33 DIVISION 19 Infantry Brigade Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

1 December 1915 - 24 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2422/2)

316 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 19 Infantry Brigade, 33rd Division, covering December 1915 to May 1919 across 307 pages. It names 189 places across 231 dated entries.The diary opens at Trenches Centin Scot N of Canal on 1 December 1915. 1915 is spent at Billets Hamenartois, Trenches Centin Scot N of Canal, Billets Quesnoy, Billets SE Quesuoy and Billets Hamenstion Annezin. 1916 is the most travelled year, 92 places against 70 in the next busiest, and is spent at Citerne, Epagne, Billets Annezin, Trenches Z 1 Cambrin and Billets Oblinghem. 1917 at Hamburt, Moulle, Conde, Camp 13 and Bailleulval. 1918 at Lincheux, Clary, Brandhoek, Canal and St Martin Au Leart. 1919 at Rouen. It closes at Rouen on 24 May 1919. Rouen is where it spent longest, 131 days, including a single unbroken stay of 131 and it came back to Brandhoek seven separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches Z 1 Cambrin, Trenches Auchy Left Sub-Section, Trenches Cuinchy, High Wood, Howitzer Wood, Trenches Centin Scot N of Canal, Trenches Right Sector Givenchy and Road Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Billets Annequin. In 1916 it is also recorded at Bethune, Trenches Cuinchy, Annequin, Billets Bethune, Billets Annequin, Oblinghem, Beuvry, Trenches Auchy Left Sub-Section, Billets Deuvry and Billets Beuvry. In 1917 it is also recorded at Camp 112, Camp 18, Howitzer Wood, Frise Bend, Suzanne, Road Wood, Camp 19, Corbie, Bertangles and Beagval. In 1918 it is also recorded at Support Line Seinf, Seine, Toronto Camp, Ypres, Passchendaele, Whithy Camp, Whitby Camp, Aiden Camp, Beandhoek and Grand Rullecourt.

• 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: 9781474525039
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press