1 DIVISION Divisional Troops 409 Field Company Royal Engineers

1 February 1917 - 30 September 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1254/1)

442 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 409 Field Company Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 1st Division, covering February 1917 to September 1919 across 430 pages. It names 130 places across 160 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two reports, narratives and plans, three appendices, two maps and nine diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on Bridge Contracted at? 22/4/18 by 409th Lowland Fd Coy RE; Company order for 17-9-18.The diary opens at Warloy Coy In Billets less one Sctn on 1 February 1917. 1917 is spent at NE of Ypres, Woesten, Coy in billets at Mericourt-Sur-Somme, Whole Coy in billeted at Brie and Coy billeted near Bailleul. 1918 at Annequin N, Sailly La Bourse, Moulin a Vent Woeston and Kempton Park. 1919 at Rosberg, Ober-Drees and Sechtem. It closes at Kinmel Pk on 30 September 1919. Rosberg is where it spent longest, 101 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 45 days at Ober-Drees.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Canal Bank Nth of Ypres.In 1917 it is also recorded at Whole Coy Billeted at Brie, Coy in billets at Brie, Whole Coy in billets at Villers Bretonneux, Coy billets at Villers-Bretonneux, Coy billeted at X10P.4.8. near Bailleul, Coy billeted near Bailleul at, Coy in billets at O.30 near Queue-d"-oxelaere, Coy billeted at Wormhoudt, Coy at Wormhoudt and Coy Camped near Casino. In 1918 it is also recorded at Woeston, Woesten, Irish Farm Camp NE of Ypres, NE of Ypres, Canal Bank Nth of Ypres, Annequin, Cambrin Sector Billets on above, Amnequin F 23 3.6, N. of Ypres and 1st Annequin. In 1919 it is also recorded at Ober Drees to sochtem, Rosberg Germany, In Train from Germany to Rhyll U.K, Kinmel Park Camp and Kinmel Pk Camp N. Wale.

• 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: 9781474502405
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press