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English language names given by WWI troops to places affected by WWI

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This is a list of English-language names given by World War I troops to places affected by World War I

In France and Belgium

  • Caterpillar Valley: a valley near Albert, Somme
  • Caterpillar Wood: a wood in Caterpillar Valley
  • Moo-cow: Mouquet Farm, near Pozières
  • Mucky Farm: Mouquet Farm, near Pozières
  • Ocean Villas: Auchonvillers, Somme
  • Plugstreet: Ploegsteert, Belgium
  • Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke: from French Bois du Polygone
  • Wipers: Ypres
  • Army map of an area of the Western Front, showing several such Army renamings

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    English-language names given by WWI troops to places affected by WWI Wikipedia
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