7 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

1 January 1916 - 30 November 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1639)

836 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 Commander Royal Artillery, 7th Division, covering January 1916 to November 1917 across 816 pages. It names 28 places across 41 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 141 reports, narratives and plans, 119 Operation Orders, two defence schemes, five appendices, three maps and four diagrams. Among the papers are: 7th Divisional Artillery Intelligence report No. 3. for 24 hours ending 6 a.m. 2nd March; 7th Divisional Artillery Group Intelligence report No. 1 for 24 hours ending 6 p.m. 24th; Instructions for Defence. No.7; Operation order by O.C. "C" Group 7th D.A; Special report No. 2 Artillery report o raid 19th April 1916; "C" Group. report on Hostile Bombardment and Raid, night of 29th/30th April 1916; Report on Bombardment evening of 30th April 1916; Instructions for defence; 4.5" Howitzer barrages "Z" day; 18-pr. Bombardment and barrages on "Z" day; Warning order; Amendment to operation order numbered 22 to 26 (3 of them).The diary opens at Cavillon Area, Headquarters Divisional Artillery. Belloy-sur-Somme on 1 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Treux, Cavillon Area, Headquarters Divisional Artillery. Belloy-sur-Somme, Heilly, Fricourt and Bailleul. 1917 is the most travelled year, 23 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Courcelles Le Comte, Behagnies, Bertrancourt, Beauquesne and Bretencourt. It closes at Camisano on 30 November 1917. Treux is where it spent longest, 145 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Cavillon Area, Headquarters Divisional Artillery. Belloy-sur-Somme.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Segard and Scottish Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Cavillon Area R.A. Headquarters Belloy, Caestre and Baileul. In 1917 it is also recorded at Mailly Maillet, Courceller-le-Comte, Mory, Merries, Boeschepe, Chateau Segard, Scottish Wood, Westoutre Belgium, Renescure, France and Legnano, Italy.

• 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: 9781474506403
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press