30 DIVISION 90 Infantry Brigade Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

7 November 1915 - 17 June 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2339/1)

206 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, 90 Infantry Brigade, 30th Division, covering November 1915 to June 1918 across 194 pages. It names 118 places across 154 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries nine lists of honours and awards, eleven casualty and personnel returns, six reports, narratives and plans and twelve Operation Orders. Among the papers are: 16th (S) Bn. Manchester Regiment. honours and awards; War Diary Appendix IV awards for month of July 1917; 16th (S) Battalion Manchester Regiment. casualties October 1916; Brief report of operations carried out by 16th Manchester Regiment on July 1st/2nd.; Appendix I to report on operation of 16th (S) Bn Manchester Rgt; Report on operation of 16th (S) Bn. Manchester Rgt.; Daily Orders. part II.The diary opens at Larkhill on 7 November 1915. 1915 is spent at Bonneville, Villers Bocage, St. Riquier, Hebuterne and Bowneville. 1916 at Suzanne, Bailleulval, Mansel Copse, Y 3 Sub-Sector and Maricourt. 1917 at Daineville, Nagpur Trench, Qudeux, Wytschaete and Halloy. 1918 at Front Of St Quentin, Buyscheere, Etreillers, Spoil Bank and Esmery-Hallon. It closes at Cowshot Camp Brookwood on 17 June 1918. Suzanne is where it spent longest, 43 days across ten separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Mansel Copse.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mansel Copse, Nagpur Trench, Spoil Bank, Swan Chateau, Cambridge Copse, Chateau Segard, Gournier Farm and Trones Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne and Brucamps. In 1916 it is also recorded at Maricourt A 3 Sector, A 3 Sub-Sector, Maricourt A 3 Sub-Sector, New A I Sub Sector, F 3 Sub Sector, Bray, Corbie, Coisy, Breilly and Camp Bois. In 1917 it is also recorded at Grenas, Monchiet, Bellacourt Grosville, Grosville, Ficheux, Mercatel, Croisette, Hestrus, Westrehem and Guarbecque. In 1918 it is also recorded at Lynde, La Neuville, Vauvillers, Nesle, Salency Sinceny, Les Buttes De Rouby, Manicamp, Quesmy, Ognolles and Ham.

• 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: 9781474515450
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press