24 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Cyclist Company

21 August 1915 - 18 May 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2197/2)

48 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Cyclist Company, Divisional Troops, 24th Division, covering August 1915 to May 1916 across 43 pages. It names 24 places across 37 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three reports, narratives and plans and one Operation Order. Among the papers are: Divisional Maj:- Gen. I.E. Capper; Parade orders for 24th Division.; Special order of the Day., Commander-In-Chief, British Army in the Field.The diary opens at Perbright on 21 August 1915. 1915 is spent at Boeschepe, Tilques, Bimont, Lebiez and Perbright. 1916 at Poperinghe, Bailleul, Westbecourt St. Omer and Tilques. It closes at Westbecourt St. Omer on 18 May 1916. Poperinghe is where it spent longest, 79 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Tilques.In 1915 it is also recorded at Southampton, Le Havre, Montreuil, Vermelles, Busnes, Beuvry, Sailly-La-Bourse, Bethune, St. Hilaire and Herzeele. In 1916 it is also recorded at Hardifort, Poperinghe Sht 28 and Renescure.

• 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: 9781474512824
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press