7 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General

1 January 1916 - 30 November 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1637)

728 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General, 7th Division, covering January 1916 to November 1917 across 714 pages. It names 52 places across 75 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries nine casualty and personnel returns, twenty-one reports, narratives and plans, 156 Operation Orders, six appendices, eleven maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Appendix a Accurate Casualties, 7th Division 1st July to 5th July; 7th Division Accurate casualties for Period 1st July to Midnight 5th July 16 20th; Accurate Casualties, 7th Division for period midnight 13th/14th to midnight 16th/17th; Orders, 7th Division; 26/11/36 7th Arq July-Dec 16 Cordery; Administrative instructions for operations in Accordance with 7th Divisional orders; Administrative orders with Reference to 7th Divisional operation order No. 161 of June; 7th Division Administrative instructions Reference 7th Division order 171; Seventh Division Administrative instructions for Move to Blaringhem Area Appdx 4; Administrative instructions in Connection with 7th Division for operations No. G.B.1; Special order by Major-General, T.H. Shoubridge, C.M.G., D.S.O. Commanding 7th Division; Order Re Move of Divisional Headquarters to Hervarre Chateau & Fauquembergues Appdx IV.The diary opens at Cavillon on 1 January 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 33 places against 26 in the next busiest, and is spent at Treux, Bailleul, Bertrancourt, Cavillon and Belloy. 1917 is spent at Courcelles Le Comte, Behagnies, Bertrancourt, Marieux and Courcelle Le Comte. It closes at Bevadore on 30 November 1917. Treux is where it spent longest, 151 days across six separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 56.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Segard.In 1916 it is also recorded at Cavillon And Amiens, Amiens Treux, Treux Grovetown, Grovetown, Minden Post, Mericourt, Belloy Ribemont, Ribemont, Fricourt Chat and Hallencourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at Appletrees, Mory, Bretencourt, Reninghelst, Hazebrouck, Wizernes, Westoutre, Chateau Segard, Chsegard and Berthen.

• 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: 9781474506380
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press