Stoppage Drill Posted 9 November , 2015 Share Posted 9 November , 2015 There are effing gert signs identifying the ranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset1 Posted 10 November , 2015 Share Posted 10 November , 2015 Fair play. I'll take and wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset1 Posted 10 November , 2015 Share Posted 10 November , 2015 Thanks. I did sign up when I saw it advertised. However it was advertised for the 20th. When I signed up it registered as the 21st which I can't make unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 19 January , 2016 Share Posted 19 January , 2016 There will be more this year (I am organising them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset1 Posted 19 January , 2016 Share Posted 19 January , 2016 Great 3 of us keen to attend . If you could message me when arranged that would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 19 January , 2016 Share Posted 19 January , 2016 Has anybody yet figured out when and by whom they were dug ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 20 January , 2016 Share Posted 20 January , 2016 I don't think they have. I was chatting to Richard Osgood (MOD archaeologist) about these very trenches yesterday. Unlike those near The Bustard and at Bedlam Plantation (which were 30 Div I think), the Bulford trenches haven't been pinned to any particular formation as far as we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilwy Posted 22 January , 2016 Share Posted 22 January , 2016 Garath, we've done some work and looked at Sling camp and some of the trenches there. The Geo-Phys was excellent for the camp and showed everything we expected from the Air Phot's. The trenches are on the radar to investigate using intrusive methods but at the moment we are busy with other projects. By the way Richard will be looking for people to clean the budgies a@se (clean and maintain the Kiwi on Anzac day) so hands up before we nominate!! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 February , 2019 Share Posted 22 February , 2019 On 02/05/2013 at 23:03, Colin W Taylor said: Gents I recently found a map in a war diary of some practice trenches reportedly in the area of Shipton Bellinger used by 33rd Division in October 1915. I tried for ages to relate them to the trenches mentioned in this thread without success. I've now located them to the east of the village in the area of Bedlam Wood though the plough has eradicated them. Google Earth gives an excellent comparison and some trenches survive in the woods. Kind regards Colin On 15/08/2013 at 09:44, Gareth Davies said: Colin Which War Diary did you find the map in? I've just stumbled across these myself and of course immediately ran a GWF search for Bedlam and Shipton Bellinger myself - hence arriving here. The maps are in the 33rd Division, 100 Infantry Brigade HQ war diary, TNA Ref WO 95/2428/1 or here on Ancestry (subscription required) The Ancestry link lands you an excellent sketch overlay reproduced in a lower resolution below. There are partial trench maps on the pages before and after. The wood centre-left is BEDLAM PLANTATION. Its SE corner is at OS Grid Ref SU 2498 4638 and lies ~2km ENE of Shipton Bellinger. There is also a set of Operational Orders for what was clearly a large scale training exercise involving 33rd and 32nd Divisions on 14 Oct 1915 as part of Inspection by General Paget. It is clear this was a full scale exercise, not a TEWT. It looks like the exercise also included a live artillery barrage. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 22 February , 2019 Share Posted 22 February , 2019 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Taylor Posted 23 February , 2019 Share Posted 23 February , 2019 Gareth, Apologies for not answering; I'd rather forgotten about this topic. Mark, Many thanks for answering for me. I spent 11 am on the 11th November last year walking these practice trenches. Regards Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 23 February , 2019 Share Posted 23 February , 2019 The Main Right hand Front line part can be made out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Osgood Posted 25 March , 2019 Share Posted 25 March , 2019 possibly of interest - the fieldwork report on some investigations of the Bedlam trenches we undertook in 2016. Was also on Digging for Britain on BBC https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/ffe899c2/files/uploaded/Perham Down Evaluation Report v1.pdf best R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted 25 March , 2019 Share Posted 25 March , 2019 Excellent report, Richard. Thanks for posting it. I recall you showing me the site early in this century and I walked nearby last summer. Moonraker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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