24 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Medical Corps 72 Field Ambulance

1 September 1915 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2202/1)

350 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Medical Corps 72 Field Ambulance, Divisional Troops, 24th Division, covering September 1915 to March 1919 across 341 pages. It names 75 places across 97 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries four diagrams.The diary opens at Brookwood on 1 September 1915. 1915 is spent at Reninghelst, Nordausques, Neuville, Houtkerque and Bethune. 1916 at Poperinghe, St. Jans Cappel, Les 4 Vents W 9, Bailleul and Meteren. 1917 at Delette, La Couture and Boeseghem 5A. 1918 is the most travelled year, 37 places against 24 in the next busiest, and is spent at Aix Noulette, Tournai, Boulon Wood, Wargnies Les Petit The Chateau and Divion. 1919 at Tournai Belgium. It closes at Tournai Belgium on 25 March 1919. Aix Noulette is where it spent longest, 116 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Nordausques.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Boulon Wood, Wargnies Les Petit The Chateau and Dive Copse.In 1915 it is also recorded at Southampton, S S South, Western Miller, Havre, Monterolier Bucay, Abbeville, Maresqel, Sempy, Preures and Reclinghem. In 1916 it is also recorded at Renescure, Sappers Corner, Dive Copse, Eaucourt and Houdain. In 1917 it is also recorded at Boeseghem. In 1918 it is also recorded at Devise, Poeuilly, St Cren, Marchelepot, Chaulnes, Rosieres I3 Amiens 17, Cayeux H3 Amiens 17, Cayeux Loumuin, Rouvrel St. Sauflieu and St. Sauflieu.

• 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: 9781474512909
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press