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

6 July 1916 - 21 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1706)

674 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 Divisional Train (41, 84, 85, 87, Companies A.S.C.), Divisional Troops, 8th Division, covering July 1916 to June 1919 across 654 pages. It names 137 places across 220 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries fourteen casualty and personnel returns, five returns of horse casualties, two reports, narratives and plans, two Operation Orders, sixteen appendices and one map. Among the papers are: Appendix to War Diary for Nov 1917 casualties to officers O.R. Vehicles "NIL"; Appendix Return of killed wounded & Missing for March 1918; Appendix 1 statement Shewing casualties to Os. O Ranks, Horsest Vehicles; March Table. Accompany 23rd I.B. operation order No: 90; Appendix to Star Diary for month order 1917.The diary opens at Marles Les Mines on 6 July 1916. 1916 is spent at Fouquieres, Avelesges, Plateau and Les Bethune. 1917 at Nieppe, Steenwerck, Wirral Lines, Mt St. Quentin and Haut 'Arques. 1918 is the most travelled year, 109 places against 48 in the next busiest, and is spent at Villers Au Bois, La Targette, Anzin, Tournai and Lieux Dieu. 1919 at Ghislenghien, Ghislenghein, Hellebecq, Enghien and Ghlisenghien. It closes at Ghislenghein on 17 June 1919. Ghislenghien is where it spent longest, 165 days across eight separate stays, it came back to Fouquieres eleven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Fouquieres.In 1916 it is also recorded at Burbure, Bethune, Fouquieres Lez Bethune, Lapugnoy, Huchenville, Ailly Sur Somme, Meaulte, Carnoy, N Cornoy and Citadel Camp. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bethune, Avelesges, Ailly Sur Somme, Camp 12, Sailly Le Sec, Bray, Wormhoudt, Corbie, Chipilly and Moislains. In 1918 it is also recorded at Vlamertinghe, Watou, Steenvoorde, Camp In Watou, Edewaart Hoek, Camp near Vlamertinghe, Abeele, Camp near Steenvoorde, Billets at Longuenesse and Wizernes.

• 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: 9781474507028
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press