Trench map from World War I

Trench Map of the Beaumont-Hamel sector used by Sergeant A. Russell of the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 9th (Highlanders) Battalion, dated 12 October 1916.

This map was used during the First Battle of the Somme, which was fought between 1 July and 18 November 1916. During this time the British suffered 418,000 casualties.

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• Online ID: 000-000-100-308-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Thistle at War
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1993.305.2
• Date: 12 October 1916
  
• Material: Paper
  Trench map
  
• Dimensions: 203 mm H x 328 mm W
  
• What: Trench map
  
• Subject: Archives and manuscripts
  
• Who: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 9th (Highlanders) Battalion (British land forces)
  Sergeant A. Russell (owner)
  
• Where: France, Beaumont-Hamel (depicted)
  
• Event: World War I
  Battle of the Somme
  
• Description: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 9th (Highlanders) Battalion - Trench map of the Beaumont-Hamel sector used by Sergeant A. Russell, dated 12 October 1916.
  
• References:
  • McCorry, Helen (ed.) The thistle at war: an anthology of the Scottish experience of war, in the services and at home. Edinburgh, NMS, 1997 
  • Wood, Stephen The Auld Alliance: Scotland and France, the military connection Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1989 
  • Wood, Stephen The Scottish soldier. Manchester: Archive Publications in association with the National Museums of Scotland, 1987 
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