31 DIVISION 93 Infantry Brigade Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment 13th (Service) (1st Barnsley) Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 15th Battalion and 15/17th Battalion

2 March 1916 - 28 February 19

960 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment 13th (Service) (1st Barnsley) Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 15th Battalion and 15/17th Battalion, 93 Infantry Brigade, 31st Division, covering March 1916 to May 1919 across 939 pages. It names 157 places across 247 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 54 reports, narratives and plans, 148 Operation Orders, one appendix, four maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Report on Raiding Party by 15th West Yorks; Narrative of operations carried out by the 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment; 13 (S) Battn York & Lancs. Rgt. Move orders; 13th York & Lancaster Regt Move orders; 13th York & Lancaster Regt. Addenda to Administrative Instruction issued with operation; Instructions for Proposed attack on "Ankle" Farm. Addendum; For Attachment to Warning order in case of a Move Whilst in G.H.Q. Reserve; 13th S. Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Warning order; Administrative instructions; Appendix 2-Barrage Programme; Operation order No; Administrative instructions issued with operation order No. 89.The diary opens at Kantara on 2 March 1916. 1916 is spent at Marselles, Bus-Les-Artois, Givenchy Sector In The Trenches, Trenches Festubert and Courcelles. 1917 at Ecoivres, Heuzecourt, Blendecques, Bethune and Bray. 1918 is the most travelled year, 89 places against 64 in the next busiest, and is spent at Arques, Magnicourt, Morbecque, Div Support and La Motte. 1919 at Blendecques, Arques, Dunkirk and Calais. It closes at Southampton on 22 May 1919. Arques is where it spent longest, 147 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 50 and it came back to Morbecque seven separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Givenchy Sector In The Trenches, Trenches Festubert, Rossignol Farm, Trenches Gavrelle, Trenches East of Auchonvillers, Warnimont Wood Bus Les Artois, Gavrelle Trenches and Trenches In Support behind Arleux.In 1916 it is also recorded at Port Said, Citerne, Longpre, Flesselles, Beauquesne, Beaussart, Trenches East of Auchonvillers, Colincamps, Bertrancourt and Warnimont Wood Bus Les Artois. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bayencourt, Outrebois, Thievres & Marieux, Beauval, Couin, Sailly, 1st German Line, Rossignol FM, Magnolia Camp The Dell and Beauquesne. In 1918 it is also recorded at Ecoivres, Arleux, Ecurie, Close Support Arleux Sector L.I, Front Line LI, Bray, Bajus And Frevillers, Boyelles, Near St Leger and Ivergny. In 1919 it is also recorded at Blendecques France and Wizernes to Dunkirk.

• 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: 9781474515764
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press