47 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Service Corps Divisional Train (455-456-457 & 458 Companies ASC)

4 August 1914 - 18 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2726/2)

936 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Service Corps Divisional Train (455-456-457 & 458 Companies ASC), Divisional Troops, 47th Division, covering August 1914 to May 1919 across 914 pages. It names 126 places across 193 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, 114 reports, narratives and plans, 170 Operation Orders, one defence scheme, one appendix and one map. Among the papers are: 47th (London) Divl Train Battle casualties; 2nd London Division T.F. Routine orders; London Division operation order No. 3; 47th (London) Division instructions (ii); Warning order; Table to 47th Division operation order No. 13; Appendix a to 47th Div. operation order No. 19; "Instructions I"; Preliminary order; Orders by Major W Campbell Galbraith Commanding 47th Divisional Train; March Table to 47th (London) Division operation order No. 33; Instructions.The diary opens at Chelsea on 4 August 1914. 1914 is spent at St Albans, Chelsea, Abbots Langley, Hemel Hempstead and Leavesdon Green. 1915 at St Albans, Hesdigneul, Raimbert, Gosnay and Bethune. 1916 at Gauchin Legal, Haillicourt, Barlin, Behencourt and Yvrench. 1917 at Senlis, Blaringhem, Ytres, Condardonne Near St Omer and Godersvelde. 1918 at Lillers, Molliens Au-Bois, Beaucourt, Cavillon and Canchy. 1919 at Camblain Chatelain, T.H.Q. 2.3 Coys Camblain Chatelain and Havre. It closes at Havre on 18 May 1919. St Albans is where it spent longest, 126 days across seventeen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 66 days at Lillers.In 1914 it is also recorded at St Albans Hatfield, St Albans Abbots Langley Hemel Hempstead, Luton Noo, Leverstock Green, Stalbans Boxmoor, Braintree, Witham, The Noke, King Slangley and Two Waters. In 1915 it is also recorded at Abbots Langley, Cassiobury Park, Hatfield, Luton, Bedmond, Levers Tuck Green, Boxmoor, Nashmills, Ivinghoe and Stalberts. In 1916 it is also recorded at Verquin, Haillicourt Verquin, Noeux Les Mines, Raimbert, Ch Philomel, Auchel, Marles, Lillers, Ferfay and Allouagne Burbure. In 1917 it is also recorded at Hermaville, Monchiet, Achiet-Le Petit, Haplingcourt, Neuville and Bourjonval. In 1918 it is also recorded at Combles, Longueval, La Boisselle, Bresle, Warloy, Vauchelles, Puchevillers, Septonville Rubempre, Rubempre Septonville and 1 Co Pas.

• 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: 9781474526227
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press