1 CAVALRY DIVISION 2 Cavalry Brigade Headquarters

4 August 1914 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1110)

838 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 2 Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, covering August 1914 to March 1919 across 821 pages. It names 151 places across 215 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, two casualty and personnel returns, one return of horse casualties, 32 reports, narratives and plans, 56 Operation Orders, seven appendices, two maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: The following Decorations were received during the month of August; 2nd Casualty Brigade Casualty report for Aug 23 31th 1914; Summary of casualties 20th & 21st October, 1914; Horse casualties up to 31st; Narrative of operations of 2nd Cavalry Brigade on November 20th/21st. 1917; 2nd Cav Bde orders by Brig Genl Gaugh Catillon; Report of the Action at Moncel 13 Miles NW of Provins on Monday 7th Sept 1914; Marching order (Summer); 2nd Cavalry Brigade. Marching order (Summer); Concentration Orders. Reference Amiens Sheet 12. 1/80.000; Instructions to the O.C. the Troop of the 18th Hussars attached VIII Corps. Appendix B; Fourth Army. special order of the Day. Appendix B.The diary opens at Tidworth on 4 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Tidworth, Maliere-Andrecies-Angre-Andrecies-Reuesnes, Obrechies, Harmignies-Thulin and Flavy-Leplessis. 1915 at Wormhoudt, Parenty, Ouve-Wirquin and Rely. 1916 at Parenty, Incheville, Berteaucourt, Pont Noyelles and Querrieu. 1917 at Robecq, Samer, Parenty, Fressin and Bray. 1918 is the most travelled year, 72 places against 33 in the next busiest, and is spent at Courcelles, Maintenay, Laires, Lindenthal and Orville. 1919 at Lindenthal and Cologne. It closes at Cologne on 31 March 1919. Parenty is where it spent longest, 369 days across fifteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Wormhoudt.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Estruvalle Chateau, Dug-out E. of Ypres, Dug-out W. of Bellewaarde Lake and Lievin and Trenches W of Loos.In 1914 it is also recorded at Tidworth & Southampton, Southampton-Boulogne, Boulogne Rest Camp, Boulogne-Jeument, Harmignies, Savy, Ourscamp, Vieux-Moulin and Gournay. In 1915 it is also recorded at Wallon-Cappel, Vlamertinghe, Godewaersvelde, West of Ypres, W. of Ypres, Potijze, Dug-out E. of Ypres, Dug-out W. of Bellewaarde Lake, Wizernes and Honenghem. In 1916 it is also recorded at Labroyle, Mezerolles, Berteaucourt-Les Dames, Tailly, Treux, Pont Remy, Airaines, Daours, Carnoy and La Neuville. In 1917 it is also recorded at Fruges, Conteville, St Laurent Blagny, Frevin Capelle, Aubremetz, Bomy, St Hilaire, Bully-Grenay, Petit-Sains & Fosse 10 and Lievin and Trenches W of Loos. In 1918 it is also recorded at Le Mesnil, Devise, Prusle, Morchain, Curchy, Cappy, Cerisy, Bussy-Les-Daours, Sailly-Le-Sec and Sailly-Laurette.

• 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: 9781474500241
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press