Place names 24 Bn Manchester Regiment
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by makfai
I have just finished the June 1916 diary for the 24th BATTALION MANCHESTER REGIMENT (PIONEERS).
The process I adopted was to make a note of all locations irrespective of whether they would be in google maps. Even if not in those maps (because they are not a town name) they have value as they will appear on trench maps etc. Places like 'Minden Post/Camp' were significant locations in WWI but now are not necessarily commonly known.
Although not intended as being other than easy way for me to copy/paste/tag names which crop up more than once, I think this data may be of use to other people either tagging the same diary or to future researchers looking to identify the area in which a unit was operating. Of course, the data may be of no use at all to others! However, I thought I would include it here and people can make up their own minds!
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by makfai
7 DIVISION: 24 BATTALION MANCHESTER REGIMENT (PIONEERS) (1 JUN 1916 - 30 NOV 1917)
Diary author: Lt G B Dempsey (TNA Ref: WO 95/1646/2)
PLACES MENTIONED IN WAR DIARY FOR JUNE 1916 - SOMME
- 68 Street
- 70A Street
- Ankle Walk
- Becordel
- Bois des Tailles
- Bold Street
- Bray-Corbie Road
- Bray-Mametz Road
- Carnoy
- Cemetery Street
- Citadel
- Duke Street
- Durham Trench
- Francis Avenue
- Fricourt
- Grantown
- Grove Town alternative Grovetown
- Havannah Street
- London Road West
- Lord Street
- Lucknow Avenue
- Mametz
- Minden Post
- Morlancourt Road
- South Avenue
- Sussex Avenue
- Union Street
- Vauxhall
- Waterloo Junction
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by makfai
7 DIVISION: 24 BATTALION MANCHESTER REGIMENT (PIONEERS)
(1 JUN 1916 - 30 NOV 1917)Diary author: Lt G B Dempsey
(TNA Ref: WO 95/1646/2)PLACES MENTIONED IN WAR DIARY FOR JULY 1916 - SOMME
- Bazentin
- Bazentin le Petit
- Becordel (abbreviated from Bécordel-Bécourt)
- Bray-sur-Somme abbreviated to Bray
- Citadel
- Fricourt
- Grove Town (alternative Grovetown) [map sheet: Albert Combined. Grid ref: L 1 d 8.4]
- Halt
- High Wood
- Le Carcaillot
- Ludgate Circus
- Mametz
- Mansel Copse
- Martinpuich
- Merincourt
- Morlancourt
- Peronne Avenue
- Pommiers Redoubt
- Poulainville
- Rose Cottage (may be same as 'Red Cottage' as both at Fricourt)
- Shrine (at Mametz)
- St Vast en Chausee (correct version Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée)
- Treux
- Vaux
- Wellington Redoubt
- White Trench
- Wing Corner
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