47 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries

1 September 1916 - 31 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2718/3)

148 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries, Divisional Troops, 47th Division, covering September 1916 to December 1918 across 142 pages. It names 38 places across 40 dated entries.The diary opens at Martin Piuch on 1 September 1916. 1916 is spent at Bluff, Zillebeke, Zillibeke Front, Eaucourt Front and Martin Piuch. 1917 at Ypres, Havrincourt, Arras Front and Appy Wood and Gavrelle. 1918 is the most travelled year, 25 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Cambrai, Albert, Dernancourt, Martinsart and Radingham. It closes at Labeuvriere on 31 December 1918. Bluff is where it spent longest, 243 days, including a single unbroken stay of 243.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Appy Wood and Gavrelle, High Wood, Drop Alley and Havrincourt Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at High Wood, Drop Alley and Behencourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ypres Front. In 1918 it is also recorded at Havrincourt Wood, Ribemont, Mesulte, Contay, Mariely, Herissart, Yvrench, Millencourt, Albert Dernancourt and Longpre.

• 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: 9781474526104
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press