9 DIVISION 26 Infantry Brigade Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 8th (Service) Battalion

10 May 1915 - 3 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1766)

630 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 8th (Service) Battalion, 26 Infantry Brigade, 9th Division, covering May 1915 to March 1919 across 616 pages. It names 69 places across 84 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three casualty and personnel returns, 51 reports, narratives and plans, 83 Operation Orders, four appendices, twenty-eight maps and seven diagrams. Among the papers are: 8th (S) Battn. the Black Watch. R.H. officers Casualty list; 8th (S) Battalion the Black Watch R.H. Summary of casualties for Period 21st to 27th; Casualties for Period 19/24th July. Appendix "B"; Report on raid carried out by the 5th Battn. Cameron Highlanders in Conjunction; Report on raid by 8th Black Watch on night of 14/15th June.; Appendix "B" Battalion narrative of operations from 21st to 27th March, 1918; 26th. (Highland) Brigade narrative of operations from 21st. March to 27th March 1918; Report of operations on 19th October 1916 by Capt NR Yorker, 8th Black Watch; Report of the operation on the night 18/19 Oct 1916 by St. Same night 8th Regt High; Operation orders, 8th (S) Battalion the Black Watch, R.H. In-The-Field. 29/5/17 Appendix; Table "B"-Transport Moves-to accompany 26th, Brigade operation order No. 118; Table "A" Table of Moves and Reliefs.-To accompany 26th Bde. operation order 118.The diary opens at Bordon on 10 May 1915. 1915 is spent at East of Be Plantin, Robecq, Near Bailleul, N of Givenchy and Bailleul. 1916 at Ploegsteert, Near Bailleul, Arras, Creslow and Piggeries. 1917 at Gomiecourt. 1918 at Steenen-Stampkot Harlebeke, Solingen, Racquinghem and Harlebeke. 1919 at Solingen. It closes at Solingen on 3 March 1919. Ploegsteert is where it spent longest, 122 days, including a single unbroken stay of 122 and it came back to Creslow three separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Celtic Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, Argues, Armentieres, Nippes, Nieppe, Steentje, Burbure, Fouquereuil, Busnettes and Essars. In 1918 it is also recorded at Buysscheure, Wormhoudt, Orillia Camp, Siege Camp, Serving Advance, Pill Box, Celtic Wood, "X" Camp, Deerlyk and Harlebeke and Lendelede. In 1919 it is also recorded at Solingen Germany.

• 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: 9781474507547
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press