Map showing location between Monchy-le-Preux and Guémappe

After relieving the 7th Norfolks, the Battalion moved on to old German trenches, located between Monchy-le-Preux and Guémappe (see map also c/o @jimsmithson.bsky.social). /7

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For my own edification and particularly because I am struggling to write this chapter, I am going to copy over a Twitter/X thread I once wrote about the 1st Battalion of the Border Regiment at the #BattleOfArras in 1917.

See next post(s). ✍️

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