Mapping the First World War Focus on Hooge Just one of the many Flanders battlefield’s Name: Resource created by Phil Brittain, Carshalton Boys Sports College and shared via centenarybattlefieldtours.orgcentenarybattlefieldtours.org

1.Use the information on slides of this presentation, and anything you find online to help you annotate the current map of Hooge (on slide 5) as accurately as possible. Use the drawing tools, and in particular the “Scribble” tool to help you to annotate. 2.Please annotate all of the following o Location of Hellfire corner o Location of Railway wood o Location of Hooge crater o Position of German front line o Position of German front line o One other WW1 landmark in this area - your choice Activities 1

Activities 2 Search the Internet and use the links on slide 10 to help answer the following questions 1.What is the name of the British soldier that is buried in Hooge Cemetery who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross? 1.What is on the site known as Hellfire corner now? 1.The road going through Hooge is now called the N8 - what was it called in WW1? 1.What is the next major town due West of Hooge on the N8? 1.How many servicemen of WW1 are buried or commemorated in Hooge cemetery?

Activities 3 Use the space below to describe 3 other interesting facts about Hooge, that you didn’t know at the start of this session. Feel free to insert further slides if you need to. Fact 1: Fact 2: Fact 3:

Hooge - Current Map - For annotation

Hooge - Current Satellite

Hooge - Map 1 and 2 - Key

Hooge - Map 1 - March

Hooge - Map 2 - April

Useful links Satelite view of the area on Google Maps: Map view of the area on Google maps: Wider area March 1916 map: Wider area April 1917 map: Further information about Hooge battlefield: The First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme – the national education programme for the centenary