2 CAVALRY DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services

22 September 1914 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1121)

600 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 Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services, 2nd Cavalry Division, covering September 1914 to March 1919 across 587 pages. It names 127 places across 201 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three daily states of sick and wounded, seven reports, narratives and plans, nine Operation Orders, fifteen appendices, one map and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Admissions of Sick & Wounded. Evacuated & discharged to duty. 2nd Cavalry Division; 2nd Cavalry Division, Divisional Gas School Syllabus of Instruction Appendix a; RAMC. operation order G. Rattray 2nd Cav Div; Amendment to R.A.M.C. operation order dated 18th June 1916, Last Sentence of para 7 to be; 2nd Cavalry Division Medical Instructions, Forthcoming operations; 2nd Dismounted Division-Relief of R.A.M.C. Personnel; Routine orders,,, 2nd Cav. Division; Report on Work Done by the Medical Services of the 2nd Cavalry Division for French.The diary opens at Braine on 22 September 1914. 1914 is spent at Vieux Berquin, Verbery, Kemmel, School and Braine. 1915 at Borre, Bouriflet & Wirquin, Locre, Hondeghem and La Crosse. 1916 at Thiembronne, Hazebrouck, Dompiere, Lumbres and Meaulte. 1917 at Dompierre, Houvin, Henu, Quevauvillers and Frohen-Le-Grand. 1918 is the most travelled year, 46 places against 36 in the next busiest, and is spent at Grenas, Montcavrel Calais 6 D, Marche and Theux. 1919 at Theux and Heusy. It closes at Heusy on 31 March 1919. Thiembronne is where it spent longest, 127 days across five separate stays, it came back to Theux seven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 45 days at Bouriflet & Wirquin.In 1914 it is also recorded at Braine-Hartennes, Hartennes, Fleury, Messines, Wytschaete, Oostaverne, St Eloi, Laclytte, Westoutre and St Jans Capell. In 1915 it is also recorded at Bleu, Dohem, Petit Sec Bois, Sec Bois, Estaire, Boescheppe, Vlamertinghe, Vieux Berquin, Esquelbecque and Wormhoudt. In 1916 it is also recorded at St Venant, Monchy Cayeux, Willeman, Frohen-Le-Grand, Vignacourt, La Houssoye, 1 mile N of Bray, Belloy Sur Somme and Buigny. In 1917 it is also recorded at Wavens, Agny, Ronville, St. Ouen, Bussy Les Dours, La Motte, Roisel, N. Roisel, Courcelle and Treux. In 1918 it is also recorded at Quevuvilliers, Quevuvillers B3, Athies, Couracy, Bailly, N.W. Europe D 10, Royallieu, Jonquieres, Boves Gentelles and Gentelles Amiens 17. In 1919 it is also recorded at Heusy Liege 1/100,000.

• 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: 9781474500357
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press