2015年3月14日 · Gardenerbill.....Thanks for that...I hope to have the relevant page extracts from the Battalions war diary soon...but have advice on its content for 2nd November 1917 as covered earlier...What I have been advised also is an extract from a Capts diary from a Unit in the same area of conflict at the time but only up to end October ( not covering 2nd November) …

2025年1月3日 · Ramsey Hans Gustav Ferdinand von Maj a.D Surveyor - Harita uzmani (Map specialist) topographic maps of southern Palestine and the Sinai (Vermessungs) 1916-18 (1862 in Tinwalde died 14-1-38) German officer and explorer - Ramsay worked primarily as a journalist and scientist - Cameroon Northern Expedition and German East Africa “Schutztruppen ...

2006年4月16日 · Dear all, A friend of mine is getting married in June in Thessaloniki. I want to combine this with a short holiday in the region. Apart from enjoying the Greek weather, culture and food, I would also like to see some of the war remains in the area, if present. Thus I would like to ask if one of t...

2009年12月19日 · The fact that the names in use during WW1 are on this map, and are not written in cyrillic either, have helped me to get a better idea of where certain villages were situated, both in modern day North Macedonia and Greece, with both areas seemingly affected by rural exodus to such an extent that a number of villages no longer appear on modern maps.

2024年10月10日 · The War Diaries of 15 Div are better for maps. These two are from the September 1915 WD of 15 Div HQ General Staff. The Second map shows the German positions on 29/09/1915. Images TNA WO 95/1911 via Ancestry. I will post some more from 15 Div tomorrow. Brian

2024年10月10日 · Trained in Beauly in map-reading, compass work, and reconnaissance. Often attached at the Corps level to provide vital intelligence. Kemmel Hill Importance: A strategic high point offering significant observational advantages. Site of intense fighting during the German Spring Offensive in April 1918. Relevant Sources:

2022年3月28日 · The Western Front Association is delighted to announce the launch of a large Great War mapping project. The new website is free to use and displays British, French and German trench maps, aerial photographs, maps from the official history, hand drawn maps and others all georeferenced against mode...

2024年12月23日 · In the August 1918 WD of 14 Div HQ GS (WO 95/1876) there is a 1:20 000 map sheet 28 in two parts. I have cropped the first part to show Westonhoek in A 28 and G 4 in relation to Poperinghe and also A 16 and A 29. The map shows Railways. (Not the same map posted by @WhiteStarLine Bill earlier) Image TNA WO 95 via Ancestry

2024年10月18日 · I have his map from the battle which has some brown fingerprints on it which look suspiciously like blood, although I don't know whose (see below). Eek. 1st RSF was commanded in these final weeks of the war by Lt-Colonel Denys Reitz, a former Boer who had fought against the British 18 years earlier and would later go on to be a famous South ...

2017年11月23日 · ...and the last one is an Old Turkish map (from the famous 'Shevki Pasha Maps') showing true Sari Bair (top left), Russell's (middle) and the Walker's/The Nek (top middle). "Biyuk Valley" (Büyük Dere) is the place actually known as "Shrapnel Valley." Any map showing Shrapnel Valley would be useful for "Biyuk Valley" as well.