To the Group... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 9:37 pm Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Lawrence Farm
Dear Jonathan, I found a Dutch map that shows Laurence Farm. It is located south-east of the Essex Farm and Lancashire Cottage Cemetery towards Le Gheer. The link to the site is: http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/viewtopic.php?t=17247&sid=afe88a8e57ce04a3cff0f9d742399dc8 If you scroll to the bottom of the map you can see the location of Laurence Farm. However, looking at Google Maps I do not see any structure at that location today. It would be on Sectie-Le-Gheer at approx: 50 43' 41" N 2 54' 15" W Best Regards, Pete van de Gohm -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 4:29 am Subject: [ChurchillChat] Lawrence Farm I'll be making a trip to the WW1 battlefields - Ypres and the Somme - in a couple of weeks, and, of course, one of the places I'd like to see is Lawrence Farm, Churchill's HQ. Only where, exactly, is it? None of the Churchillian histories are any help; Major and Mrs. Holt say nothing about it (WSC doesn't even get a listing in their Prominent People in the Salient - though Anthony Eden gets a mention!). Rose Coombs at least can get me in the general area: "Continuing westward toward Ploegsteert village, along the southern flank of the wood, to the left, amid the fields, clusters of farm buildings can be seen. One of these is Lawrence Farm....." I can get that far without much problem, but which among the "clusters of farm buildings"? I fully realize these are private property and, of course, would fully respect that. No true Churchillian would do otherwise. But it would be nice to be able to look toward a specific building and be able to say "That's Lawrence Farm." Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Jonathan Hayes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
