23 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers, Assistant Director Ordnance Services and Assistant Director Veterinary Services

20 August 1915 - 31 October 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2174)

414 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers, Assistant Director Ordnance Services and Assistant Director Veterinary Services, 23rd Division, covering August 1915 to October 1917 across 403 pages. It names 93 places across 207 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three reports, narratives and plans and 43 Operation Orders. Among the papers are: Operation order No. 6. by C.R.E. 23rd Division; 23rd Divisional Engineers operation order No. 30 Appendix D; 23rd Division. orders for Veterinary officers Whilst attached to This Division.The diary opens at Bordon on 20 August 1915. 1915 is spent at Croix Du Bac, Merris, Tilques and Bordon. 1916 is the most travelled year, 88 places against 48 in the next busiest, and is spent at Reninghelst, Croix Du Bac, Poperinghe, Sains En Gohelle and Bruay. 1917 at Reninghelst, Busseboom, Esquelbecq, Berthen and Zevecoten. It closes at Wizernes on 31 October 1917. Croix Du Bac is where it spent longest, 486 days across eighteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 104 days at Reninghelst.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Millencourt Albert Wood, Ypres Salient and Chateau de-La Haie.In 1915 it is also recorded at St Omer, S' Hampton, Havre, Tilque and Renescure. In 1916 it is also recorded at Estaires, Blaringhem, Camblain Chatelain, Chateau de-La Haie, Maisnil Bouche, Caucourt, Ruitz, Barlin, La-Thieuloye and Verchin. In 1917 it is also recorded at Poperinghe, Dieppe, St Omer, Watten, Arques, Ypres Salient, Nr Poperinghe, Steenvoorde, Steenvorde and Winnezeele.

• 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: 9781474512497
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press