5 DIVISION 13 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 January 1916 - 31 March 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1549)

626 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 13 Infantry Brigade, 5th Division, covering February 1916 to March 1917 across 610 pages. It names 47 places across 65 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, 49 reports, narratives and plans, 80 Operation Orders, fourteen appendices, fourteen maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: 13th Inf Bde casualties Bde Somme; "B" Company Centre Party. Leader, Sgt. Lines. (Killed); Report on raid; Patrol report 13th Infantry Brigade; C2 Patrol report; Forecast of Movements issued with 13th Inf. Bde. operation order No. 1; Report of Bombing Expedition on night of 26-27th; Advanced orders; Transport orders; 95th. Inf. Bde. order No. 112 Ref. 1/40,000 Sheets 51b & C; 13th Infantry Brigade Table of Reliefs; Instructions as to Mining and Other Fatigues.The diary opens at Doullens on 27 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Arras, Loisne, Heucourt, Houvin-Houvigneul and Agnez-Les-Duisans. 1917 at Loisne, Auchel and Bethune. It closes at Auchel on 31 March 1917. Loisne is where it spent longest, 147 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Arras.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches Ney Hardecourt, Trenches Way Longueval, Pommier Redoubt, Billen Farm Division, Waterlot Farm, Trenches Anglewood, Leuzewood Billon Farm and Trenches Oppork Morval.In 1916 it is also recorded at Coullemont, Hauteville, Agnez, Les, Duisans, Agnes-Les-Duisans, Le Meillard, Herissart, Franvillers and Meaulte.

• 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: 9781474505734
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press