Rosenthal Chau - anything known?
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deehar
I have no idea what or where Rosenthal Chau is. I have found nothing on the internet apart from the fact that Rosenthal was an Australian general.
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Here is an entry concerning Rosenthal Chateau.
The other battalions of the Brigade are the Welsh, Cheshire and Suffolk’s. They are or were a few days ago at Chateau Rosenthal, Near Ypres, before that they were at Zillebeke near Ypres.
http://www.belgium1915.co.uk/february-20th/4593498216
PS A search on Google for Rosenthal Chateau brings up quite a few entries.
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cyngast
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I agree that Chau is an abbreviation for Chateau. I have also seen it abbreviated Ctu in various diaries.
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deehar
Thanks everyone. The German spelling threw me! Apparently it was Chateau Rosendal (Kasteel Rosendaal) near Ypres which was known as Bedford House to the British Army. It was destroyed and the grounds later used as a war cemetery.
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cyngast
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in response to deehar's comment.
That's an interesting bit of information. Thanks for including it!
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Photo of Bedford House 1917 also interesting article of the History of the Bedford House.
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC51PYV_bedford-house?guid=ba83acee-ec67-4aba-ad00-de363c6d96bf
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