20 DIVISION 59 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company

23 February 1916 - 27 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2117/3)

130 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 59 Infantry Brigade, 20th Division, covering February 1916 to February 1918 across 122 pages. It names 86 places across 137 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one Operation Order.The diary opens at Grantham on 23 February 1916. 1916 is spent at St Jean, Hebuterne, Ville-Sur-Ancre, Briqueterie and Yzeux. 1917 at Gouzeaucourt, Guillemont, Campagne, Dragon Camp and St Leger. 1918 at La Clytte Camp, In The Line Menin Road, In The Line Menin Rd and La Clyte. It closes at Avricourt on 27 February 1918. Gouzeaucourt is where it spent longest, 42 days across four separate stays, it came back to Brandhoek five separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 27 days at Campagne.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Haie Wood, Malakoff Farm, Bronfay Farm, Havrincourt Wood, Avramcourt Wood, Yser Canal Bank, Trones Wood and Coy Hdqrs Haie Wood Near Combles.In 1916 it is also recorded at Southampton, Le Havre, Brandhoek, Yser Canal Bank, Houdtkerque, Wormhoudt, Calais, Zoodkirke, Bollezeele and Winnezeele. In 1917 it is also recorded at Coy Hdqrs Haie Wood Near Combles, Haie Wood, Bronfay Farm, Franvillers, La Houssoye, Mansel Camp, Briquetterie Near Montauban, Briqueterie, Saille-Saillisel and Mesnil-En-Arrouaise. In 1918 it is also recorded at La Clytte.

• 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: 9781474511780
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press