47 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Ammunition Column

20 March 1915 - 30 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2718/4)

170 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Ammunition Column, Divisional Troops, 47th Division, covering March 1915 to March 1919 across 162 pages. It names 94 places across 114 dated entries.The diary opens at Waterloo on 20 March 1915. 1915 is spent at Labuissiere, Bois Des Dames, Annezin, Haillicourt and Auchel. 1916 at Busseboom, Magnicourt, Hesdigneul, Barlin and Albert. 1917 at La Clytte, Anzin St Aubin, Mount Noir, Anzin Near Arras and Vallulart Wood. 1918 is the most travelled year, 47 places against 24 in the next busiest, and is spent at Chocques, Beaucourt, Pont Noyelle, Couin and Pozieres. It closes at Chocques on 30 March 1919. Busseboom is where it spent longest, 221 days, including a single unbroken stay of 221 and it came back to Auchel four separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Becourt Wood, Vallulart Wood and Trones Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Havre, Mazenghem, Lozenghem, Fouquereuil, Vaudricourt, Liettres, Gosnay and Hesdigneul. In 1916 it is also recorded at Auchel, Caucourt, Bruay, Vacqueries Le Boucq, Occoches, Tollent, Berneuil, Naours, Agnicourt and Becourt Wood. In 1917 it is also recorded at Dickebusch Lake, Boeschepe, Reninghelst, Hoograaf, Ronge Croix, Boesinghem, Anzin, Ohlain, Wanquetin and Sapignes. In 1918 it is also recorded at Dernancourt St Gratien, Pont Noyelles, Equancourt, Le Mesnil, Le Transloy, Longueval, Trones Wood, Contalmaison, Fonquevillers and Gaudiempre.

• 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: 9781474526111
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press