Identifying WW1 locations France & Belgium

[Ovenpaa]

Below is a list of places in France & Belgium visited by my Grandfather in the Royal Engineers.,154th Field Company of 37th Division during 1915-19. Some have xxx after them, this means I have not managed to track the places down yet, I have included the full list as they follow in sequence. Some places have a name in brackets afterwards which I believe to be the correct spelling.

If anyone can identify any of the locations geographically it will help no end.

Berthen
St Omen (St Omer)
Hazebrough (Hazelbrouk)
Ballieul
Loure
Kemmel
la Mont Noir xxx
Amplier
Orviller (Orvillers)
Louastre
Henue xxx
Pas xxx
Mondicourt
Beienvillers
Fonyuevilliers
Berles Au Bois
St Amand
Pommier
Souches
Douvilien
La couchie xxx
Ballieulemont
Gouiy in Artois
Le Compte
Beauvais
Larbret
Nillaecourt
Halloy
Freuillers
Ablan St Nazaire
Goiches
Gouy Servins
Builly Grand xxx - located but seems wrong
Sains in Sohiller Wore - Sains located but not the Sohiller Wore
Sucherillers xxx
Heasaville xxx
Mesnil xxx
Beaumont Hamel
Home

Amplier
Lambres
Aire - Found but seems wrong
Aira (Arras)
St Pol - Saint-Pol-sur-Mer maybe?
Lacature - La Coutre maybe?
Bethune
Vimy Ridge
Wycharte - Wytshaete? xxx
Spoil Bank xxx
Home

Ypres
Fouguevillers xxx
Brugnoy
Pigeon wood - this is mentioned as being west of Kite Copse
Authie
Laviuse - La Vineuse maybe?
Amiens
Louastre
Eusarts xxx
Hannescars (Hannescamps maybe)
Fonquevillers
Bienvillers
Gommecourt
Ersats xxx
Manchy Le Bois - Marsannay Le Bois maybe?
Bilquoy
Ablainzeville
Achet Le Petit
Achet Le Grand
Bethucourt
Bapume
Fremecourt
Sapigny MC
Beaugndy
Ypres
Waplincourt
Hauriincourt W xxx (Yes it was spelt like this)
Thilloy
Fremicourt
Metz
Gauzicourt xxx
Canal xxx
Little House xxx
Brisceraux Chateau xxx
Ligny
Caudiz xxx
Claremont Chateau - found but seems too far away unless it was a R&R location
Ligny
Briastre
Neuville Could be France or Belgium
Salasches
Chissigness
Jollymetz (Jolimetz)
Berliamont
Port San Lambre xxx
Bussiers
Forest De Mormal xxx
Hermies
Eagle Fountain xxx
Petit Wargnies
Charlerol
Jumits
Gohisart xxx
Dunkirk
Clipston
Home

[Watcher]

Ovenpaa,

My grandfather was 37th Division (6th Battalion Bedfordshires; 112th Brigade). Try this forum for your question; some real enthusiasts there.

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forum ... hp?act=idx

Attached detail of the 37th Div memorial in Monchy which I visited for the first time in July.

[Watcher]

I've got CD's of the trench maps for the Arras and Somme sectors if get that far.

[Ovenpaa]

Yes, I know the forum and did find out a bit via it but research fizzled out, I need to get down to the RE and do some research when I get a free minute.

[Dave 101]

Hi Dave

have you tried the names in Google earth ?

Dave

[Ovenpaa]

Good idea, I used Autoroute and tried to join them together a while ago, I will give Google Earth a try

[Dave 101]

I had a look at a couple I think pas must mean pass as several appear in a mountain region SE France near Switzerland .

Dave

[Polchraine]

Have a look at: http://www.1914-1918.net/maps.htm

There are some maps there but also on the same website a lot of additional links.


And this page: http://www.1914-1918.net/37div.htm has some detail

[bobbob]

I picked a name at random, "Waplincourt" and put it in Google maps. It came up with the suggestion that I meant Haplincourt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplincourt

Could it be a miss transcription?

[Ovenpaa]

The list is based on the hand written notes of my Grandfather so given his spelling and the soldiers interpretation of the names it could well be right Bobbob.

Now I know my Mother reads this forum, well as best she can as she is a guest so no access to GoM and the likes, maybe she will remember something else based on any comments in this thread.