Gauchin-Légal
Pas-de-Calais, France
Mentioned: 1918
Vimy / Artois Sector A village near Tincques and Aubigny. Where Robertson finds "my fleet" and settles arrangements with Fox on June 6, 1918, ahead of a shift back there the next day. The unit's war diary has it based here from its organisation on May 29 until it moved to Gouves on July 14, the day the diary has "the fleet" set sail "from Gauchin."
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1918
- 6 June 1918… came by wire at noon. – Borrowed a side-car from McCuaig & took a run back to Div. to report in. – Saw my fleet at Gauchin Legal & arranged things with Fox. – Will shift back there to-morrow. – Things seem to be a bit …
- 14 July 1918Showery The fleet set sail from Gauchin at 9.00 A.M. – All safely at anchor in GOUVES by 2.00 P.M. – The village is nothing to sh …