8 DIVISION Divisional Troops 15 Field Company Royal Engineers

10 September 1914 - 20 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1698)

662 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 15 Field Company Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 8th Division, covering September 1914 to April 1919 across 645 pages. It names 145 places across 196 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, twelve reports, narratives and plans, eleven maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualties. No. 18735 Longhurst No. killed; Casualty report 15th Fd. Coy. R.E; Report on Laying of Wire Entanglement in Front of D Lines 8th Division N. E. of Neuve; Report on Demolition of Moated Farm "C" Lines; Divisional Engineers orders 8th Division. Reference May 1/20,000; 15th Company R.E. instructions for operations; Instructions for 1/R.E. 8th Division for Offensive operations; 8th Divl. Engineers orders; Instructions for 15th Co. R.E. with Reference to attached:0 operation Map; 15th (Field) Company R.E. report of operation of 25.9.15; To O.C. 15th Field Corps report of No. 1. Section; Report of part Taken by No. 2. Section 15th Fd. Co RE. in operations of 25-9-15 - 26-9-15.The diary opens at Gilraltar on 10 September 1914. 1914 is spent at Hursley Park Winchester, Nouveau Monde, S Hampton, Merville and Badderley Com. 1915 at Bac St Maur, Nouveau Monde, Steenbecque and Nav. Monde. 1916 at Albert, Noyelles, Laventie, Bac St Maur and Dernancourt. 1917 at Watts Lines B.i.d.85, Angostura, Hendicourt, Watts Lines 13.1.d.8.5 and Moyslains. 1918 is the most travelled year, 49 places against 37 in the next busiest, and is spent at Balmoral Camp, Froyennes, Aux Rietz Camp, S. Qventin and Pipaix. 1919 at Ghislenghien, Gnislenghien, Gondregnies and Dunkerque. It closes at Dunkerque on 20 April 1919. Bac St Maur is where it spent longest, 180 days across eight separate stays, it came back to Nouveau Monde thirteen separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 42 days at Hursley Park Winchester.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include "Somme" Dugouts.In 1914 it is also recorded at Hursley Park, Le Havre, Strageele, Le Nouveau Monde, Nouveav Monde, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In 1915 it is also recorded at Rue Tilleloy & Nav. Monde, Nav. Monde & Fleurbaix, Nouveau Monde & Fleurbaix, Nav. Monde + Rue Biache, N. Monde, Nouveau Monde & Rue Biache, Bacsemaur, Southmpton To Havre, Steenbecque Stn and Bandringhem. In 1916 it is also recorded at Nouveau Monde, Calonne, Yzeux, Rainneville, Ovillers Post. Near La Boisselle, Henencourt, Camps-Les Ameinois, Longueau, Dvidn Near Brouay and Bethune. In 1917 it is also recorded at Camp-16 Near Bronfay Farm, Sailly-le-Sec, Warlus, Camp-12, Angostura Near Le Forest, Angostura Near Maurepas, Moislains, Forel-Le-Grand, Suzanne and Chipilly. In 1918 it is also recorded at "Somme" Dugouts, Poperinghe, Rusieres Licourt, Licourt, E. of Marchelepot, Marchelepot, Vermandovillers Rosieres Caix, Rosieres, Caix and Jumel.

• 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: 9781474506953
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press