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Place names 24 Bn Manchester Regiment

  • makfai 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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  • makfai 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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  • makfai 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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