24 DIVISION 17 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 October 1917 - 29 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2205)

850 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 17 Infantry Brigade, 24th Division, covering October 1917 to May 1919 across 834 pages. It names 36 places across 58 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, 195 reports, narratives and plans, 71 Operation Orders, fourteen defence schemes, seven appendices, five maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Descriptions of Men Reported Missing; Report on operations Round Poelcapelle; 17th Infantry Brigade Summary of Intelligence No. 32; Report by Day Patrol in Ascension Wood; Patrol scheme; Relief Table for November; Narrative of Recent operations Near Poelcapelle; Standing orders for International Post; Action in Case of attack; Brigade Routine Orders. Stone 17th Infantry Brigade; Brigade Routine orders 17th Infantry Brigade; Heavy Artillery S.O.S. orders Are.The diary opens at Small Foot Wood on 1 October 1917. 1917 is spent at Small Foot Wood, Bernes and Haute Wood. 1918 at Maroc, Camphin, Vraignes, Small Foot Wood and Haut Wood. 1919 at Camphin, Baisieux and Tournai. It closes at Baisieux on 29 May 1919. Maroc is where it spent longest, 130 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Small Foot Wood.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Small Foot Wood, Haut Wood and Haute Wood.In 1918 it is also recorded at H. Bernes, Bernes, Hervilly, Montecourt, Cayeux, Orlencourt, Houdain. Les Brebis, Les Brebis, Le Souich and Graincourt.

• 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: 9781474512985
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press