2 CAVALRY DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 January 1916 - 26 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1118)

968 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 General Staff, 2nd Cavalry Division, covering February 1916 to April 1919 across 948 pages. It names 101 places across 154 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries four casualty and personnel returns, 65 reports, narratives and plans, 72 Operation Orders, four defence schemes, nineteen appendices and one map. Among the papers are: March 1919-Appendices (All X) Missing; Casualty Report. 2nd Cavalry Division-Period 25/11/17 to 29/11/17 Appendix "A"; 2nd Cavalry Division-Narrative of Operations.; Narrative of operations of 4th Dismounted Cavalry Brigade Group. App W; Narrative of operations of 2nd Cavalry Division; Report on operations at Gillemont Farm-21st/22nd June 17; Extract from Army orders dated 22nd October, 1915 re Machine Gun Corps; Instruction in Gas Defence. Appendix "4"; Movement Table issued with operation order No. 3; Orders for Preliminary Moves on September 15th; 2nd Cavalry Division order numbered 11 to 71 (3 of them); Issued with 2nd Cavalry Division order No.16.The diary opens at Hervarre Chateau, Fauquembergues on 1 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Hervarre Chateau, Fauquembergues, Hazebrouck, Ligescourt and Lumbres. 1917 at Ligescourt, Houvin-Houvigneul, St Sauflieu, Quevauvillers and Henu. 1918 is the most travelled year, 64 places against 28 in the next busiest, and is spent at Grenas, Montcavrel, Marche, Quevauvillers and Athies. 1919 at Theux, Heusy and Fays. It closes at Fays on 26 April 1919. Ligescourt is where it spent longest, 147 days across six separate stays, it came back to Grenas seven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Hervarre Chateau, Fauquembergues.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Hervarre Chateau, Fauquembergues, Chateau Hervarre, Auxi Le Chateau, Eastern Edge Adinfer Wood, S.E. of Dodo Wood and Adinfer Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Chateau Hervarre, St Venant, Monchy Cayeux, Willeman, Frohen Le Grand, Vignacourt, La Houssoye, Camp Bray, F. 24 Albert and Belloy-Sur Somme. In 1917 it is also recorded at Beauvoir, Ronville, SW of Tilloy, Agny, Frohen Le Grand, St Ouen, Bussy Les Daours, Lamotte En Santerqe, Roisel and Courcelles. In 1918 it is also recorded at Quesmy, Couarcy, Carlepont. Bailly, Bailly Couarcy Chiry, Chiry Dive Le Franc, Chiry. Jonquieres, Jonquieres Chepoix Ansauvillers, Ansauvillers Boves, Advanced H.Q. Gentelles Rear H.Q. Boves and Gentelles Boves.

• 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: 9781474500326
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press