9 DIVISION 26 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

11 May 1915 - 31 August 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1762)

734 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 26 Infantry Brigade, 9th Division, covering May 1915 to August 1917 across 718 pages. It names 32 places across 37 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries four casualty and personnel returns, 77 reports, narratives and plans, 77 Operation Orders, four defence schemes, four appendices, twenty maps and seven diagrams. Among the papers are: 26th Infantry Brigade-Casualties; Diagram Showing Evacuation of wounded; Estimated casualties; 26th. Infantry Brigade. report on raid carried out by 8th. Black Watch and 10th. A. & S; Plan of attack on St. Laurent Blangy; Report on Raid-By 10th Arg. & Suth. Highrs. on Yorkshire Bank on the Evening of 30/8/17; Raid by 10th A. & S. Hrs on night 18/19th Aug 1917; Report on raid carried out by 10th A. & S. Highlrs., on night 18th/19th August. 1917; Narrative of Operations, Undertaken by 26th Infantry Brigade between 13th and 20th July; 8th (Service) Battalion the Gordon Highlanders. report on Operations. 25th/27th September; Lessons Learnt on the Somme Battle Between October 9th and October 24th 1916; To 9th Division report on Encounter with enemy Patrol on 2/8/17.The diary opens at Blendecques. Near Arques on 11 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Blendecques. Near Arques and Robecq. 1916 at Ploegsteert, Chipilly, Berthonval, Estree. Blanche and Arras. 1917 is the most travelled year, 24 places against 11 in the next busiest, and is spent at Havrincourt Wood Q 14 Central, Warlus, Bailleul Aux Cornailles Near ST Pol and "Y" Huts. It closes at Gomiecourt on 31 August 1917. Chipilly is where it spent longest, 31 days and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Ploegsteert.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Havrincourt Wood Q 14 Central, Forestier Redoubt, Forrestier Redoubt and Lemon Trench.In 1916 it is also recorded at La Creche, Doulieu, Steenbecque and Liencourt Training. In 1917 it is also recorded at Hermaville, Forestier Redoubt, L'Abbayette, Forrestier Redoubt, Baileul Aux Cornailles, Railway Cutting "Blue Line", Blue Line, Forward Bde H.Q, Lemon Trench and Bailleul Aux Cornailles.

• 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: 9781474507516
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press