1 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Ammunition Column and Trench Mortar Batteries

4 August 1914 - 31 July 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1251)

526 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Ammunition Column and Trench Mortar Batteries, Divisional Troops, 1st Division, covering August 1914 to September 1919 across 510 pages. It names 158 places across 269 dated entries.The diary opens at New Castle on Tyne on 4 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Merris, X Rd 2 Mi S of Poperinghe, Blanzy and Marlboro Lives. 1915 at Gonnehem, Annezin, Hesdigneul, Auchel and Cauchy. 1916 at Albert, Hesdigneul, Houchin, Auchel and St Gratien. 1917 at Nieuport Bains, Nieuport Dunes, La Panne, Mericourt-Sur-Somme and Albert. 1918 is the most travelled year, 77 places against 45 in the next busiest, and is spent at Hohenzollern, Wassigny, Maisnillez Ruitz, Cambrin and Woesten. 1919 at Metternich, Messdorf, Juershuin, Hemmerich and Germany. It closes at Kinmel Park on 22 September 1919. Nieuport Bains is where it spent longest, 206 days across eight separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 96 days at Hesdigneul.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Coucy Le Chateau.In 1914 it is also recorded at Boulogne, Le Nouvion, Dourler, Near Vieux-Reng, Beaufort, Le Grand Fayt, Etreux, Barisis An Bois, Coucy Le Chateau and Vauxbuin. In 1915 it is also recorded at Cornet Malo, Fouquereuil, Square D 14 Z 2. 2 and Allouagne. In 1916 it is also recorded at Doullens, Bethencourt, Molliens Au Bois, Bavelincourt and Dernancourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at Camp 1 Mile E of Elverdinghe, Vaire, Mericourt, Borre, Reninghelst, Juershuin, Berthen, Hondighem, Wormhoudt and Ambouts-Cappel. In 1918 it is also recorded at Vaux-en-Amienios, 1 Mile E of Elverdinghe, Vaux En Amienois, Romescampes, Abbeville, Etaples, Poperinghe, Armada Camp, Kempton Park and South West Of Poel Cappelle. In 1919 it is also recorded at Wassigny, Bornheim, Brenig, Euskirchen, Neukirchen, Schswazmaar, Duis Dorf, Missdorf, Oberdnels and Bonn.

• 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: 9781474502368
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press