Message Map No. 5: Nonne Bosschen

Peach, William Edward MM (Sergeant, b.1896 - d.1966)

- Series 3: Maps relating to the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917

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Places	Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road, Glencorse Wood Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road, Westhoek Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke, Polygon Wood
Accession Number	AWM2016.30.83
Collection number	PR00597
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Map
Physical description	2 Image/s captured
Maker	Great Britain War Office
Place made	United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	1917
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Message map relating to the First World War service of 4272 Sergeant William Edward Peach, 7th Battalion. This trench map, presumably used and annotated by Peach himself, is annotated with the date 20 September 1917, suggesting its use at the Battle of Menin Road. The map depicts the sector of front line held by I Anzac Corps prior to the assault, including features east of Westhoek such as Glencorse and Polygon Woods. German trenches, strong points and dugouts are depicted in red.