38 DIVISION 115 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

3 December 1915 - 25 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2560)

958 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 115 Infantry Brigade, 38th Division, covering December 1915 to April 1919 across 941 pages. It names 84 places across 120 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, thirty reports, narratives and plans, 82 Operation Orders, two defence schemes, five appendices, nine maps and seven diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualties in 115th Infantry Brigade. 5-12 July 1916 Appendix 'A'; Phone Please Stop our Arty on Barrage lines & near. many casualties from our guns which; Patrols also left our Lines from 1.11.a.0.5. and 15.c.15.05. to reconnoitre ditch and Wire; Amendment to 115th Infantry Brigade Summary of Intelligence Dated 16.12.1917; Left Section. Summary of Intelligence for 24 Hours Ending 6.a.m. 26th April 1918; 115th Infantry Brigade. operation orders No. 19; Conventional Signs for use on Maps for attack Schemes; Action to Be Taken in the Event of S.O.S. Or enemy Counter-Attack; 115th Infantry Brigade. Administrative orders for the Morbecque Area; March Table to Accompany 115th Brigade order No. 219; Instructions No. I. for 115th Infantry Brigade. Reserve Brigade of 38th Division; Instructions No. 2. for 115th Infantry Brigade. Reserve Brigade for 38th Division.The diary opens at Hazeley Down Winchester on 3 December 1915. 1915 is spent at Robecq, Hazeley Down Winchester, Havre and Blendecques. 1916 at Ypres, Laventie, Les Huit Maisons, La Gorgue and Loisne. 1917 at Elverdinghe and Boesinghe, Erquinghem, Laires and Bollezeele Area. 1918 at Aulnoye, Erquinghem, Estaires, Henin Court and Troisvillers J35 57 B.N.E. 1919 at Glisy, Lamotte Brebiere and Blangy Tronville. It closes at Glisy on 7 April 1919. Elverdinghe and Boesinghe is where it spent longest, 129 days across eight separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 118 days at Ypres.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Voxvrie Canal E.D.I. Bank, Mametz Wood and E.D.I. Canal Bank.In 1915 it is also recorded at Hazeley Down, Standre, Quernes Witternesse, Blessy and St Quentin. In 1916 it is also recorded at Hametbillet, Robecq, Riezduvisage, W. Robecq, Cockshy House Laventie, Vieille Chapelle, Les & Maisons, Locon, Laventie and near La Gorgue and Auchel. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bollezeele, Ypres, Herzeele, Houtkerque, Elverdinghe & Boesinghe, Proven, Caestre, Steenbecque, Eecke and Voxvrie Canal E.D.I. Bank. In 1918 it is also recorded at Doulieu, Paynters Fm, Sailly, Haverskerque, Villers Bocage, Hedauville, Toutencourt, Herissart, Sorel Le Grand and 57B 1/40,000 Troisvillers.

• 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: 9781474518765
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press