Rats
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by josiepegg
386 rats caught in 3 days - wonder how large an area these were caught in?
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by cyngast moderator
First time I've heard of this, although I've seen photos of rats caught by dogs and men. This page https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/trench-rats-killed-terrier-1916/
has several. They're not very pretty.It sounds like they were caught in the 2nd Grenadier Guards section of Billon Camp.
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by josiepegg
I was wondering how large an area the camp would cover? I guess this would be about 1 rat for every 3 men
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by ral104 moderator, scientist
It looks like Billon camp was on a farm of the same name. I think it probably wouldn't have covered too large an area - it sounds like a rest camp a little back from the lines probably used by no more than a few units at a time.
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by cyngast moderator
If you find Bronfay Farm Cemetery, or Cimetiere de Ferme de Bronfay, as it appears on my Google Maps, and zoom in a bit, you should see a field labeled Plaine Billon to the northeast .North of that label, along the road running northeast from Bronfay Farm, you'll see a farm complex. I think that is Billon Farm. It shows up in this area on trench maps I have seen.
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by josiepegg
That's great - thanks
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