9 DIVISION Divisional Troops 53 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column and Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries

7 May 1915 - 31 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1753)

256 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 53 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column and Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries, Divisional Troops, 9th Division, covering May 1915 to September 1919 across 244 pages. It names 179 places across 249 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one map.The diary opens at Bordon on 7 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Near Poperinghe, Riez Du Vinage, Annezin, Letouret and Poperinghe. 1916 at Borre, Schaexken, Vimy Ridge, Villers au Bois and Becourt. 1917 at Arras, Wanquetin, Anzin, Nurlu and Heudicourt. 1918 at Ohligs, Eecke, Cuerne, Ampsin Belgium and Poperinghe. 1919 at Ohligs. Germany, Kirchtroisdorf, Lohdorf Near Ohligs. Germany and Elsdorf. It closes at Elsdorf on 29 September 1919. Ohligs is where it spent longest, 162 days, including a single unbroken stay of 162 and it came back to Arras four separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Havrincourt Wood, Mametz Wood and Montauban & Bernafay Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Havre, France, Southampton, Bilques, Stomer, St Sylvestre, Tilques, Lamenegatte, Stuyver, Meteren and Boisgrenier. In 1916 it is also recorded at Nieppe, Roquetoire, Sailly-Le-Sec, Somme, Billon Valley, Montauban, Bois Des Tailles, Longueval, Grovetown and Talus Boise. In 1917 it is also recorded at Larisset, Maroeuil, Anzin. St. Aubin, Foufflin Ricametz, Achicourt, Agny Achicoort Beaurains, Lechelle, Vallartwood, Equancourt and Havrincourt Wood. In 1918 it is also recorded at Heudicourt, Marley Camp, Haut Allaines, St. Radegonde, Near Peronnes, Moislains, Toutencourt, Teutencourt, Locre and Near Kemmel.

• 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: 9781474507462
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press