Fort Rouge- where are you?
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Dr_Kong
Provided as the location in the diaries being looked at - 2 CAVALRY DIVISION: 2 CAVALRY DIVISION AMMUNITION PARK (56 COMPANY A.S.C.) (1 AUG 1914 - 30 SEP 1917). The unit had been in the Vieux-Bequin area before moving to Fort Rouge. A Google search produces "Fort Rouge" as being at the gates of Calais harbour up until late 19th Century. Modern map search identifies a place near Calais as "Fort Rouge, Ardres, France" but really is Rue de Fort Rouge which crosses the A26 (Autoroute des Anglais). Nearby is a railway which could have been used as a railhead by the unit. Anyone able to locate Fort Rouge
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I believe it is Fort Rouge-Arques. I googled this and and it brought up a map - then I typed in Fort Rouge-Arques in the search bar on the map. Link is: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zdb60x-hR0HU.kWiY4l3t6vIU&hl=en_US
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ral104
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That's a great map, Marie - have you plotted each location mentioned?
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It is really a very good map for reference. I have put the link into a word document folder marked WW1, with other interesting things so I can refer to it again. Have plotted some of it but not all.
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ral104
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Brilliant - this is a great showcase for the sorts of uses Operation War Diary data can be put to. Being able to visualise events within a wider geographical context gives a whole new perspective, I always find.
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cyngast
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Marie, I also found Fort Rouge at or near Arques sometime ago in reference to its mention in a different diary, (I've never done an ammunition park diary.) so I'm pretty sure you're right about that.
Also, what a wonderful map! Do you have any idea which specific unit the soldier was with? Or what all the symbols mean? I love the little trains!
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Regarding your message concerning the map showing Fort Rouge near Arques. If you go back into the map it will show at the top left hand corner the soldier's information: i.e. 52002 - Driver Adey, RE (Royal Engineers) - "Map displaying the likely movement of Driver Frederick Thomas Adey during WW1. 1914-1919 and gives his movements". Glad you liked it.
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