31 DIVISION 92 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

29 February 1916 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2356)

784 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 92 Infantry Brigade, 31st Division, covering February 1916 to March 1919 across 769 pages. It names 62 places across 93 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries seven casualty and personnel returns, twenty-seven reports, narratives and plans, 251 Operation Orders, five defence schemes, six appendices, fourteen maps and four diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualties-93rd Infantry Brigade; Casualties; Addendum to narrative of the operations Round Ervillers & the Aerodrome, from March 23rd; Narrative of the operations carried by the 31st Division on the 28th June 1918. East; Report on operations; Brigade instructions; Report of Minor Enterprise carried out by the 10th (S) Bn. E. York. R. on the night; 92nd. Infantry Brigade. instructions; 92nd Infantry Brigade Amendment to instructions; March Table of Assembly for attack on Y/Z night; 92nd. Inf. Bde. instructions; (Bde. order 128 Sheet 2).The diary opens at Port Said on 29 February 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 38 places against 27 in the next busiest, and is spent at Cse du Raux, Bus. Les-Artois, St Leger, Colincamps and Courcelles. 1917 is spent at White House Mont St Eloy, Dell, Berteaucourt, Zollern House and Sailly. 1918 at St Omer, Orlencourt, Lumbres, Bajus and Haisette. 1919 at St Omer. It closes at St Omer on 31 March 1919. St Omer is where it spent longest, 121 days, including a single unbroken stay of 62 and it came back to Bus. Les-Artois five separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau D'Acq and Papin Trench.In 1916 it is also recorded at Marseilles, Pont Remy, Vieulaine, Vignacourt, Beauquesne, Englebelmer, Bertrancourt, Battle HQ, Beauval and Bernaville. In 1917 it is also recorded at Authie, Amplier, Gezaincourt, Beauval, Coigneux, The Dell, Robecq, Bruay, Dieval and Villers Chatel. In 1918 it is also recorded at White House Mont St Eloy, Boiry St Martin, Monchy Aux Bois, Sus St Leger, W1c16 W. of Caestre, Racquinghem, Deerlyck, Halluin, Kattestraat and Marcke.

• 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: 9781474524773
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press