8 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

1 January 1916 - 31 October 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1684)

506 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, 8th Division, covering January 1916 to December 1916 across 493 pages. It names 28 places across 67 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries thirty-one casualty and personnel returns, 51 reports, narratives and plans, 46 Operation Orders, four appendices and four maps. Among the papers are: Report on casualties to Personnel for month of Ending Jan 31st 1916 Marked Appendix A/10; Casualties to Personnel for month Ending January 31st. 1916. Appendix A/10; Artillery Time Table. Proposed Bombardment for raid by 2/east Lancashire Regt; Amendment to 8th Division operation order No. 129, Dated 1st October, 1916; Addendum to 8th Division operation order No. 129, Dated 1st October, 1916; Artillery Time Table to Cover Feint raid; Amendment No. 1 to 8th Division operation order 130, Dated 7-10-16; 8th Division Artillery Artillery operation order No. 24. Appendix 00/24; Addenda to Divisional Artillery operation order No. 24 Dated 9th October, 1916; 8th Divisional Artillery operation order No. 25; 8th Divisional Artillery. Addenda to operation order No 25 Dated 13th October 1916; Relief of 8th Divisional Artillery.The diary opens at Blaringhem on 1 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Henencourt, Sailly, Chateau Des Pres Sailly Labourse and Briqueterie Somme. It closes at Vaux-Sur-Somme on 31 December 1916. Henencourt is where it spent longest, 93 days across seven separate stays, it came back to Sailly Labourse eleven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 28 days at Chateau Des Pres Sailly Labourse.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Des Pres Sailly Labourse, Sailly Labourse Chateau Des Pres, Dug-Outs Briqueterie and The Chateau.In 1916 it is also recorded at Flesselles, Cavillon, Bruay, Marles Les Mines, Estaires, Chateau Des Pres, Sailly Labourse, Monchy Cayeux, Amplier and Talmas.

• 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: 9781474506854
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press