9 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

6 May 1915 - 30 November 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1746)

682 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery, 9th Division, covering May 1915 to November 1917 across 665 pages. It names 42 places across 65 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 98 reports, narratives and plans, 127 Operation Orders, four appendices, fourteen maps and seven diagrams. Among the papers are: Lessons we have learned from the recent operations on the somme; 9th. Divisional Artillery. Arrangements for Relief of 1st. Division, R. Artillery; Operation orders, 9th Divisional Artillery; Operation order C. B. 9th Divisional Artillery; 9th Divisional Artillery report of operation September 25th-29th.1915 Apx XXIX; 3rd Barrage of 10-Pdrs; Amendments to 9th Divisional Artillery operation order No. 56; Amendment to 9th Divisional Artillery operation order No. 58; Addendum No. 1 to 9th Divisional Artillery operation order numbered 1 to 152 (5 of them); Amended 9th Divisional Artillery operation order No. 70; Table to Accompany 9th D.A. operation order No. 80 of 30th Doc; Table to Accompany 9th Divisional Artillery operation order No. 84.The diary opens at Bordon on 6 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Hooggraaf, Locon, Busnes, Nieppe and Sailly La Bourse. 1916 is the most travelled year, 19 places against 15 in the next busiest, and is spent at Steenwerck, Camblain L'Abbe, Clarques, Rebreuve and Bray-Sur-Somme. 1917 at Etrun, Roellecourt, Ytres, Duisans and Douisans. It closes at Maresquel on 30 November 1917. Steenwerck is where it spent longest, 108 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 32 days at Ytres.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Antigneul Chateau, Dugouts at H 14 Co.9 and Chateau Bajus.In 1915 it is also recorded at Arques, Hondeghem, Lillers and Bollezeele. In 1916 it is also recorded at Fricourt, Caestre, Nieppe, Grovetown, Antigneul Chateau, Chateau Bajus, Lucheux, Talmas, Bazentin-le-Grandwood and Beaucourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at Dugouts at H 14 Co.9, Chelers, Arras, Avesnes & Comte, Achiet-Le-Petit, Poperinghe, Watau, Baurainville, SE Idesbalde and Preure.

• 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: 9781474507394
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press