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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #9 on: Friday 24 August 18 16:58 BST (UK) »
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/833987/mckay,-john/

Presumably.

The action on 17 Nov 1917 took place against a line of shell holes occupied by the enemy running between Virile Farm and Vocation Farm in squares 29 and 30 (trench map/image at: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15&lat=50.9161&lon=3.0052&layers=101464870&right=BingHyb
Virile Farm was most heavily defended and it seems that most casualties were caused by the enemy there.

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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #10 on: Friday 24 August 18 17:11 BST (UK) »
Quote from: MaxD on Friday 24 August 18 16:58 BST (UK)
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/833987/mckay,-john/

Presumably.

The action on 17 Nov 1917 took place against a line of shell holes occupied by the enemy running between Virile Farm and Vocation Farm in squares 29 and 30 (trench map/image at: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15&lat=50.9161&lon=3.0052&layers=101464870&right=BingHyb
Virile Farm was most heavily defended and it seems that most casualties were caused by the enemy there.

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Very interesting Max, thank you.
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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #11 on: Friday 24 August 18 17:24 BST (UK) »
I see MaxD has beaten me to it.
3rd. attempt.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #12 on: Friday 24 August 18 17:37 BST (UK) »
Ah but the addition of the marked map adds value!

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« Reply #13 on: Friday 24 August 18 17:48 BST (UK) »
You two are obviously experts thank you. At the risk of asking a daft question what do the blue line and circles with crosses represent?
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« Reply #14 on: Friday 24 August 18 17:57 BST (UK) »
The blue line is the British front line, red are German depending on which map you're referring to.
If it's the one I put up the blue circles are the German held positions that the 1/Cams. have to take. After that they moved forward & established a defensive front along the blue line.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #15 on: Friday 24 August 18 18:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: jim1 on Friday 24 August 18 17:57 BST (UK)
The blue line is the British front line, red are German depending on which map you're referring to.
If it's the one I put up the blue circles are the German held positions that the 1/Cams. have to take. After that they moved forward & established a defensive front along the blue line.

Sad but fascinating.

Quinn, McDermott, McGuigan, Toal, Wright, Kerr, O'Hara, Smith, McCrea, McKAy, Cunningham, MacFarlane, Mairs, Cassidy, Copeland, Lamond, Brannan, McHendrie, Clark, Strachan, Dollan, McCOig, McCardle, Welsh

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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #16 on: Friday 24 August 18 18:11 BST (UK) »
Another question if I may. On John's CWGC record his mother is mentioned but not his wife. Why would that be?
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Re: WW1 uniform
« Reply #17 on: Friday 24 August 18 18:14 BST (UK) »
With these kind of plans success rested on the Battalions on the flanks achieving their objectives at pretty much the same time so they would be "in touch" with the other Battalions. It didn't always happen which left Battalions dangerously exposed to counter-attack.
Fortunately they did hold the line but suffered heavy shelling.

I'll take a look at the CWGC.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
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