1 CAVALRY DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Ordnance Corps Assistant Director Ordnance Services and Veterinary Corps Assistant Director Veterinary Services

10 August 1914 - 13 September 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1102)

1070 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Ordnance Corps Assistant Director Ordnance Services and Veterinary Corps Assistant Director Veterinary Services, 1st Cavalry Division, covering August 1914 to September 1919 across 1,048 pages. It names 258 places across 620 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one return of horse casualties, one report or narrative, one Operation Order, one appendix, three maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Suggestions for the Collection and Evacuation of Veterinary casualties in a Cavalry; Transfer of the Cavalry Division to the United Kingdom. Administrative instructions No. 12.The diary opens at Aldershot on 10 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Le Nieppe, Bailleul, Neuve-Eglise, Givry and Aldershot. 1915 at Le Nieppe, Esquelbecq, Samer, Ecques and Rebecq. 1916 at Samer, Friville, Canaples, Allonville and France. 1917 is the most travelled year, 319 places against 206 in the next busiest, and is spent at Samer, Busnes, La Flaque, Desvres and Clenleu. 1918 at Horrem, Flamicourt, Maresquel, Lillers and Candas. 1919 at Bergheim and Quadrath Bergheim. It closes at Bergheim on 19 September 1919. Samer is where it spent longest, 319 days across 34 separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 266 days at Horrem.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Montigny Farm, Chateau at Ploegsteert, Chateau Watteville and Trones Wood.In 1914 it is also recorded at Havre, Mauberge, Gueshard, Brias, Marles, Bethune, St Omer, Dranoutre, Chateau at Ploegsteert and Ploegsteert. In 1915 it is also recorded at Eblinghem and Liettres. In 1916 it is also recorded at Frohen-Le-Grand, Domart-En-Ponthieu, Querrieux, Le Quesnoy, Buire-sur-L'Ancre, Treux, Latuilerie, L'Epinoy, Arsenne and Longroy. In 1917 it is also recorded at Beussent, Wirwignies, Hesdigneul, Longviller, Widenham, Berneville, Enquin, Prevres, Hucqueliers and Montcavrel. In 1918 it is also recorded at Domart-En-Ponthieu, Amiens, Hangest, Ailly-Sur-Somme, Auxi-le-Chateau, Pernes, Witternesse, Auchy-Les-Hesdins, Aubin-st-Vast and Longeau. In 1919 it is also recorded at Bergheim Germany.

• Reihe: War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Erster Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781474500166
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press