36 DIVISION 107 Infantry Brigade Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

3 October 1915 - 31 August 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2503/1)

126 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, 107 Infantry Brigade, 36th Division, covering October 1915 to August 1917 across 120 pages. It names 26 places across 52 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five reports, narratives and plans, one Operation Order and two maps. Among the papers are: Contact Patrols Appendix "H"; Operation orders Lt- 8th Bn Royal Irish Rifles; Operation orders Lt. Comdg 8th Bn R. J. Rifles; Secret order 6th June 1917; Special order 36th (Ulster) Division.The diary opens at Bramshott on 3 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Auchonvillers, Acheux, St. Leger-Les-Domart, Mailly-Maillet and St Vast-En-Chaussee. 1916 at Service, Puchevillers, In Billets, Martinsart and Mailly-Maillet. 1917 at Service, Zoudausques, Berthen and Fort Victoria. It closes at Service on 31 August 1917. Service is where it spent longest, 234 days across seven separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 62.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches And Mailly, Trenches and Assembly Trenches.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, Flesselles, Herissart and Puchevillers. In 1916 it is also recorded at Forceville, Trenches And Mailly, Lealvillers and In Trenches. In 1917 it is also recorded at From To No 3 Area Dranoutre, Assembly Trenches and Blue Line.

• 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: 9781474517782
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press