9 DIVISION Divisional Troops 90 Field Company Royal Engineers and Divisional Signal Company

14 May 1915 - 30 September 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1756)

558 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 90 Field Company Royal Engineers and Divisional Signal Company, Divisional Troops, 9th Division, covering May 1915 to November 1919 across 545 pages. It names 211 places across 297 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries fifteen reports, narratives and plans, eighteen Operation Orders, one appendix, five maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Company orders for Today 29-4-17; 90th Field Co R.E. operation order No.5. R.E; 9th Divisional Engineers operation order D.397, 9th Division; 9th Divisional Engineers Preliminary instructions; Instructions for the Offensive for 9th Divisional Engineers and 9th Seaforth Highrs; March Table operation order 61; Page 2 of March Table to operation order 61; 1st S.A.I. Brigade and attached Units March Table-Operation order 63-7th Oct. 1916; Addendum No. 1 to 9th Divl Engineer operation orders No 8.The diary opens at Arques on 14 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Hooggraaf, Dickebusch, Sailly-La Bourse, Locon and Le Touret. 1916 at Arras, Steenwerck, Armentieres, Vaux and Camblain-L'Abbe. 1917 at Etrun, Duisans, St. Nicholas, Bertincourt and Roellecourt. 1918 is the most travelled year, 96 places against 71 in the next busiest, and is spent at Meteren, Ohligs, Hondeghem, Blaringhem and Nurlu. 1919 at Wald Germany, Ohligs. Germany, Frimmersdore Germany and Stockheim Germany. It closes at Oteppe on 29 November 1919. Wald Germany is where it spent longest, 150 days across nine separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 149 days at Arras.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau De La Haie, Fricourt Farm, Couthove Chateau, Grovetown Dug-Outs, Machine Gun Farm, Lord Farm, Bray Dug Outs and Canal Bank. N. Ypres.In 1915 it is also recorded at Nieppe, Manqueville Near Hillers, Busnes, Lillers, Essars, La Bourse, Fouquiere Bethune, Oblinghem, Bethune and Pradelles. In 1916 it is also recorded at Hazebruck, Merris, Nieppe, Steenbecque, Bomy, Witterness, Delettes, Vaux En Amienois, Chapilly and Corbie. In 1917 it is also recorded at Hermaville, Chelers, Railway Cutting, St Nicolas, Moncheaux, Tachincourt, Blangy, Orlencourt, Aubigny and Fosseaux. In 1918 it is also recorded at Heudicourt, Vaux Sur Somme, Mericourt Sur Somme, Templeux La Fosse, Haut Allaines, Sorel, Movd?is, Rancourt, Maurepas and Manicourt. In 1919 it is also recorded at Wald. N. 2 Sub Area Germany, Solignen Germany, Ohligs, Vanikum Germany and Hindenblrg Barracks.

• 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: 9781474507486
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press