3 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 August 1916 - 31 March 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1378)

646 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 General Staff, 3rd Division, covering August 1916 to April 1917 across 633 pages. It names 18 places across 31 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, 106 reports, narratives and plans, 80 Operation Orders, eight defence schemes, one appendix, twenty-two maps and nine diagrams. Among the papers are: 3rd Division. casualties during the operations Near Serre on 13th November, 1916; Preliminary report of raid by 8th East Yorks Regiment, on Night. 31st Oct./ 1st Nov. 1916; Report on raid carried out by the 7th K.S.L.I., 3rd Division, on April 3rd 1917; Report on raid carried out by 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, 3rd Division, on March; Appx. 2 report on operations of 3rd Division in front of Serre, 13th November, 1916; 3rd Division Weekly report on operations (Week ending 29/12/16.); Special instructions to G.O.C., 3rd Division; Disposition for attack 16-8-16; Instructions for Entrainment of dismounted portion of 3rd Division on 23rd August 1916; Amendments to 3rd Division operation order No:100; Addendum to operation order No: 102; Table showing movements and relief issued with 3rd Div. operation order No: 102.The diary opens at Treux on 1 August 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 12 places against 9 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bus Les Artois, Noeux Les Mines, Treux, Bomy and Bertrancourt. 1917 is spent at Warlus, Canaples, Bus Les Artois, Villers Chatel and Walrus. It closes at Arras on 27 April 1917. Bus Les Artois is where it spent longest, 82 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.In 1916 it is also recorded at Forked Tree Camp, Bernaville, Frohen Le Grand, Flers and Monchy Cayeux. In 1917 it is also recorded at Flers, Lignereuil, Russell Cave Arras and E of Bois des Boeufs.

• 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: 9781474504003
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press