38 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Ammunition Column

19 December 1915 - 27 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2546/5)

182 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Ammunition Column, Divisional Troops, 38th Division, covering December 1915 to May 1919 across 174 pages. It names 61 places across 80 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twelve reports, narratives and plans, 32 Operation Orders, two appendices, one map and one diagram. Among the papers are: Orders by Lt: Col. GW Hayward R.F.A. Commdg: 38th Dvl. Ammn Column; March Table (38th Welsh Div. order No. 30); Special order of the Day. Philipps. 38th (Welsh) Division; March Table (38th Divisional Artillery order No. 17); 38th. D.A.C. order No. 10.; Table of Relief in Action; Relief of Wagon Lines; Order No 13; Table of Reliefs; 38th. Divisional Artillery. Relief of Wagon Lines and D.A.C. Appx 28; To Accompany 38th Divisional Artillery order No. 46 Appendix "A".The diary opens at Hazeley Down Winchester on 19 December 1915. 1915 is spent at Hazeley Down Winchester, Haverskerque and Havre. 1916 at Peselhoek, Robermetz De Merville, Mt. Bernenchon, Paradis and Herzeele. 1917 at Peselhoek, Estaires, Coppernolle, Steenbecque and Herzeele. 1918 is the most travelled year, 35 places against 21 in the next busiest, and is spent at Raincheval, Steenwerk, Vallulart Wood, Haverskerque and Gezaincourt. 1919 at Glisy, Montigny and Albert. It closes at Glisy on 27 May 1919. Peselhoek is where it spent longest, 212 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 128 days at Estaires.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Vallulart Wood, Trones Wood, Mametz Wood, Dessart Wood and Ossus Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Pont Riquel, Thiennes, Auchel, St. Michel, Boisbergues, Mirvaux, Toutencourt, Treux, Meaulte and St. Leger. In 1917 it is also recorded at Steenvoorde and La Cunewele. In 1918 it is also recorded at Neuf Berquin, La Motte, Gd Sec Bois, Borre, Morbecque, Bois des Huit Rues, St Jan Ter Biezen, Hedauville, Albert and Contalmaison.

• 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: 9781474518505
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press