8 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Service Corps 8 Divisional Train (41, 84, 85, 87, Companies A.S.C.)

7 October 1914 - 30 June 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1705)

690 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Service Corps 8 Divisional Train (41, 84, 85, 87, Companies A.S.C.), Divisional Troops, 8th Division, covering October 1914 to July 1916 across 681 pages. It names 64 places across 146 dated entries.The diary opens at Southampton on 7 October 1914. 1914 is spent at N of Levantie, Le Drumez, Le Ferme Maurianne, Ferme Maurianne and Estaires. 1915 at Sailly, Doulieu, Ferme Maurianne, Morbecque and Commune of Estaires. 1916 at Estaires, Bresle Wood, Doulieu and Henen Court. It closes at Fouquieres on 31 July 1916. Doulieu is where it spent longest, 596 days across sixteen separate stays, it came back to Sailly twenty-two separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 163 days at Estaires.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Bresle Wood.In 1914 it is also recorded at Havre, Atsea, S.S. Lake Michigan, Train, Roven, Merville, Abbeville, La Motte Aux Bois, Very wet Cold Wind Heavy Showers. Hail and Neuf Berquin. In 1915 it is also recorded at Ferme Mauriane, La Bassee Road, Caudescure, Le Sart, Estaires, Lagorgue Stn, Merville, La. Bassie Road, R.P. La Gorgue Merville Rd and R.P. Sailly. In 1916 it is also recorded at Commune of Morbecque, Morbecque, Commune of Rorbeque, Neuf Berquin, Bourdon, Vinagourt, St. Gratien, Bresle, St Sauveur and Soues.

• 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: 9781474507011
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press