April 30/17 [ From The History of "A" Bty RFA [T] by Capt F.S. Gedye MC RFA]
On the 28th the welcome news came that each battery would have a rest in the wagon lines beginning with "A" battery, who would be off duty from dawn 29th, we packed up kits and bivvies and ordered horses to be at the crossroads about a mile back at 3pm.
At 2.30, just as the men were falling in, fresh orders came in saying that we were to be relieved by another Div artillery one section each night, on the 29th, 30th and 1st and that on the 2nd May we should march to the Doingt area where further orders would be issued.
The left section under Plowman went down last night and we are hoping to get both sections out tonight so as to have one day in the wagon lines before moving. Whether we are going "Pushwards" or out to rest is not known.
Air Balloon photo showing Gun Positions and OP in Tower Post , Photo taken 1-May-1917, [all location names in white are my annotations].
Zone of Fire [Fire Plan Template] From Hill Top Farm at spot height 27, just north of Buffs Rd, looking N/North East, see photo above
Both photos from [ The history of "A" Bty 240 Bde RFA [T] by Capt F.S. Gedye MC RFA]
A scan of the Barrage plan for the Battle of Passchendaele as used by 240 Bde RFA [T] on the 31 July 1917 [ Z Day]
For an explanation of the grid references in black see: http://www.1914-1918.net/trench_maps.ht
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