38 DIVISION 115 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company

2 March 1916 - 28 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2562/3)

212 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 115 Infantry Brigade, 38th Division, covering March 1916 to February 1918 across 205 pages. It names 57 places across 91 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return. Among the papers are: Roll of officers.The diary opens at Belton Pk Grantham on 2 March 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 36 places against 28 in the next busiest, and is spent at Belton Pk Grantham, Bollezeele, Camp "S", Courcelles Au-Bois and Canal Bk. 1917 is spent at Armentieres, Mouton Farm, Emile Farm, St. Sixte and Febvin-Palfart. 1918 at Estaires, Wez Macquart Sector 47A, Enguinegatte, Doulieu and Garbecques. It closes at Wez Macquart Sector 47A on 28 February 1918. Belton Pk Grantham is where it spent longest, 118 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 52 days at Emile Farm.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mouton Farm, Emile Farm, Decouck Farm, M.G. Farm, Ypres Salient, Canal Bank C25.a7.3, Malakoff Farm and Burgomaster Farm.In 1916 it is also recorded at Belton Park Grantham, Havre, Le Drumez, Les Puresbecques, Les Puresbecqes, Laventie, Robecq, Auchel, Herlin-Le-Vert and Beauvoir. In 1917 it is also recorded at 'E' Camp, 'S' Camp Tranches, Decouck Farm, Mouton Fm, Millain, Herzeele, Caestre, Houleron, L'Egerreest and Le Garreux.

• 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: 9781474518826
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press