thats fantastic, spot on. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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