2 DIVISION 5 Infantry Brigade Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

4 August 1914 - 30 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1348)

578 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, covering August 1914 to March 1919 across 564 pages. It names 189 places across 260 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries nine casualty and personnel returns and two reports, narratives and plans. Among the papers are: Roll of officers; Roll of officers 1st June 915; From who Was instructions of B.Company 2nd Construction light Infantry; Narrative of operation September 2nd to 15th 1918.The diary opens at In Billets At Mennevret on 8 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Bailleul, La Cour De Soupir, In Billets At Mennevret, Woods Near Klein Zillebeke and Dhuizel. 1915 is the most travelled year, 103 places against 67 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bethune, Beuvry, Annezin, Into Trenches Near Festubert and In Trenches At Givenchy. 1916 at Fontaine-Sur-Maye, Mailly Maillet, Ville sur Ancre, Cottes and Gouy Servins. 1917 at Le Preol, Cambrin, Floringhem N Pernes, Ovillers and Albert. 1918 at Saulty, Metz-En-Couture, Humbercamp, Lesauich and Schnidt. 1919 at Stommeen. It closes at Stommeen on 30 March 1919. Stommeen is where it spent longest, 89 days, including a single unbroken stay of 89 and it came back to Bethune ten separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Into Trenches Near Festubert, Trenches At Givenchy, Trenches Near Festubert, Polygone Wood, Trenches Near Richebourg L'Avoue, Trenches At Cuinchy, Into Trenches and Trenches Near Vermelles.In 1914 it is also recorded at Arrars At Boulogne, In Rest Camp At Boulogne, Boulogne To Wassigny By Train, Wassigny to Mennevret 3 1/2 Miles S.W, Mennevret To Lagroise 11 Miles N.E, Lagroise To Pont-Sur Sambre-15 Miles N.E, Paturagas To Bavay-10 Miles S.W, Bavay to Leval-9 Miles S, Aunoye To Barzy-15 Miles S.S.W and Barzy To Neuvillette-22 Miles. In 1915 it is also recorded at In Trenches Near Richebourg L'Avoue, Richebourg St. Vaast, Locon, Into Trenches Near Festubert 5/1/2 S.E, Trenches Near Festubert, Essars, From Trenches Near Festubert To Essars, From Trenches To Beuvry, Gorre and In Trenches Near Festubert. In 1916 it is also recorded at Essars, Festubert, Bethune, Busnes, Right Bn, Hersin Divion I 24, Hersin Q5, Camblain Chatelain I 15, Delatte and Bully Grenay R11. In 1917 it is also recorded at Gezaincourt, Omitted, Sketch Of, Near Rochencourt, Camblain, Chatelain, Willerval, Ecurie Wood Camp, Roclincourt Camp and Marles-Les-Mines. In 1918 it is also recorded at Vallulart Camp Ytres, Barastre, Varennes, Gouy-En-Ternois, Bailleulmont, Vaulx-Vraucourt, Nr. Gomiecourt, Harze, Stoumont and Malmedy.

• 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: 9781474503525
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press