8 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Medical Corps 26 Field Ambulance, Divisional Field Ambulance Workshop Unit, 14 Sanitary Section and 15 Mobile Veterinary Section

15 October 1914 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1704)

644 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Medical Corps 26 Field Ambulance, Divisional Field Ambulance Workshop Unit, 14 Sanitary Section and 15 Mobile Veterinary Section, Divisional Troops, 8th Division, covering October 1914 to June 1919 across 631 pages. It names 171 places across 277 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, one casualty and personnel return, two daily states of sick and wounded, five reports, narratives and plans, ten Operation Orders, fifteen appendices, five maps and five diagrams. Among the papers are: Honours and rewards; Orders for Each Advanced Dressing Station and Walking wounded Post; Return of Admissions & C. Sick and Wounded. for month of January 1918; R.A.M.C. operation order No. 15; Appendix III 8th Division RAMC operation order 16 Reference Sheets 1/40000; Appendix I A.D.M.S. 8 Division report on Camps X Y; Appendix IV A.D.M.S. 8 Division report on Back; Appendix 12 D W M a XV Corps report on Camps in Corps Reserve area for Work ending 31/3/17.The diary opens at Woolwich on 15 October 1914. 1914 is spent at La Gorgue, Estaires, Le Havre, Hursley Park and Merville. 1915 at Bac St Maur, Trou Bayard, Noures, La Gorgue and Estaires. 1916 at Bethune, Baizieux, Bac St Maur, Epinette Estairs and Baizeux. 1917 at Nieppe, Bray, Haut Allaines, Remy Siding and Mud Farm. 1918 is the most travelled year, 93 places against 67 in the next busiest, and is spent at Aux Rietz, Ecurie, Ridge Camp, Buigny and Maisinieres. 1919 at Ath Belgium, Lille and Boulogne. It closes at Boulogne on 30 June 1919. Bac St Maur is where it spent longest, 251 days across ten separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 83 days at Aux Rietz.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mud Farm, Red Farm, Etrech Wood and Red Farm near Ypres.In 1914 it is also recorded at Winchester, Southampton and Harve. In 1915 it is also recorded at Near Eglise, Lagorgue La Forfue, Hezhooh, Merville, Neurvean Monde, Nouveau Monde, Sailly, Steenbecque and Wittes. In 1916 it is also recorded at Steenbecque, Estaires, Doulieu, Bourdon, St Vast, St Gratien, Bresle, Hennen Court, St Sauveur and Soues. In 1917 it is also recorded at Maricourt, St Sauveur, Belloy St Leonard, Tailly, Vaux, Ailly Sur Somme, Chipilly, Camp 17, Camp 112 Corbie and Corbie. In 1918 it is also recorded at Ath, Red Farm, Ridge Camp Watou, Watou, Wieltje, Hillhoe, Abbaye de Woestine Wizernes, Hallines, Wizernes and Chaulnes Lihon La Flacque.

• 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: 9781474507004
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press