47 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion Pioneers

1 September 1915 - 15 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2721/1)

650 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion Pioneers, Divisional Troops, 47th Division, covering September 1915 to May 1919 across 637 pages. It names 105 places across 151 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries fifteen reports, narratives and plans, 120 Operation Orders, one appendix and ten maps. Among the papers are: 1/4th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Pioneers) Instruction No. 1; Second Army Offensive 1/4th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Pioneers) Instruction No. 3; Second Army Offensive 4th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Pioneers) instructions No. 5; 1/4th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Warning orders; 1/4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Pioneers) instructions No. 1 to operation order; March Table Accompanying 140th Inf. Bde. order No. 191; Warning order; 1/4th Battn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Pioneers) Instruction No. 1 to operation order No. 60; Details of Work to Be Taken Over by Companies in Connection with Relief; Narrative of Events; Report on the operations of Septr 2/3rd 1918.The diary opens at Les-Brebis on 1 September 1915. 1915 is spent at Marles-Les-Mines, Philosophe, Les-Brebis, Noyelles-Les-Vermelles and Mazingarbe. 1916 at Pioneer Camp, Villers-Au-Bois, Les-Brebis, Bois-De-Bouvigny and Marles-Les-Mines. 1917 at Pioneer Camp, Chippawa Camp, Belgian Chateau and 2000yds N of Arras. 1918 is the most travelled year, 52 places against 31 in the next busiest, and is spent at Ruyaulcourt, Raimbert, Lechelle, Crouy and 1500 Yds E.M.E. Of Hanencourt Chateau. 1919 at Labeuvriere, Calonne Ricouart and Raimbert. It closes at Calonne Ricouart on 15 May 1919. Pioneer Camp is where it spent longest, 219 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 122.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Belgian Chateau, 1500 Yds E.M.E. Of Hanencourt Chateau, Fricourt Wood, N.W. Corner Henencourt Wood, Ridge Wood, High Wood and Oxford Copse.In 1915 it is also recorded at Maroc, Hesdigneul, Annequin and Noeux-Les-Mines. In 1916 it is also recorded at Loos, Mazingarbe, Ruitz, Maisnil Bouche, Fresnicourt, Beugin, Ecoivres, Frohen-Le-Petit, Yvrencheaux and Domvast. In 1917 it is also recorded at 2000 Yards S Of Vlamertinghe, Pioneer Camp 2000 Yds N Of Dickebusch, Ridge Wood, Chippawa Camp 1600 Yards E.S.E. Reninghelst, Bouvelinghem, Belgian Chateau 2000 W.S.W. Ypres, Belgian Chateau 2000yds W.S.W. Of Ypres, Eecke, Tincquette and 2000yds Due N Of Arras. In 1918 it is also recorded at Equancourt, Etricourt, Metz, High Wood, Louvencourt, Harponville, Senlis, Cross Rds, Puchevillers and Wargnies.

• 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: 9781474526142
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press