23 DIVISION 69 Infantry Brigade Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 9th Battalion

23 August 1915 - 31 October 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2184/3)

94 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 9th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 69 Infantry Brigade, 23rd Division, covering August 1915 to November 1917 across 85 pages. It names 99 places across 169 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, five reports, narratives and plans, three appendices and two maps. Among the papers are: Appendix "B" casualties during September 1917; 9th Yorkshire Regiment. report on raid on night of 20/21st May 1917; 9th Yorkshire Regiment operation orders for raid on enemy Sap on night of 21/22 April 1917; X scheme 69th Brigade Instruction No. 1.The diary opens at Bramshott on 23 August 1915. 1915 is spent at Rue De Biez, Rue Marle, Fort Rompu, Rue Delettree and L'Hallobeau. 1916 is the most travelled year, 76 places against 53 in the next busiest, and is spent at Fosse 10, Hersin, Ypres, Angres and Creslow Farm. 1917 at Boisdinghem, Houtkerque, Lederzeele and Railway Dugouts. It closes on 24 November 1917. Fosse 10 is where it spent longest, 25 days across five separate stays, it came back to Ypres eight separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 15 days at Rue De Biez.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Railway Dugouts, Creslow Farm, Belle Vue Farm, Jesus Farm, Soyer Farm, Creslow Farm Ploegsteert, Larch Wood Tunnels and Ridge Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, Watten, Mentque Nortbecourt, Norbecourt, Wallons Sur Capel, Vieux Berquin, Rue Del Pierre, Bois Grenier Line and Estaires. In 1916 it is also recorded at Rue Marle, Rue Dormoire, Rue Delettree, Jesus Farm, Vieux Berquin, Steen Becque, Estaires, Ruitz, Gouy Servins and Souchez. In 1917 it is also recorded at Divisional Reserve, Ypres, Kruisstraat, Montreal Camp, "Y" Camp, Bollezeele, Moulle, Zillebeke Bund, Steenvoorde and Poperinghe.

• 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: 9781474512688
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press