37 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services

20 July 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2518)

756 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services, 37th Division, covering July 1915 to March 1919 across 741 pages. It names 107 places across 306 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-two reports, narratives and plans, 114 Operation Orders, five defence schemes, three appendices, two maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Ammendment No. 1 to R.A.M.C. 37th Division order No 39; Amendment No 1 to R.A.M.C. order No 45 Dated 5-7-17; Amendment to R.A.M.C. 37th Division order No.48 Appendix; Amendment to R.A.M.C. 37th Divn order No.48; Amendment No. 1 to R.A.M.C. 37th Division order No 62; R.A.M.C. 37th Division Amendment No. 1 to order No 66; Relief of 20th Division by 37th Division Forecast of Probable Moves of Field Ambulances.; 37th Division Medical Arrangements in Events of enemy attack on Divisional Front.; 37th Division Amendment No. 1 to R.A.M.C. order No 84; Order by Colonel E M Morphew, D.S.O., A.M.S. A.D.M.S., 37th. Division; Extracts from Schemes for Possible Counter Attacks by Division in Corps Reserve; Order, 37th. Division.The diary opens at Cholderton on 20 July 1915. 1915 is spent at Castre, Cholderton, Doullens and Tilques. 1916 at Bavincourt, Lucheux, Marieux, Bruay and Barlin. 1917 is the most travelled year, 200 places against 29 in the next busiest, and is spent at Scherpenberg, Lestrem, Dranoutre and Roellecourt. 1918 at Henu, Blaringham, Anzac Camp, Caudry and Authie. 1919 at Gosselies. It closes at Gosselies on 31 March 1919. Gosselies is where it spent longest, 101 days, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Lestrem.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Havrincourt Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Pas en Artois, Military Situation, Etrun, Advanced Report Centre, Lignereuil, Bryas, La Comte, Camblain L'Abbe, Roellecourt and Le Cauroy. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bracquemont, Norrent Fontes, Weather, Operations, Agnez-Lez-Duisans, Moves F.A, Military Situation. Medical Arrangements, Adv: Report Centre, Assistance and Casualties Medical Arrangements Evacuation. In 1918 it is also recorded at Westoutre, Frevent, Toutencourt, Couin, Cavillon, Wailly, Fonquevillers, Achiet-Le-Petit, Achiet Le Grand and Favreuil.

• 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: 9781474518048
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press