8 DIVISION 24 Infantry Brigade Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

16 October 1914 - 29 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1723/1)

318 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, 24 Infantry Brigade, 8th Division, covering October 1914 to November 1918 across 310 pages. It names 66 places across 97 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three reports, narratives and plans, three maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Orders to Major E67 Wodehouse; Orders to Artillery Observation Officer by Major E67 Wodehouse D.S.O. 1st Bn; Instructions Given by Lieut F.C Roberts Ware Regt to his Party.The diary opens at Liverpool on 16 October 1914. 1914 is spent at A Lines, Winchester, Red Barn, B Lines and La Gorgue. 1915 at B Lines, La Gorgue and Red Barn. 1916 at France, Aumont, Bouvigny Huts, Flechin and Beuvry. 1917 at Corbie, Longuenesse, Moislains, Hooge and Vancouver Camp. 1918 at Under A T.M Barrage, Oppy Front, Onival, Dargnies and Petit Vimy. It closes at Under A T.M Barrage on 30 November 1918. B Lines is where it spent longest, 87 days across eleven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 55 days at Under A T.M Barrage.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Vaucellette Farm, Trenches Between Villers Guislan & Honnecourt, Cuinchy Trenches and Bouchavesnes Trenches.In 1914 it is also recorded at Southampton, Havre, Abbeville, Berguette, Neuf Berquin, St Vaast and Pont Du Hem. In 1916 it is also recorded at Beaumetz, Hersin, Love HEZI, Bouvigny, Angres II, Fosse, Dieval, Fiefs, St Sauveur and Molliens Au Bois. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bray, Bouchavesnes Trenches, Asquith Flats, Heudicourt, Nurlu, Guyencourt, Trenches Between Villers Guislan & Honnecourt, Vaucellette Farm, Ypres and Winnipeg Camp. In 1918 it is also recorded at Camblain L'abbe.

• 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: 9781474507202
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press