GUARDS DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

18 August 1915 - 31 August 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1198)

838 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 Commander Royal Artillery, Guards Division, covering August 1915 to August 1916 across 820 pages. It names 21 places across 35 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 59 reports, narratives and plans, 48 Operation Orders, two defence schemes, seventeen appendices, two maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Amendments to march table for night of September 23rd/24th, issued with Guards Divisional; Note-Issued with Guards Division order No:2; Guards Division. March Table issued with operation order No.2 dated 24/9/15; Table of Reliefs; Relief of Lahore and 20th Divisional Artillery.; Operation order No.11. Distribution of Guards Divisional Artillery; Officers Attached-Precis of Instruction; Guards Divisional Artillery instructions; To O.C. R Group report on operation between 2 & 3pm; Report on Wire Lanes; Report on today's operation:-; Amendment to Guards Divisional order No.16..The diary opens at Rollestone Camp Salisbury Plain on 18 August 1915. 1915 is the most travelled year, 16 places against 9 in the next busiest, and is spent at La Gorgue, Lumbres, Labourse, Sailly La Bourse and Philosophe Fosse. 3. 1916 is spent at Poperinghe, Zeggers Cappel, La Gorgue, Couin and St. Sixte. It closes at Sarton on 31 August 1916. La Gorgue is where it spent longest, 95 days across four separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to Sailly La Bourse six separate times.In 1915 it is also recorded at Havre, Norrent Fontes, Ferfay, Noeux Les Mines, Le Rutoire, Quality St Fossenoy and Philosophe. In 1916 it is also recorded at Hazebrouck, Doullens and Bus-Les-Artois.

• 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: 9781474501798
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press