38 DIVISION Divisional Troops 176 Machine Gun Company

19 March 1917 - 28 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2548/4)

76 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 176 Machine Gun Company, Divisional Troops, 38th Division, covering March 1917 to February 1918 across 71 pages. It names 26 places across 37 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries four Operation Orders and one map.The diary opens at Southampton on 19 March 1917. 1917 is spent at Armentieres, Elverdinghe, Pilkem, "L" Line & Vox Vrie Wood and Vox Vrie. 1918 at Estaires, Fleurbaix, Armentieres, Enguinegatte and Guarbecque. It closes at Armentieres on 28 February 1918. Armentieres is where it spent longest, 108 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Pilkem.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include "L" Line & Vox Vrie Wood and Rabot Farm.In 1917 it is also recorded at Havre, Poperinghe, Boesinghe, Vox Vrie "L" Line, Elverdinghe & L' Line, Elverdinghe & A10d11, Fontes, Liettres, Houleron and Eecke. In 1918 it is also recorded at La Gorgue.

• 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: 9781474518574
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press