Marigold1 Posted 1 July , 2017 Share Posted 1 July , 2017 Does anyone happen to know where Carters Camp was? The 13th Cheshires were training there in February 1917 and I think it may have been somewhere in the area of Ploegsteert near the Ypres Salient. Marigold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 1 July , 2017 Share Posted 1 July , 2017 Hi Marigold if you have Ancestry access the War Diary for Feb 17 starts HERE There is mention of Rifle House A McMaster search returns this Results for search Rifle House Trench Name Nearest Place Map Sheet Number Map Squares Rifle Brigade HQ [Rifle House] [Ploegsteert Wood] Ploegsteert 28SW4 U 21 c 2.6 Rifle House [Rifle Brigade HQ] [Ploegsteert Wood] Ploegsteert 28SW4 U 21 c 2.6 Rifle House Cemetery Ploegsteert 28SW4 U 21 c Rifle House [Ploegsteert Wood] Ploegsteert 28SW4 U 20 d 95.70 regards Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold1 Posted 1 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 1 July , 2017 Jon, Very many thanks for such a quick and helpful reply. Marigold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 1 July , 2017 Share Posted 1 July , 2017 A quick read suggest they moved from Rifle House on the 2nd Feb to the Divisional Reserve at Carters Camp on the 3rd, so must be relatively close, within 10 miles I would have thought, though haven't found exact spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 1 July , 2017 Share Posted 1 July , 2017 (edited) The camps mentioned in the diary, De Seule at 36NW1 B1b Eddie Edited 1 July , 2017 by EDWARD1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 1 July , 2017 Share Posted 1 July , 2017 I found same, but haven't seen it marked on a map yet Results for search De Seule Place Map Sheet # Map Squares De Seule 36NW1 B1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold1 Posted 2 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 2 July , 2017 Many thanks everyone for the extra details. Marigold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 2 July , 2017 Share Posted 2 July , 2017 Aprox 8km or 5miles in a SE direction from De Seule there is a Carters Farm at 36NW2&NE1C10d1.3 Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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