7:29am Posted 4 March , 2008 Share Posted 4 March , 2008 Hi, Would anyone have a copy of a trenchmap of the Gommecourt on the opening day of the somme, am particularly interested to see where the 1/14th went in. Also if anyone can enlighten me on the exploits of this regiment i would be very very very grateful. Regards Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 4 March , 2008 Share Posted 4 March , 2008 Hi, Would anyone have a copy of a trenchmap of the Gommecourt on the opening day of the somme, am particularly interested to see where the 1/14th went in. Also if anyone can enlighten me on the exploits of this regiment i would be very very very grateful. Here's a map overlaid on a modern map. The LS attacked the Farmer, Farmyard, Farm stronghold. Anything in particular you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 4 March , 2008 Share Posted 4 March , 2008 There's an account of the attack of the 56th and 46th Divisions here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7:29am Posted 5 March , 2008 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2008 Thankyou very much! I have just become the very proud owner of my first memorial plaque which commemorates a London Scottish soldier killed on the opening day of the Somme. I am very interested in putting together a nest of information around it. So i was looking for an account of the regiments exploit and possibly a copy of the map the officers would have had available to them at 7:30AM with the area they would have jumped from (thankyou for the information on their objectives). I am absolutly over the moon! If anyone would care to share any maps / documents etc i would be eternally grateful Kind Regards Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 5 March , 2008 Share Posted 5 March , 2008 Jim, I am revising my book about the 56th Division at Gommecourt and I hope it may be ready late April. It covers all of the battalions in some depth. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7:29am Posted 9 March , 2008 Author Share Posted 9 March , 2008 Jim, I am revising my book about the 56th Division at Gommecourt and I hope it may be ready late April. It covers all of the battalions in some depth. Bill Will it be published? if so let me know where i can get hold of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 9 March , 2008 Share Posted 9 March , 2008 Jim, It is about to be re-published and I can't recommend it highly enough. It is the closest I have ever been to reading a book about the Great War and feeling like I was there. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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