1 CAVALRY DIVISION Divisional Troops 7 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery and Ammunition Column, 1 Field Squadron Royal Engineers and 1 Signal Squadron Royal Engineers

4 August 1914 - 31 August 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1103)

1006 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 7 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery and Ammunition Column, 1 Field Squadron Royal Engineers and 1 Signal Squadron Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 1st Cavalry Division, covering August 1914 to August 1919 across 983 pages. It names 356 places across 602 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries sixteen reports, narratives and plans, thirteen Operation Orders, twenty-five appendices, one map and 57 diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on operations 7 C Bde RHA; Report on operations of 7th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division; Instructions for Relief No 1. Dismounted Cavalry Division Artillery. Appendix M; 7th Brigade R.H.A. Fire order Etc. Appendix Q; Orders for Establishing a brigade in the Event of the every exploding issues. Appendix R; Special order Honble C.E. Bingham, C.D. Cavalry Corps. Appendix a; 1st Cavalry Division instructions No. 1. Appendix G; 1st Cavalry Division instructions No.2. Appendix H; March Table with 1st Cavalry Division order No. 62; Amendment to 1st Cavalry Division order No. 61. Appendix B; March Table for 22nd Nov. (to accompany Div. order 74).The diary opens at Aldershot on 4 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Aldershot, Thieshouk, Villers, Neuve Eglise and Longmoor. 1915 at Esquelbecq, Thieshouk, Vlamertinghe, Samer and Abbaye de Woestine. 1916 at Samer, Fricourt, In Billets Samer, Letoquoi Samer and Doudeauville. 1917 at Doudeauville, Busnes, Merville, Samer and Hdqtrs Letoquoi Amm Coln Clenleu. 1918 at Horrem, Tertry, Beauval, Small Foot Wood and Le Cauroy. 1919 at Quadrath, Modrath, Millendorf and Mudrath. It closes at Quadrath on 31 August 1919. Samer is where it spent longest, 415 days across thirty separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 150 days at Aldershot.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Small Foot Wood, Cramaye Farm, via Oulchy Le Chateau Servenay, Farm near Messines and Romer Farm.In 1914 it is also recorded at Southampton, Boulogne, Jeumont Aibes, Berelles, Aibes, Givry Cross road 1/2m S.E. in Village, Quievrain, Elouges, Audregnies and Halte at Onnezies. In 1915 it is also recorded at Thieshouk Ypres, Ypres, Hondeghem, Staple, Elverdinghe, Woesten, Watou, Near Ypres, Near Vlamertinghe and Cassel. In 1916 it is also recorded at Philosophe, La Philosophe, Clear, Stormy but Fine, Fine, Rainy and Dull, Annezin Snow and Bitter Wind, Letoquoi Sunless & Frosty, Le Tocquoi and Hardelot. In 1917 it is also recorded at H.Q. Letoquoi Samer ammn coln Clenleu, Quilen, Clenleu, Siracourt, Wavrans, Frevin Capelle, Hermaville, Louez, St. Nicholas and Bois d'Habarcq. In 1918 it is also recorded at Small Foot Wood South of Le Verguier, Flamicourt, Bethencourt & Pargny, La Neuville, Daours, Amiens, St Sauveur, Auxi-le-Chateau, Flers and Willancourt. In 1919 it is also recorded at Horrem and Modrath 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: 9781474500173
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press