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CITÉ ST. AUGUSTE : Map 1917.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Summary:
- Description: [Edn.] 2. 1st FSC 2653. O/p T164 I Corps Topo Section 26th August 1917; ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS MAP TO BE DESTROYED. Information from prisoners and captured documents up to 25-8-17 IN GREEN. Trenches, tracks, tramways, cables etc, corrected and other information from air photos up to 25-8-17 IN BROWN [signs for TM, Organised Shellholes, MG, Recent Work, Dugout]. Information from observation and patrols up to 25-8-17 IN BLUE [Signs for Gun Positions occupied, unoccupied, also suspected in use at night, Frequent movement on foot in daylight, Post, OP]. Area: N of Bois Hugo - Bois des Dames - Puits 14bis - Bois Hugo - Bois Rasé - Bois de Dix-Huit - Mortar Wood - Fosse 14 - Cité St. Auguste - Fosse 8 de Lens. Detail, grid & contours grey. German trenches & names red. British trenches & names blue. British front line grey (after capture of Hill 70). Roads & tracks red & yellow. Used by Major J. C. Thomson MC (OC 20th Siege Battery, 8-inch hows). Not linen-backed.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource (viewed on October 15, 2018).
- From the Peter Chasseaud Collection.
- AMDigital Reference: PC0550ww1map.
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