4 DIVISION 11 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company

23 December 1915 - 28 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1500/1)

578 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 11 Infantry Brigade, 4th Division, covering February 1916 to February 1918 across 565 pages. It names 71 places across 87 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 68 reports, narratives and plans, 36 Operation Orders, five appendices, fifteen maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Intelligence Summary; Intelligence report; 11th Machine Gun Company Daily Intelligence report; Intelligence report Appendix 'D' 1; Preliminary, Operation-Order Lieutenant:. 1st Battalion the Hampshire Regiment; Scheme of attack; Instructions As to the Provision of Rations, Water, Grenades, S.A.A. and R.E. Stores; Distribution of 11th Infantry Brigade Preliminary operation order No. 13; Operation order no 3; 11th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 17; Company orders 11th Machine Gun Company; Company orders by Captain HN Goodwin-Bailey Commanding 11th Machine Gun Company.The diary opens at Varennes on 8 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Bienvillers, St Maxent, Ivergny, Mailley Maillet and In Line. 1917 at Arras, Marrieres Wood, Line Pelves, Camp 12 and Buneville. 1918 at Arras, Bois De-Bouefs, Wanquentin and Bois-De Boeufs. It closes at Arras on 28 February 1918. Arras is where it spent longest, 48 days across seven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 47 days at Bienvillers.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Marrieres Wood, Glatz Redoubt, Solferino Farm B,22,b,8,8,, Solferino Farm, Marrieres Wood C 13 & C19 and Marrieres Wood 62 C N W.In 1916 it is also recorded at Authieule, Gorges, Yvrench, Amplier, Bertrancourt, Beauval, Vauchelles, Mailley, Rietveld and Camp A 22 C7. In 1917 it is also recorded at Suzanne, Marrieres Wood C 13 & C19, Marrieres Wood 62 C N W, Camp 112, Camp 17 Suzanne, Bray, Sailly Laurette, St Gratien, Boffles and Blue Line.

• 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: 9781474505376
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press