Places
Towns, camps, and battlefields that recur across the diary, grouped by sector: the same sectors used on the map.
Enlistment & Training
Canada, Ireland, and England: enlistment, training, and embarkation.
Bournemouth
England
1916
Campbellton
New Brunswick, Canada
1915
Canterbury
Kent, England
1915
Cheriton
Kent, England
1915
Dibgate
Kent, England
1915
Dover
Kent, England
1915, 1916
Folkestone
Kent, England
1915
Halifax
Nova Scotia, Canada
1915
Hythe
Kent, England
1915
Isle of Wight
England
1915
Liverpool
England
1915
London
England
1915, 1916
Moncton
New Brunswick, Canada
1915
Montreal
Quebec, Canada
1915
Newcastle
New Brunswick, Canada
1915
Otterpool
Kent, England
1915
Queenstown (Cobh)
Ireland
1915
Riviere-du-Loup
Quebec, Canada
1915
Sandgate
Kent, England
1915, 1916
Sandling
Kent, England
1915
Shorncliffe
Kent, England
1915, 1916 (referenced)
Southampton
England
1915
Streatham
London, England
1915, 1916
The Leas
Kent, England
1915
The Warren
Kent, England
1915
Truro
Nova Scotia, Canada
1915
Somme Sector
The Somme front, mainly 1916.
1916
Albert
Somme, France
1916
Béalcourt
Somme, France
1916
Bécourt (Bécordel-Bécourt)
Somme, France
1916
Contralmaison (Contalmaison)
Somme, France
1916
Courcelette
Somme, France
1916
Domart (Domart-en-Ponthieu)
Somme, France
1916
Domesmont
Somme, France
1916
Domqueur
Somme, France
1916
Flers
Somme, France
1916
Halloy
Somme, France
1916
Harponville
Somme, France
1916
Hérissart
Somme, France
1916
La Boisselle
Somme, France
1916
Lavicogne (La Vicogne)
Somme, France
1916
Martinpuich
Somme, France
1916
Mouquet Farm
Somme, France
1916
Pernois
Somme, France
1916
Pozieres
Somme, France
1916
Prouville
Somme, France
1916
Senlis-le-Sec
Somme, France
1916
Talmas
Somme, France
1916
The Brickfields (near Albert)
Somme, France
1916
Thiepval
Somme, France
1916
Vadencourt
Somme, France
1916
Ypres / Belgium Sector
The Ypres Salient and Belgium.
Bailleul
Nord, France
1916, 1918
Berthen (Mont des Cats)
Nord, France
1916
Bixschoote (Bikschote)
West Flanders, Belgium
1917
Dranoutre
Belgium
1916, 1918
Hill 60
West Flanders, Belgium
1916
Hollebeke
West Flanders, Belgium
1917
Hooge
West Flanders, Belgium
1916, 1917
Kemmel
Belgium
1916, 1918
Locre
Belgium
1916
Messines
Belgium
1916, 1918
Poperinghe (Pop)
Belgium
1916
Sanctuary Wood
West Flanders, Belgium
1916, 1917
St. Eloi
Belgium
1916
Steenstraat
West Flanders, Belgium
1917
Vlammertinghe
Belgium
1916
Wulverghem
Belgium
1916, 1918
Wytschaete
West Flanders, Belgium
1918
Ypres (the Salient)
Belgium
1916, 1918
Vimy / Artois Sector
Vimy Ridge and the Artois, where Robertson spent most of 1917 and 1918.
1916
Averdoign (Averdoingt)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916
Bapaume
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916, 1917
Béthune
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916, 1917
Bruay (Bruay-la-Buissière)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916, 1917
Camblain-l'Abbe
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916
Cannetmont (Canettemont)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916
Frévent
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916, 1918
Gouy-Servins
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916
Lens
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916, 1917
Villers-au-Bois
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916
Vimy Ridge
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916, 1917, 1918
1917
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Achéville
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Acq
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Agny
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Aix-Noulette
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Angres
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Arleux (Arleux-en-Gohelle)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Arras
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917, 1918
Aubigny (Aubigny-en-Artois)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917, 1918
Auchel
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Avion
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Barlin
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Berthonval
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Beugin
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Bouvigny (Bouvigny-Boyeffles)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Bray (Mont-Saint-Éloi)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Bully (Bully-les-Mines / Bully-Grenay)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Cambligneul
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Carency
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Château de la Haie
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Cité Calonne
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Cité de Caumont
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Coupigny (Hersin-Coupigny)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Croisilles
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Écoivres
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Écurie
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Étrun
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Farbus
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Fresnicourt (Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Fresnoy (Fresnoy-en-Gohelle)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Grenay
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Haillicourt
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Houdain
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
La Targette
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Liévin
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Maisnil (Maisnil-lès-Ruitz, "Maisnil Bouche")
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Maroc
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Maroeuil
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Méricourt
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Monchy-le-Preux
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Mons
Hainaut, Belgium
1917, 1918
Mont-Saint-Éloi
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Noeux-les-Mines
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Oppy
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Pernes
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Petit Vimy
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Quatre Vents
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Sains (Sains-en-Gohelle)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Souchez
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
St. Pol (St-Pol-sur-Ternoise)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Verdrel
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Willerval
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
1918
Auberchicourt
Nord, France
1918
Auxi (Auxi-le-Château)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Bellavesnes
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Bois des Alleux
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Bourlon
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Bryas (now Brias)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Buissy
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Bullecourt
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Cambrai
Nord, France
1918
Dechy
Nord, France
1918
Denain
Nord, France
1918
Douai
Nord, France
1918
Dury
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Férin
Nord, France
1918
Frévin-Capelle
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Gauchin-Légal
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Ghlin
Hainaut, Belgium
1918
Gouves
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Hesdin
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Houvin-Houvigneul
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Huy
Liège, Belgium
1918
Jemappes
Hainaut, Belgium
1918
La Bassée
Nord, France
1918
Lewarde
Nord, France
1918
Lille
Nord, France
1918
Louez
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Namur
Namur, Belgium
1918
Neufvilles
Hainaut, Belgium
1918
Pâturages
Hainaut, Belgium
1918
Récourt
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Roucourt
Nord, France
1918
Sars-le-Bois
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Savy (Savy-Berlette)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Somain
Nord, France
1918
The Sucrerie
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Tincques
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Valenciennes
Nord, France
1918
Villers-Chatel (Villers-Châtel)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1918
Transit / Journey
Channel ports, rail junctions, and base camps passed through en route.
Abbeville
Somme, France
1916, 1917
Aire (Aire-sur-la-Lys)
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Amiens
France
1916, 1918
Boulogne
France
1915 (referenced), 1916, 1918 (diary)
Calais
France
1916
Camiers
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Deauville
Normandy, France
1917
Éperlecques
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916
Étaples
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Eu
Seine-Maritime, France
1918
Harfleur
Normandy, France
1917
Hazebrouck
France
1916, 1918
Hornoy-le-Bourg
Somme, France
1918
Le Havre
Normandy, France
1917
Le Touquet
Pas-de-Calais, France
1917
Le Tréport
Seine-Maritime, France
1918
Nice
Alpes-Maritimes, France
1917, 1918
Noyelles-sur-Mer
Somme, France
1918
Paris
France
1917, 1918
Rouen
Normandy, France
1917
St. Omer
France
1916
Steenvoorde
Nord, France
1916
Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle
Seine-Maritime, France
1918
Watten
Nord, France
1916, 1918
Wimereux
Pas-de-Calais, France
1916 only
Other Fronts (news only)
Places Robertson never visited, followed only through the news.