32 DIVISION 96 Infantry Brigade Northumberland Fusiliers 16th Battalion

22 November 1915 - 7 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2398/1)

150 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, 96 Infantry Brigade, 32nd Division, covering November 1915 to February 1918 across 140 pages. It names 106 places across 156 dated entries.The diary opens at Codford on 22 November 1915. 1915 is spent at Meaulte, Codford, Boulogne and Domqueur. 1916 is the most travelled year, 73 places against 56 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bonneville, Warloy, Aveluy, Millencourt and Authville. 1917 at Nieuport, Athies, Coxyde, Fort Des Dunes and Zeggers Cappel. 1918 at Sanghen, Abricamp, Egypt House and Larry Camp. It closes at Larry Camp on 7 February 1918. Bonneville is where it spent longest, 41 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to Coxyde seven separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Contay Wood, Turco Farm, Trenches St. Georges Left Subsector, Aveluy Wood, Schwaben Redoubt and Wurst Farm.In 1915 it is also recorded at Bourdon and Cardonette. In 1916 it is also recorded at Martinsart, Bouzincourt, F. 9. 2 Subsector, Pierregot, Senlis, Authville Sector, Contay Wood, Aveluy Wood, Thiepval Subsector and Black Horse Bridge. In 1917 it is also recorded at Sarton, Bus And Couin, Courcelles, Bertrancourt, Mailly Maillet, R 3 Subsector, Lealvillers, Contay, Villers-Bocage and Camon.

• 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: 9781474524933
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press