2 CAVALRY DIVISION 3 Cavalry Brigade Headquarters, `D' Battery Royal Horse Artillery and Brigade Machine Gun Squadron

4 August 1914 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1133)

850 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, `D' Battery Royal Horse Artillery and Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 3 Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, covering August 1914 to May 1919 across 828 pages. It names 274 places across 435 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, twenty-two reports, narratives and plans, 71 Operation Orders, twelve appendices, four maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: 10 Casualties. 1st Phase. Nil; 3rd. Dismounted Brigade list of officers; Narrative of operations carried out by the 3rd. Cavalry Brigade-Period-19th. Nov.-6th; March Table issued with 3rd Cavalry Brigade order No 1; Narrative of an operation carried out by "C" Squadron 16th. Lancers on August 24th. 1918; Movement Table (Issued with 3rd Cav Bde order No. 1); Table of Reliefs issued with Bells Brigade order No. 2, 13th. June, 1917; Report of operation at Gillemont Farm 21st/22nd June 1917. Appendix D; Relief Table issued with 2nd. Dismounted Division order No. 1.The diary opens at Newbridge on 4 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Vieux Berquin, Newbridge, Lime Chateau and Hollebeke Chateau. 1915 at Sec Bois, Fme St Andre, Hondeghem and Amettes. 1916 at Ouve Wirquin, Remilly-Wirquin, Tilques, Merris and Hd. Qrs. at Merris. 1917 at Tortefontaine, Rebreuve, Boucly, Roisel and Bonnieres. 1918 at St Christ, Le Motte, Molliens Vidame, Le Faux and Villers-Carbonnel. 1919 at Awan, Ensival, Florze and Warfusee. It closes at Warfusee on 31 May 1919. Ouve Wirquin is where it spent longest, 203 days across six separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 51 and it came back to Sec Bois eleven separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Warfusee Chateau, La Flinque Farm, High Wood, Lime Chateau, Hollebeke Chateau, Vaux Wood, Chateau Hollebeke and Montebise Chateau.In 1914 it is also recorded at Havre, Hautmont, Harmignies, Nr. Basieux, Wargnies-le-Grand, Chatillon, Name of village unknown, D'urvillers, Frieres and Pierremande. In 1915 it is also recorded at Bleu, Therouanne, Inghem, La Rue de Bois, Ypres, Cauchie D'Ecques, Bout de La Ville, Rue de Bois, Neuf Berquin and Estaires. In 1916 it is also recorded at Pont Du Hem, Rue Des Lobes, Annequin, Acquin, Thiembronne, St Razeele, Bde. Hd. Q. at Strazeele, La Flanderie, Wavrans and Le Placiton. In 1917 it is also recorded at Forest-Montiers, Vironchaux, Willeman, Roussent, Arras, Estrees Les-Crecy, Monplaisir, Bois Bergues, Gaudiempre and Battle of Arras. In 1918 it is also recorded at Creuse, Boucly, Vermand, Grandru, Faillouel, Lagache, St Leger, Royallieu, Moyvillers and Chepoix. In 1919 it is also recorded at Warfusee Chateau.

• 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: 9781474500531
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press