Other units at the 2nd Battle of the Scarpe, 23rd April 1917

Dispositions and objectives for the 51st Brigade and 7th Borders

The action south of the Scarpe was part of a much larger engagement along a 9-mile front in the Arras area.

In addition to the usual daily diary entries, the 7th Borders' "WAR DIARY for the month of APRIL 1917" contains:

• the 7th Borders' copy of the "51st INFANTRY BRIGADE OPERATION ORDER No 155" issued on 22nd April and giving the overall objectives and roles for the constituent battalions
• their copy of the "ADDENDUM TO 51st INFY. Bde OPERATION ORDER NO 155"
• the 7th Battalion's own "OPERATION ORDER No 77" which gave in great detail the day's objectives, troop deployments and tactical actions
• a trench map of the PELVES area, based on recent aerial photos
• a sketch based on the above map

From those documents it's possible to get a fairly detailed picture of what was planned for the early morning of the 23rd April and the hours to follow:

Further research needed

I'd like to find where the 6th London Field Ambulance unit were stationed in Noeux-le-Mines on 28th Sept 1915. I still need to get:

• Their war diary from the National Archives ref WO 95/2725/2 
• 6th London Field Ambulance (47th London Division) History, notes and autobiographical accounts re activities during the First World War, Wellcome Library, 183 Euston Road (digital version). The original can also be viewed at the Army Medical Services Museum, Keogh Barracks, Aldershot, Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm.
• The disposition of medical units during the Battle of Loos are given in the History of the Great War, Medical Services, Volume 2, by Sir W. G. Macpherson (scribd.com, fee required. Also ISBN 9781845747046).
• A brief record of the 6th London FA, Imperial War Museum

Other things I would like to track down:

• more information on Herbert's wife Amy
• a clearer version of Herbert's casualty form
• more information on what happened to Cornelius Bell during and after the war
• location of Redford's unit in Arras, prior to the battle

More information on trenches and maps

• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/479211216586170311/