Bob Coulson Posted 2 July , 2004 Share Posted 2 July , 2004 Looking into a Yorkshire Regiment officer who after leaving the Somme with the 8th battalion took over front line trenches at Papot. Could anyone give me a location please.? Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Platteeuw Posted 2 July , 2004 Share Posted 2 July , 2004 Bob, There is a "Pappotje Farm' in Zillebeke near Ypres. It is situated on trenchmap:28NW4, J25B. Today there is still a'Pappotstraat' which you reach by turning (coming brom Ieper) to the right at Clapham Junction. Possibly this is the place your'e looking for. Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Furnell Posted 2 July , 2004 Share Posted 2 July , 2004 Evening all. Question,Bob. Which 8th Yorks,if you don't mind me asking? Had a relative in the 8th West Yorks. All the best. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 2 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 2 July , 2004 Jacky/Simon, Thanks for your replies. Simon, he's 8th Yorkshires, Green Howards. Jacky, could be, they moved by train to Steenwercke and he's buried in Berks Cemetery Extension. Bit of a puzzler? Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 3 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2004 Jacky, Just had a look at the maps cd and managed to find Het Pappotje Farm on the north eastern corner of Shrewsbury Forest. Looks to be a fair bet, as there appears to be no village as such with the name of Papot. Many thanks. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 3 July , 2004 Share Posted 3 July , 2004 Bob, the Papot you are after is not in the Ypres area. It is a hamlet on the Armentieres-Bailleul road, northwest of Nieppe. It's about a mile northeast of Steenwerck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 3 July , 2004 Share Posted 3 July , 2004 I was in Papot yesterday!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 3 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2004 Chris, Many thanks for clearing this up, very grateful to be able to pin down the area. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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