9 DIVISION South African Brigade 3 South African Infantry Regiment

1 April 1917 - 22 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1784)

692 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the South African Brigade 3 South African Infantry Regiment, Divisional Troops, 9th Division, covering April 1917 to February 1918 across 676 pages. It names 73 places across 92 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 64 reports, narratives and plans, 124 Operation Orders, four defence schemes, seven maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on Operations. Ypres-10th-22nd September, 1917; Third South African Infantry operation order; Third South African Infantry Regiment. operation order 3R/57. April 6th, 1917; 1st South African Infantry Brigade. instructions Regarding Forthcoming Operations. This; Re Bde orders No 104 Relief to be reported to Brigade Headquarters by B.A.B. Code; To 96 a Coy B C D, Preliminary order; Operation order No. 3rd South African Infantry order No; Warning order; Preliminary instructions No 1; 9th Division. No A. 4526/10 Administrative instructions No. 1 issued in Connection; 1st South African Infantry Brigade. report on the operations carried out by the 102nd; Tour order Arras.The diary opens at Arras J II on 1 April 1917. 1917 is the most travelled year, 73 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Monchy Breton, Y Huts Etrun, Berneville, Coxyde Bains and Verchocq. 1918 is spent at Cappy, Moislains, Brigade Reserve Fins and Fins. It closes at Cappy on 22 February 1918. Monchy Breton is where it spent longest, 41 days, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to Verchocq four separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Canal Bank East Ypres, Arras Pike-Trench, Arras Trenches 86 F to 91/92, Gd. Colombier Farm, Supports Left Sub Sector Gauche Wood, Arras Trenches Centre Section, Reserve Trenches and California Drive & Irish Farm-Ypres.In 1917 it is also recorded at Arras Trenches 86 F to 91/92, Y. Hutments Etrun, Arras Trenches Centre Section, Arras Centre Section, Arras Black Line, Arras Blue Line, Arras. Brown Line, Arras Fampoux, Arras Pike-Trench and X Hutments Acq. In 1918 it is also recorded at Supports Left Sub Sector Gauche Wood, Support Line Left Sub Sector Gauche Wood and Front Line Right Sub Sector Gouzeacourt.

• 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: 9781474507806
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press