20 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 August 1917 - 31 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2097)

994 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 General Staff, 20th Division, covering August 1917 to November 1918 across 976 pages. It names 31 places across 46 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two lists of honours and awards, three casualty and personnel returns, 105 reports, narratives and plans, 108 Operation Orders, five defence schemes, 51 appendices, 51 maps and four diagrams. Among the papers are: Honours and awards; Honours and awards R.A.M.C; Sub Appendix "C" (Casualty Reports.); Casualty Report. Period 6th Aug: to 19th Aug: 1917; Casualties R.A.M.C; Report on raid carried out by Two Strong Battle Patrols of 11th K.R.R.C. in Conjunction; Narrative of the operation from November 30th-December 3rd 1917 Appendix "B"; Narrative of operations of 20th Division from 21st March to 1/2nd April, 1918; 20th (Light) Division narrative of operations from March 21st to April 1st/2nd 1918; Report on operations carried out by the 20th (Light) Division. August 6th-19th, 1917; Sub Appendix "D" (Lessons Learnt); Lessons Learnt from the Recent operations.The diary opens at Elverdinghe Chateau on 16 August 1917. 1917 is spent at Sorel, Blaringhem, Welsh Farm, Proven and Villers Plouich. 1918 is the most travelled year, 24 places against 15 in the next busiest, and is spent at Chau De La Haie, Westoutre, Chateau-de-La-Haie, Ercheu and Villers Chatel. It closes at Cambrai on 30 November 1918. Chau De La Haie is where it spent longest, 123 days across four separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Welsh Farm and Elverdinghe Chateau.In 1917 it is also recorded at Welsh Fm. Nr. Elverdinghe, Haplincourt, Peronne, Heudicourt, Q. 29. Central, Baizieux and Hucqueliers. In 1918 it is also recorded at Blaringhem, Boves, Namps Au Mont, Quevauvillers, Gamaches, Villers Au-Bois, Huppy, Avesnes-Lez-Aubert, Vendegies and Wargnies-le-Grand.

• 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: 9781474523936
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press