38 DIVISION 115 Infantry Brigade Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion

4 December 1915 - 27 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2561/3)

142 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, 115 Infantry Brigade, 38th Division, covering December 1915 to February 1918 across 135 pages. It names 90 places across 137 dated entries.The diary opens at Hazeley Down Winchester on 4 December 1915. 1915 is spent at St. Quentin, Robecq, St. Vaast, Hazeley Down Winchester and Southampton Havre. 1916 at Merckeghem, Festubert, Laventie, Camp P and Chateau Des Trois Tours. 1917 at Boesinghe, Houplines, Neuf Berquin, Armentieres and Armentiers. 1918 at Witternesse and Menegate Camp. It closes at Menegate Camp on 27 February 1918. Boesinghe is where it spent longest, 57 days across eleven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 45 days at Houplines.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Des Trois Tours, Bleuet Farm, H.Q. Machine Gun Farm, Lancs Farm, Bn. H.Q. Chateau des 3 Tours and "L" Line Machine Gun Farm.In 1916 it is also recorded at Robecq, Riez Bailleul Croix Marmuse, Croix Barbee, La Pannerie, Locon, Les Choqeaux, Gorre, Givenchy Lez La. Bassee, Les Choquaux and Neuf Berquin Estaires. In 1917 it is also recorded at Camp P, Roussel Fm, Bleuet Fm, Boesinghe Roussel Fm, "L" Line Machine Gun Farm, X Camp, Bleuet Farm, Merckeghem, Herzeele and L Camp.

• 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: 9781474518796
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press