Military Maps

Welcome, Neil.

I've had a few of your maps (so far) and can highly recommended them. Is there a premium for 'commissions' as I can certainly think of a few I'd like?

Andrew

 

Hi Neal - took a glance through your site but presume nothing SEAC so far...?

Re a post above by Wills...
The DSA have recently put me in touch with one of their specialists that has catalogued all the Burma campaign maps so I'm hopeful of a result prior to my trip to the British Library to ease the searching; a very courteous and professional group of people...

 

I had a friend in England do some research on my Uncle George Bloomfield who was reported missing in Burma in 1943. Here’s an excerpt:
“The general situation at that time…….was that 3 companies of the Battalion had proceeded some miles inland from Indin into jungle hill country.
“Private Davies was in the mortar platoon and was on Pt. 191 with the three companies who were cut off.
I’d like to know where “Pt. 191” is. I found one map on the internet that had a couple of Pt’s marked but that looked like an illustration from a book.
Am I likely to find “Pt. 191” on a map and if so what kind of map?
Thanks so much !

 

'Point xxx' normally refers to a local spot height on a map and which is therefore a handy way of identifying a specific location on a map. Easier in some respects than a map reference. As such, there is therefore no list of 'Points'. To identify a specific Point you need a contemporary map of the area. Although the whole thing sounds basic, it was a good functional way of doing things and is the equivalent of saying, for example, let's meet at the 'Fox and Goose' pub. Access to the War Diary would be useful because that would also make daily reference to a map number etc.

 

I donated a set of 1 inch: 1 mile maps of N Burma to the library at Firepower. I recommend donation to a suitable institution.

 

Someone told me there was a militair map for sale that was of interest to me because I am doing some research on the liberation in january 1945 of Baakhoven, Dieteren, Susteren during operation 'Blackcock'. I don't need the fysical paper but a good digital scan of it.
The details of that sale:
WW2 D DAY MAP FRANCE BELGIUM SITTARD DEFENCE SECRET 44 | #166790050
WW2 D DAY MAP FRANCE BELGIUM SITTARD DEFENCE SECRET 44
This map is Sheet 48(North) (W) in the GSGS 4041 series of maps at a scale of 1:25000. The topmargin is marked "SECRET " and " DEFENCE AND TOPOGRAPHICAL OVERPRINT"
Is there anyone who can help me with this?
Regards,
Henk