21 DIVISION Divisional Troops 96 Brigade Royal Field Artillery

10 September 1915 - 27 December 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2143/1)

138 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 96 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Troops, 21st Division, covering September 1915 to December 1916 across 131 pages. It names 26 places across 36 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries six reports, narratives and plans, ten Operation Orders, two maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Special Brigade order 63rd Infantry Brigade; Instructions for Office No. 4 Barrages; Table "L" Fricourt attack special Zero Time; Smoke and Gas Barrages Smoke; Smoke Barrages Table; 21st Divisional Artillery instructions for Relief No.1.The diary opens at Milford on 10 September 1915. 1915 is the most travelled year, 17 places against 9 in the next busiest, and is spent at Armentieres, St Jans Cappel, Fosse No 7 de Bethune, Hazebrouck and Tournehem. 1916 is spent at Armentieres, Becordel, Bussy-Les Daours, Somme and Noyelles. It closes at Noyelles on 27 December 1916. Armentieres is where it spent longest, 173 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 62 days at Becordel.In 1915 it is also recorded at Southampton, Havre, St. Omer, Staples,? Miquellerie, Bas Rieux, Haillicourt, Noeux Les Mines, Mazingarbe and Merville. In 1916 it is also recorded at La Kreule, Mametz, Bazentin Le-Petit, Bonnay and Annequin.

• 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: 9781474511940
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press