40 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers

3 June 1916 - 28 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2597/2)

150 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers, 40th Division, covering June 1916 to February 1919 across 145 pages. It names 54 places across 68 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three reports, narratives and plans, two Operation Orders and four diagrams. Among the papers are: App III Vi Corps Daily Intelligence Summary No. 635; 40th Division Intelligence Summary No. 27.The diary opens at Southampton on 3 June 1916. 1916 is spent at Neux Les Mines, Ailly Le Haut Clocher, Bruay, Ligny Lez Aire and Bernaville. 1917 at Manan Court, Sorel Le Grand, Pc Bonnet and P C Jean. 1918 is the most travelled year, 27 places against 17 in the next busiest, and is spent at Roubaix, Renescure, Rweld, La Motte and Lannoy. It closes at Roubaix on 28 February 1919. Neux Les Mines is where it spent longest, 118 days, including a single unbroken stay of 118 and it came back to Gomiecourt four separate times.In 1916 it is also recorded at Havre, Abbeville, Lillers, St Michel, Frohen Le Grand, Lesouich, Doullens, Canaple, Maurepas and Chipilly. In 1917 it is also recorded at Corbie, Sorel, Haudecourt, Peronne, Fosseux, Equancourt, Haplincourt, Beaumetz Les-Combrai, Havrincourt and Behagnies. In 1918 it is also recorded at Behagnies, Gomiecourt, Basseux, Hamelincourt, Bailleulmont And Habarq, Warluzel, Lucheux, Chelers, Merville and Croix De Bac.

• 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: 9781474519311
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press