25 DIVISION 74 Infantry Brigade Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion and Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

1 November 1915 - 31 May 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2247/1)

228 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion and Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion, 74 Infantry Brigade, 25th Division, covering April 1916 to April 1918 across 221 pages. It names 70 places across 89 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, three casualty and personnel returns, five reports, narratives and plans, seven Operation Orders, one appendix and two maps. Among the papers are: Nominal roll of officers and Other Ranks Granted awards during Westhoek operation; List of officers of "Pointer" Going Into Action; Casualties during November 1917; Casualties during December 1917; Patrol reports; Correction to 7th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 100; Fighting order Appendix "B"; Orders for Battle Stragglers Posts. Appendix "C"; Artillery Barrage Time Table. Appendix "C".The diary opens at Trenches about S 22 on 23 April 1916. 1916 is spent at Hope House Pennanent Bn HQ, Hope House Bn Hd St, Averdoingt, Trenches s. 22 and Beauval. 1917 at Romarin, Ladnicourt S, Steenvoorde, Raimbert and Nieppe. 1918 at Caestre, Achiet and St Ouen. It closes at Caestre on 30 April 1918. Caestre is where it spent longest, 31 days, including a single unbroken stay of 30 and it came back to Nieppe three separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches s. 22, Mailly Maillet Wood, Oosthove Farm, Trenches about S 22, Swan Chateau, Trenches Right Sub-Sector Cambrin and Trenches Cambrin Right Sub.In 1916 it is also recorded at Camblain L'Abbe, Zouave Valley and Cabaret Rouge, Canaples, Bonneville, Mirvaux, Harponville, Senlis, Bouzincourt, La Boisselle and Bus Les Artois. In 1917 it is also recorded at Regina Camp, Hope House, Tatinghem, Staple & Strazeele, Oosthove Farm, St Quentin Cabaret Aldershot Camp, Noote Boom, Near Eqlise, Bulford Camp and La Creche.

• 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: 9781474524445
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press