47 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers

1 March 1915 - 28 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2715)

742 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers, 47th Division, covering March 1915 to February 1919 across 727 pages. It names 74 places across 116 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 48 reports, narratives and plans, 73 Operation Orders, four maps and four diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on operations; First Army Intelligence Summary; First Army Intelligence Summary No. 263; With Reference to 47th Divisional operation order No. 17, Para 3; 47th Divisional instructions; Programme for Relief of Infantry Units; 47th Div. Engrs. instructions for officers in Charge of Fatigue Parties in Maroc; 47th Division Engineers instructions 11; 47th Division Engineers instructions II; Narrative; Report on R.E. Work on Sept. 25-28th; 140th Infantry Brigade instructions.The diary opens at Shenley on 1 March 1915. 1915 is spent at Mazingarbe, Lapugnoy, Bethune, Noeux Les Mines and Lozinghem. 1916 at Chateau de la Haie, Hoograf, Braquemont, Sains en Gohelle and Baizieux. 1917 at Hoograff, Portsmouth Camp, Chippawa Camp, Renninghelst and West Outre. 1918 is the most travelled year, 32 places against 23 in the next busiest, and is spent at Beaucourt, Ruyalcourt, Etricourt, Le Foret Nr Combles and 10k W Of Amiens. 1919 at Lozinghem. Chateau. It closes at Lozinghem on 28 February 1919. Hoograff is where it spent longest, 151 days across five separate stays, it came back to Mazingarbe six separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 61 days at Chateau de la Haie.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau de la Haie, Lozinghem. Chateau, Fricourt Farm, Advced Divn. Hqrs Havringcourt-Wood, Chateau Drouvin and Hidden Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Havre, Arques, Blendecques, Aire, Gorre, Sailly-Labourse, Dishlierie Noeux Les Mines, Chateau Drouvin, Drouvin To Les Brebis and Les Brebis. In 1916 it is also recorded at Lapugnoy, Ruitz, La Comte, La Thieulove, Maisnil-Bouchee, Gueschart, Fricourt and Ailly Le Haut Clocher. In 1917 it is also recorded at Winnepeg Camp, Hallines, Villers Chatel, Advced Divn. Hqrs Havringcourt-Wood, Hermeville, Baizieux, Fosseux, Achiet-Le-Petit and Broken House. In 1918 it is also recorded at Combles, Louvencourt, Warloy, Puchevillers, Havanas, Fransu, Gueschart, Allonville, Cavillon and Contay.

• 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: 9781474526005
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press