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[Havrincourt]

Happy New Year to all

On our most recent trip we visited the American sector North West of Verdun.........here is a view of the German OP at Montfaucon 90 years on

Andy

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[Havrincourt]

From the French link , a morphed photograph of a light guage railway engine at Belfort Fortress

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[Mick D]

That looks great.

[Bardess]

Hi Andy

Excellent jiggery-pokery, as usual, but would you please post the 'now' pic as I like to try and spot evidence of there ever being a track there at all.  BTW, were all tracks removed for scrap or re-use?

Diane

[stiletto_33853]

Been a little while since I looked at this thread, quite superb. Andy I love the work that you have done here.

Andy

[Havrincourt]

Mick, Diane , Andy .....thank you for your kind comments, hope to see more from others too

Dianne , here is the now picture, the tracks have gone as the road has been widened, I would think that the rails would have been scrapped - but for all we know they might be under the road surface

Andy

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[Havrincourt]

Just going back to Montfaucon, here is a panorama view from after its capture, it looks as though the Germans had built up an earth bank in front of the OP making it harder to hit, the area in front is clear today as can be seen in both then and nows

Andy
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[Jim Smithson]

Andy - I have to ask.  Is there a beer shortage in Yorkshire at the moment or have you all been laid off?  You must have put hours into all these images, which I keep coming back to but not getting round to posting.  Thought it was about time I said something. They are really really good and add so much to our 'feeling' for the time.

I am going to have a go sometime this year at the technique but don't ask me when!  

Keep up the fantastic work.

Jim

[Havrincourt]

What , Beer shortage in Yorkshire   ....it'll never happen, sorry the export has not reached Germany just yet  

My wife tells me that I can send a reply right now, then it's back to the painting. Thought about doing a 'then and now' of her , but not a good idea  

Great to see you on here Jim, Happy New Year

Andy

[Havrincourt]

Whilst in the same area, we visited Verdun...here "The trench of bayonets"

The suspect Brit is me moving in for a closer look, the bayonets have gone - wire bars entrance to the soil area, the guns are concreted in position

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[dave]

great pics , keep them coming !!!

[Havrincourt]

Dave thank you. Just to go back to the Somme, here we have Thiepval

Andy

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[ShirlD]

Continue to love this thread, and the morphed photos are quite amazing.
Cheers
Shirley

[Havrincourt]

Hi Shirley

Still on the Somme Bouzincourt

Andy
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[jdajd]

Still staying on the Somme - This is the train Station in Bernafay Wood which was turned into a CCS (I think)  today its the Bernafay Wood Bed and Breakfast

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[SFayers]

Hi Shirley

Still on the Somme Bouzincourt

Andy

Hi Andy,

Love the Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension comparison - thanks for posting it. I hope to get there in May to visit my gg uncle's grave. Any idea of the provenance and date of the old photo?

cheers

Steve

[paddy60th]

Hi Andy,

Love the Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension comparison - thanks for posting it. I hope to get there in May to visit my gg uncle's grave. Any idea of the provenance and date of the old photo?

cheers

Steve

I would also be interested to know the date of the original photo as my Great Uncle Major CW Howes is buried there.

Regards, Roger

[Havrincourt]

Hello Steve, Roger....the Bouzincourt picture is a scan of a 1920's postcard, a nice little cemetery sitting behind the communal section been here a couple of times now, I seem to remember the villagers lock the gates at 6-30 ish so a daytime visit is best

jdajd have seen the old train station when scooting past on the road, I am told there is a nice collection of books etc inside, sounds a good spot to stay in, right in the heart of the battlefield................very nice then and now contribyution, thank you

Andy

[SFayers]

Thanks Andy.

Steve

[Desmond7]

Sorry - do not have a comparison pic .. but here's another aerial shot from the old WFA website. The original section which contained these seems to have 'gone west' ...

View looking out from T'val Wood over Mill Road, Ulster Tower and Mill Road Cem. / Schwaben Redoubt would have been off to the right of Mill Road cem.

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[Desmond7]

Pic from same source - other stuff by me. Shows region of Ancre River cem etc with attack patterns for 12th Ri Ir Rifles and 9th R Irish Fus on July 1 1916.

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[Mick D]

Good aerial shots, with informative graphics.

Mick

[Tom Tulloch-Marshall]

[quote name='Desmond7' date='Jan 14 2009, 12:58 PM' post='1096636']
Sorry - do not have a comparison pic .. but here's another aerial shot from the old WFA website. The original section which contained these seems to have 'gone west' ...

................................................. Does anybody know where it has gone / how to get back into it ?

thanks - Tom

[Desmond7]

I believe the originals were taken by a member of the WFA called 'Howard' ... I also believe 'Howard' was/is a member of this forum. I do remember talking to him about  them at one time and that's why I always credit them to first appearing on the WFA site. It was a wonderful selection of pics.
Perhaps someone with 'cross-over' influence to the new WFA forum could make enquiries?

Des

[Havrincourt]

Hello Des

Yes these were fantastic aerial views of the Somme battlefield, surely not lost to us. I hope that they can be reposted on the new WFA site. I like your Beaucourt assault aerial, thank you to all

Bouzincourt is a nice Cemetery, as so many on the Somme. Here is an aerial of the area too, the yellow line shows its location, Thanks to the CWGC for the text

Andy
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