15 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

4 July 1915 - 9 June 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1919)

732 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery, 15th Division, covering July 1915 to June 1919 across 717 pages. It names 68 places across 115 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, 60 reports, narratives and plans, 78 Operation Orders, five maps and four diagrams. Among the papers are: To Accompany War Diary, January 1916. honours and Rewards, 15th Divisional Artillery; 15th Divisional Artillery. report on operations; Instruction for the Day of the attack; Amendments to "Instruction for the Day of the Attack" issued; Amendments to "Instructions for the Day of the Attack" issued; 15th Divisional Artillery. operation order No 3; CRA: orders; Operation order No 5; Fourth Corps Artillery operation order No. 10; 1st Divisional Artillery operation order No. 1, 1st Divisional Artillery; Further instructions for Impending Operations, Supplementary to These issued Under 15th; "D" Artillery Group report on operation Morning.The diary opens at Bulford on 4 July 1915. 1915 is spent at Mazingarbe, Noeux-Les-Mines, Mines Noeux-Les-Mazingarbe, Sailly-Labourse and Marles-Les-Mines. 1916 is the most travelled year, 32 places against 24 in the next busiest, and is spent at Mazingarbe, Sailly-Labourse, S.W. Of Albert, Near Shelter Wood and Lavieville. 1917 at Arras, Duisans, Vlamertinghe, Near Shelter Wood and Bourbers Sur Canche. 1918 at Arras, Warlus, Vimy, La Glanerie and Bracquemont. 1919 at Robecq Rognon and Rebecq Rognon. It closes at Robecq Rognon on 9 June 1919. Arras is where it spent longest, 216 days across ten separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 70 days at Robecq Rognon.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Shelter Wood, Chateau Des Pres Sailly-Labourse, Chateau St Gratien, Shelter Wood W. Of Albert and Chateau Flers.In 1915 it is also recorded at Area Audruicq Nordausques Bonningues, Renescure, Berguette, Lapugnoy, 15th Divisional Artillery General Report No. 31, 15th Divisional Artillery General Report No. 32, 15th Divisional Artillery General Report No. 33 and 15th Divisional Artillery General Report No. 34. In 1916 it is also recorded at Erny St Julien, Marles-Les-Mines, Ecquedecques, Chateau Des Pres Sailly-Labourse, Chateau Flers, Frohen-Le-Grand, Bernaville, Vignacourt, Bavelincourt and Albert. In 1917 it is also recorded at Lavieville, Boubers Sur Canche, Lattre St Quentin, Rebreuviette, Bourbers, Maisnil Les Teneur, Fontes, Steenbecque and Godeswaersvelde. In 1918 it is also recorded at Agny-Les-Duisans, Fampoux, Soissons, Senlis, Clermont, Prevent, Wancourt, Monchy, Bracquemont. Lrs and C.R.E. 15th Division No. RE/929. App. 4. In 1919 it is also recorded at Rebecq.

• 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: 9781474509374
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press