ROCLINCOURT VALLEY CEMETERY

Anyone know if we'll get close to ROCLINCOURT VALLEY CEMETERY

A mate has asked me to try to visist his grandfathers grave. The info given to the family was as follows...
Any idea if it will be enough to find it??

TOMLIN

THOMAS WILLIAM

T W

27

27/04/1917

Serjeant

Royal Field Artillery

56th Bty.

France

'35950'

ROCLINCOURT VALLEY CEMETERY

I. C. 5.

HUSBAND OF E. TOMLIN, OF 88, MAYSOULE RD., PLOUGH RD., CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON.

With that sort of information you can try the military records, or try the Commonwealth War Graves Assoc. I found my grandmothers twin cousins' via the military records. Happy hunting

I have all the data, just wondering if our schedule will take us nearby & allow time for a visit.....

Mark Avo wrote:

I have all the data, just wondering if our schedule will take us nearby & allow time for a visit.....

Not that I know the route ofcourse, but as your driver let me assure you we can solve any problems whilst over there, now, you, as the navigator, well !!!!!!

I'm sure if you speak to Teith or Kim they will let you disappear to go and find it! I think the Rusty Medics did that the year before last to go to visit a grave!

richie wrote:

but as your driver let me assure you we can solve any problems whilst over there, now, you, as the navigator, well !!!!!!

Me, Navigate? We'll end up in either Scotland or Russia - finding france will be a matter of luck.

I asked, and got the ok to go off and find my relatives, and apparently there are extra points to be had to boot.

Mark Avo wrote:

richie wrote:

but as your driver let me assure you we can solve any problems whilst over there, now, you, as the navigator, well !!!!!!

Me, Navigate? We'll end up in either Scotland or Russia - finding france will be a matter of luck.

Hmmmm ........... what are you doing on the rally ............ marshall ............. what chance have we got of find the SCs etc ... if you can't place them

Team L200, Car 16 2010/2011/2012 (and we're keeping that number !!!!!)

You sure Nick???????? Last I heard, certain misplaced rumours about red light districts and our organisers you could be running with the Number 40on your car door

m109a3uk wrote:

I'm sure if you speak to Teith or Kim they will let you disappear to go and find it! I think the Rusty Medics did that the year before last to go to visit a grave!

Indeedy!

We took a planned diversion to find the grave of Sgt Skip Muck. Seemed fitting since we were Team
Muck & Malarkey.

K&T were quite amenable (once the cheque cleared)

Mark Avo wrote:

I have all the data, just wondering if our schedule will take us nearby & allow time for a visit.....

I would say we're probably not going that far away from it! If you don't have time then you could call in on the route back home as you'll probably pass it then

The grave will be very easy to find. Plot I, row C, grave 5 http://www.cwgc.org/plans/11-65/M002.GIF

Thanks for that, didnt realise how small a place it was.

All looking good for a visit at some point on the trip. Mate will be pleased as it seems none of the family have ever seen anything apart from the picture i posted.

It is good to discover those that we owe so much to, and to pay our respects accordingly for their ultimate sacrifice.

I've emailed Mark and he will be able to visit the grave.

Richard is right re paying respects - as organisers we are more than happy for crews to take time out to visit family/friends graves etc. A number of crews have done this in the past.

Yes, the rally has a route to take and story to tell but it is because of the sacrifices of others that we have the freedom to do so. We must remember them.