21 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

3 July 1917 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2138)

754 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, 21st Division, covering July 1917 to April 1919 across 735 pages. It names 61 places across 80 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twelve casualty and personnel returns, 139 reports, narratives and plans, 82 Operation Orders, one defence scheme, three appendices, seven maps and twenty-six diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualty Return for July 1917 Appendix; Casualty Return for August 1917. Appendix; 21st Divisional Artillery Daily Intelligence Summary No 1. Appendise 1A; 21st Divisional Artillery Group Intelligence Report. Appendise 13; 95th Brigade R.F.A. operation order No. 16; Artillery Barrage Table; Amendments to 95th Bde. R.F.A. operation order No. 16; Table 'A' issued with 21st Divisional Artillery operation order No. 84; Appendix "A" issued with 41st Divl. Arty. instructions No. 25 Revised to 12-9-17 All; Amendments No. 1 to 41st Divisional Artillery Artillery instructions; Diagrams of barrages for Batteries; Appendix "B" issued with 41st Divisional Arty. instructions No. 29.The diary opens at Moyenneville on 3 July 1917. 1917 is spent at Moyenneville, Longavesnes, Chateau Segard, Scottish Wood and Reninghelst. 1918 is the most travelled year, 50 places against 13 in the next busiest, and is spent at Longavesnes, Haut Allaines, Raincheval, Mesnil-En Arrouaise and Bouillancourt. 1919 at Long and St Sauveur. It closes at Long on 30 April 1919. Longavesnes is where it spent longest, 79 days across four separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Segard, Scottish Wood, Chateau St Gemme, Ebarts Farm, Chateau Canaples and Revellon Farm.In 1917 it is also recorded at Fosseux, Berthen, Vieux Berquin, Houdain, Ecurie, Beaulen Court and Villers Faucon. In 1918 it is also recorded at Templeux-La-Fosse, Clery, Maricourt, Bray Sur Somme, Bresle, Henincourt, Beaucourt, Ebarts Farm, Bois Descardonnedse and Querrieu.

• 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: 9781474511872
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press