8 DIVISION 23 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 June 1915 - 30 June 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1708)

788 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 23 Infantry Brigade, 8th Division, covering June 1915 to June 1916 across 775 pages. It names 19 places across 26 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, 57 reports, narratives and plans, 72 Operation Orders, one defence scheme, three appendices, seven maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Total casualties for month of November 1915; Casualties not in raiding party.2 men; Operation, Work and Intelligence reports; Operations Work and Intelligence reports; Brigade operation orders Nos; March Table to Accompany 23rd Infy. Brigade operation order No. 87; March Table-To Accompany 23rd Inf. Bde. operation order No. 88; 8th Division instructions for S.O.S. Messages for Artillery Support; Brigade operation orders; Amendments to 23rd Infantry Brigade-Operation order No. 96. dated 6th August, 1915; Operation order E. Clarke, 23rd, Infantry Brigade; Course of Instruction Infantry.The diary opens at Laventie on 1 June 1915. 1915 is spent at Morbecque, Laventie, Fleurbaix and Diary Commenced 3rd September 1915. 1916 at Sailly, Millencourt, Albert and Trenches, Morbecque and Albert & Trenches. It closes at Long Valley on 30 June 1916. Sailly is where it spent longest, 46 days, it came back to Millencourt four separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Morbecque.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Albert and Trenches, Albert & Trenches, Henencourt Wood, Vivier Mill and Trenches and Millencourt and Trenches.In 1916 it is also recorded at Estaires, Fleurbaix, Bourdon. France, St: Gratien France, Albert. France, Vivier Mill and Trenches, Millencourt and Trenches, Albert & Trenches Millencourt and Henencourt.

• 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: 9781474507042
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press