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[towisuk]

The trenches in their correct N-S orientation.......

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[towisuk]

And others just a little bit further to the south of the ones above. Again North at the top of the image...
regards
Tom
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[Steelback]

Another image - http://static.panora...al/35253274.jpg

[Colin W Taylor]

Gents

I recently found a map in a war diary of some practice trenches reportedly in the area of Shipton Bellinger used by 33rd Division in October 1915. I tried for ages to relate them to the trenches mentioned in this thread without success. I've now located  them to the east of the village in the area of Bedlam Wood though the plough has eradicated them. Google Earth gives an excellent comparison and some trenches survive in the woods.

Kind regards

Colin

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[Moonraker]

Sergeant W B Medlicott of the Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, arrived at Jellalabad Barracks on August 2, 1915 and regularly visited Kympton, (a farm two miles away) and mentions trenches and defence works between there and Tidworth; these were the "Bedlam trenches". His diary (Imperial War Museum 87/56/1) gives details of route marches and firing. During bomb-throwing practice on October 18, a man lit a fuse and discarded the match into 15 lbs of powder. Three men of the 23rd Royal Fusiliers had their eyes damaged, and others suffered discoloured faces; two specialists from Harley Street came to Tidworth to attend to the former.

Moonraker

[Colin W Taylor]

Moonraker

Many thanks - I've been looking into the UPS Brigade as a personal project. I'm currently working through the medal rolls and pulling officer's files at Kew for more details on individuals. Medlicott's diary was one of my targets on my next visit to the IWM. Sounds like it will be of interest!

Many thanks

Colin

[Stoppage Drill]

Moonraker, on 03 May 2013 - 03:47 PM, said:

Sergeant W B Medlicott of the Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, arrived at Jellalabad Barracks on August 2, 1915 and regularly visited Kympton, (a farm two miles away) and mentions trenches and defence works between there and Tidworth; these were the "Bedlam trenches". His diary (Imperial War Museum 87/56/1) gives details of route marches and firing. During bomb-throwing practice on October 18, a man lit a fuse and discarded the match into 15 lbs of powder. Three men of the 23rd Royal Fusiliers had their eyes damaged, and others suffered discoloured faces; two specialists from Harley Street came to Tidworth to attend to the former.

Moonraker

Would her have been one of the Potterne Medlicotts, Moonraker ?

[Moonraker]

Sorry, Mr Drill, I don't know. It's years (probably in the last century!) that I looked at this file, and I only bothered to read the pages relevant to training on the Plain.


Moonraker

[Stoppage Drill]

Thanks

[303man]

If you use the google time line and go to 2002 the trenches show up even more than the picture in post 29, then switch to 2005 and the field to the right reveals all as well. I am amazed that the trench area was so extensive.