2 CAVALRY DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General

4 January 1914 - 31 December 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1119)

592 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General, 2nd Cavalry Division, covering December 1914 to December 1916 across 574 pages. It names 35 places across 59 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two returns of horse casualties and 260 reports, narratives and plans. Among the papers are: Statement of Horse casualties in the 2nd Cavalry Division. Week Ending 23rd Septr. 1915; "A" Routine orders, Bart,,, 2nd Cavalry Division; Routine orders, Bart,,, 2nd Cavalry Division; Routine orders, 2nd Cavalry Divn; App B. orders for War Diary month of Septr 1915.The diary opens at Vieux Berquin on 2 December 1914. 1914 is spent at Vieux Berquin. 1915 at Vieux Berquin, La. Nieppe, Thiembronne, Roquetoire and Wizernes. 1916 at Thiembronne, Hazebrouck, Liges Court, Lumbres and Bivouac At Bronfay Farm. It closes at Liges Court on 31 December 1916. Thiembronne is where it spent longest, 186 days across seven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at La. Nieppe.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Bivouac At Bronfay Farm.In 1915 it is also recorded at Blendecques, Escelbecq, Le Nieppe, Monchy-Cayeaux, Lozinghem, Marles Lez Mines, Marter By Muin-Ecquedecques, Ecquedecques, Ham En Artois and Thuembronne. In 1916 it is also recorded at St. Venant, Monchy-Cayeux, Willeman, Frohen-Le Grand, Vignacourt, Bivouac La Houssaye, Miles NE Of Bary, Bivouac 1 1/2 Miles NE of Bray, Camp Near Bronfan Farm and Belloy Sur Somme.

• 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: 9781474500333
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press