Anyone going to be in the area next weekend?????
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95th Anniversary of Loos
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n cherry
, Sep 16 2010 03:14 PM
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 03:44 PM
Hi Niall
see thread already on this:
http://1914-1918.inv...0
I will be around definitely Sunday for the walk Gilles has laid on to Hohenzollern and possibly Saturday
staying here Friday and Saturday night
cheers Martin B
see thread already on this:
http://1914-1918.inv...0
I will be around definitely Sunday for the walk Gilles has laid on to Hohenzollern and possibly Saturday
staying here Friday and Saturday night
cheers Martin B
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 04:56 PM
bonjour
** information
the 25th september morning at 9:30 in front of mairie de Loos en gohelle not loos near lille GPS !!!!!!
Walk in the battlefield during max 2h
possible to visit loos museum and see an ehibition in the church (panel french/english only battle of Loos)
** the 26th september
Walk in Hohenzollern redoute fosse 8 the dump
appointment Loos at 9:30am in front of of mairie loos en gohelle after go by car in Auchy ..
departure auchy at 10am near the new monument 46 division
if you go ....
ATTENTION it is difficult the 25 september in Auchy because a big market in the street all journey ....
confirm by mail
a.villedieu@wanadoo.fr (all are free)
gilles
** information
the 25th september morning at 9:30 in front of mairie de Loos en gohelle not loos near lille GPS !!!!!!
Walk in the battlefield during max 2h
possible to visit loos museum and see an ehibition in the church (panel french/english only battle of Loos)
** the 26th september
Walk in Hohenzollern redoute fosse 8 the dump
appointment Loos at 9:30am in front of of mairie loos en gohelle after go by car in Auchy ..
departure auchy at 10am near the new monument 46 division
if you go ....
ATTENTION it is difficult the 25 september in Auchy because a big market in the street all journey ....
confirm by mail
a.villedieu@wanadoo.fr (all are free)
gilles
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 07:05 PM
Thanks for the posts guys......I'm travelling with the 19th London OCA on Saturday morning and whilst I'm helping with the tour I've no idea what we are doing!
I do know we are staying in Arras and there is also a bus load from the London Scottish coming over.....perhaps we will see each other at some point......
Chalres Fair is OC the tour and to me Sunday sounds like a good idea to come on the walk......
For anyone reading this I hope to bring a few copies of MuG with me...you never know......
I do know we are staying in Arras and there is also a bus load from the London Scottish coming over.....perhaps we will see each other at some point......
Chalres Fair is OC the tour and to me Sunday sounds like a good idea to come on the walk......
For anyone reading this I hope to bring a few copies of MuG with me...you never know......
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 07:29 PM
Staying in room in a private house in Lens for 2 nights, only plan is meeting up with Nick Christian at the Lone Tree Saturday morning.
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Posted 21 September 2010 - 08:03 AM
this week end possible:
** Visit museum + double crassier
** exhibition in the church 36 panels english/french only afternoon 2 pm at 5 pm
** Walk in Hohenzollern redoute in Auchy
Sunday 26 september: appointment in Loos Place mairie at 9:30 am
or 10 am in auchy new monument 46 division
a+ gilles
** Visit museum + double crassier
** exhibition in the church 36 panels english/french only afternoon 2 pm at 5 pm
** Walk in Hohenzollern redoute in Auchy
Sunday 26 september: appointment in Loos Place mairie at 9:30 am
or 10 am in auchy new monument 46 division
a+ gilles
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Posted 23 September 2010 - 02:02 PM
Salut Gilles
You may remember we met on the 90th Anniversary. I'm bringing 30 people with the 19th London Regt Old Comrades Association (St Pancras). Niall is one of our party.
On the afternoon of the Saturday 25th we will be wreathlaying at the Loos Memorial (after visits to Le Touret Mem and Guards Cemetery)
On the Sunday we are planning to do the Loss Museum and exhibtion in the church. I wanted to check that the visit to the Double Crassier is open. I remember that in 2005 you couriered us up to the top in a minibus. Will that happen again this year? (I see from your post above that the Crassier is open, but I assume that we cannot take a bus up there.) If so, at what time should we report to the museum?
Do you expect many people over the weekend? We are hoping to have lunch/beer in the cafes of Loos on Sunday.
Thanks for your advice. A bientot
Charles
You may remember we met on the 90th Anniversary. I'm bringing 30 people with the 19th London Regt Old Comrades Association (St Pancras). Niall is one of our party.
On the afternoon of the Saturday 25th we will be wreathlaying at the Loos Memorial (after visits to Le Touret Mem and Guards Cemetery)
On the Sunday we are planning to do the Loss Museum and exhibtion in the church. I wanted to check that the visit to the Double Crassier is open. I remember that in 2005 you couriered us up to the top in a minibus. Will that happen again this year? (I see from your post above that the Crassier is open, but I assume that we cannot take a bus up there.) If so, at what time should we report to the museum?
Do you expect many people over the weekend? We are hoping to have lunch/beer in the cafes of Loos on Sunday.
Thanks for your advice. A bientot
Charles
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Posted 23 September 2010 - 04:17 PM
Wish I could be there too.
My Granfather was there 95 years ago with the 6th battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. On the 23rd Sept. 95 years ago the 6th KOSB were in reserve trenches at Annequin & moved up to the frontline trenches on the 24th. The battalion were ordered to assault the German trenches at Mad Point & S.E. of Madagascar Trenches at 06.30 on the 25th which was also a Saturday too.
From my reckoning the battallion was composed 894 men & OR, 20 officers took part in the attack. The war diary entry for the 25th Sept. 1915 states 12 officers were killed & 8 wounded, 189 men were killed, 266 were wounded & 169 were missing; 6 were gassed.
From further research it would seem 205 were killed while 3 DOW, 287 were wounded.
As I say, I wish I was there too,
My Granfather was there 95 years ago with the 6th battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. On the 23rd Sept. 95 years ago the 6th KOSB were in reserve trenches at Annequin & moved up to the frontline trenches on the 24th. The battalion were ordered to assault the German trenches at Mad Point & S.E. of Madagascar Trenches at 06.30 on the 25th which was also a Saturday too.
From my reckoning the battallion was composed 894 men & OR, 20 officers took part in the attack. The war diary entry for the 25th Sept. 1915 states 12 officers were killed & 8 wounded, 189 men were killed, 266 were wounded & 169 were missing; 6 were gassed.
From further research it would seem 205 were killed while 3 DOW, 287 were wounded.
As I say, I wish I was there too,
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Posted 26 September 2010 - 09:44 PM
Aftermath of Loos?
Dated 27th September 1915. this picture shows Germans escorting a column of prisoners (Scots and French for the most part it appears) through Lille en route to prison camps.
95 years ago tomorrow.
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Dated 27th September 1915. this picture shows Germans escorting a column of prisoners (Scots and French for the most part it appears) through Lille en route to prison camps.
95 years ago tomorrow.
95yearsago.jpg 88.05K
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Posted 27 September 2010 - 02:27 PM
Must have seen your party Charles on the viewing platform at Dud Corner when we were walking in the area where the London Irish attacked.
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 06:26 PM
Michelle Young, on 27 September 2010 - 02:27 PM, said:
Must have seen your party Charles on the viewing platform at Dud Corner when we were walking in the area where the London Irish attacked.
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Michelle,
I suppose so.....I was with Charles up there..but blowly on sunday.....also I/we seemed to have visited certain cemeteries just after you judging by my name is now next to yours in a few of the visitors books.....shame we did not meet up!
NC
Perhaps 2015??????
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 06:49 PM
Got to hand it to the Toms and Jocks in that pic - all look to be in step!
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 08:02 PM
n cherry, on 28 September 2010 - 06:26 PM, said:
Michelle,
I suppose so.....I was with Charles up there..but blowly on sunday.....also I/we seemed to have visited certain cemeteries just after you judging by my name is now next to yours in a few of the visitors books.....shame we did not meet up!
NC
Perhaps 2015??????
I suppose so.....I was with Charles up there..but blowly on sunday.....also I/we seemed to have visited certain cemeteries just after you judging by my name is now next to yours in a few of the visitors books.....shame we did not meet up!
NC
Perhaps 2015??????
think we saw you too up there around 9.45 on Sunday morning as we headed up to Vermelles and Auchy.
By the way, did you see what looked like a piece of a memorial plaque to Col Egerton of the Coldstreams that the Loos museum has obtained, and if so what did you think of it?
cheers Martin B
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Posted 29 September 2010 - 12:30 PM
n cherry, on 28 September 2010 - 06:26 PM, said:
Michelle,
I suppose so.....I was with Charles up there..but blowly on sunday.....also I/we seemed to have visited certain cemeteries just after you judging by my name is now next to yours in a few of the visitors books.....shame we did not meet up!
NC
Perhaps 2015??????
I suppose so.....I was with Charles up there..but blowly on sunday.....also I/we seemed to have visited certain cemeteries just after you judging by my name is now next to yours in a few of the visitors books.....shame we did not meet up!
NC
Perhaps 2015??????
I'll be there next year on the 25th as I have been for some years now all being well.
Michelle
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 03:08 PM
I was with our Birmingham WFA group at the Loos Museum with Gilles on Saturday afternoon. He pointed out three recent finds - a Colt revolver, a gas alarm bell and the Egerton plaque. I was gobsmacked because I knew quite a bit about Egerton. I gave Gilles a photo of him and his De Ruvigny entry. He was originally Coldstream but became the first CO of the Uni of London OTC. He returned to command 1/Coldstream when the war broke out. I guided the London Uni OTC anniversary tour in April 2009 and our first stop was Egerton's headstone in Vermelles British. Next to his grave was his adjutant. They were both killed on September 29 1915 when a shell collapsed their Bn HQ dugout. See pics
http://1914-1918.inv... 1286895975.jpg
By the way, did you see what looked like a piece of a memorial plaque to Col Egerton of the Coldstreams that the Loos museum has obtained, and if so what did you think of it?
cheers Martin B
http://1914-1918.inv... 1286896090.jpg
http://1914-1918.inv... 1286895975.jpg
By the way, did you see what looked like a piece of a memorial plaque to Col Egerton of the Coldstreams that the Loos museum has obtained, and if so what did you think of it?
cheers Martin B
http://1914-1918.inv... 1286896090.jpg
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