GUARDS DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

1 August 1917 - 27 December 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1200)

894 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 1917 to January 1919 across 871 pages. It names 56 places across 70 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 164 reports, narratives and plans, 114 Operation Orders, 53 defence schemes, two appendices, six maps and eleven diagrams. Among the papers are: Narrative of operations from Artillery Point of View from 8th October to 22nd October; Guards Divisional Artillery. Intelligence Summary (7 a.m. 18/1/1918 to 7 a.m. 19/1/1918); Guards Divisional Artillery Warning order Appx 2; Gas attack and Wind Dangerous Period Appendix "A"; Warning order Appx 18; Warning order Appx 9; Appendix I to G.D.A. instructions (3 of them); Creeping Barrage Appendix "A"; Combing Barrage Appendix "B"; Smoke Barrage Appendix "C"; March Table issued with Guards Divisional Artillery order No 102; Addenda to Guards Divisional Artillery (Left Artillery ) instructions No 1 Appx 5.The diary opens at Zommerbloom on 1 August 1917. 1917 is spent at Coppernollehoek, Larrey Farm, Neuville, Flesquieres and Proven. 1918 is the most travelled year, 39 places against 20 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bailleulmont, Arras, Humbercamp, La Bazeque Wood and Lagnicourt. 1919 at Arras. It closes at Arras on 31 January 1919. Arras is where it spent longest, 82 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Humbercamp.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include La Bazeque Wood, Larrey Farm, Presles Chateau, Mecquigny Chateau and d'Arville Chateau.In 1917 it is also recorded at Elverdinghe, Herzeele, Eecke, Merville, Marles-Les-Mines, Villers-Chatel, Fosseux, Achiet-Le-Petit, Lechelle and Hapuncourt. In 1918 it is also recorded at Bretoncourt, Bretencourt, Bavincourt, Lucheux, Leucheux, Ransart, L'Homme Mort, Boursies, Vertain and Preux Au Sart.

• 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: 9781474501811
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press