47 DIVISION 140 Infantry Brigade London Regiment 15th (County of London) Battalion (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles) and London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

17 March 1915 - 5 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO

456 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the London Regiment 15th (County of London) Battalion (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles) and London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), 140 Infantry Brigade, 47th Division, covering May 1915 to May 1919 across 442 pages. It names 180 places across 250 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries fifteen reports, narratives and plans, 65 Operation Orders and two maps. Among the papers are: Report on Raiding operations tonight; Civil Service Rifles. narrative of operations covering period from 28th November 1917; 1/15th Bn London Regiment report on operations December 4th 5th and 6th 1917 around; Civil Service Rifles. Entraining orders; 15th Battalion London Regiment (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles) operation orders; Raids; 1/15th Battn. London Regiment scheme for proposed raid on enemy trenches in Hill 60 sector; Operation orders Lt-,, 1/15th Battalion London Regt; Refer. 140 Bgde operation order S.S./29/11/8; 1/15th Battalion London Regiment (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles.) scheme for proposed raid; 1/15th Battn. London Regiment. Proposed scheme for raid on enemy trenches in Canal; Warning order.The diary opens at Abeuvriere on 1 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Lillers, Mazingarbe, Festubert, Grenay and A 2 Section. 1916 at Bracquemont, Les Brebis, Ablain St Nazaire, Swan Chateau near Ypres and Franvillers. 1917 at Ottawa Camp, Moringhem, Tatinghem and Vancouver Camp. 1918 at In Support, Ferfay, Manancourt, Guignemicourt and Canchy. 1919 at Ferfay Pas-De-Calais. It closes at Ferfay on 5 May 1919. Lillers is where it spent longest, 47 days, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to In Support nine separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Swan Chateau near Ypres, Ypres Salient, Henencourt Wood, Swan Chateau, Noulette Wood, High Wood, Support Railway Dugouts and Railway dugouts, near Zillibeke.In 1915 it is also recorded at Tuning Fork, Bethune, Sailly La Bourse, Les Brebis, Mazingarbe & Le Philosophe, Fosse No.7, Le Philosophe & Mazingabbe, Noeux Les Mines and A 1 Section. In 1916 it is also recorded at Sub-Section D2, Vermelles, Houchin, Sub Section C Maroc Sector, Maroc, Erny St Julian, Coyecques, Nedon, Divion and Bouvigny Wood. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ottawa Camp near Ouderdom, Hill 60 Ypres, Railway dugouts, near Zillibeke, Halifax Camp near Vlamertinge, Support Positions, Swan Chateau, Canal Sub-Sector, Ypres, Devonshire Camp and Busseboom. In 1918 it is also recorded at Bertincourt, Ribecourt, Flesquieres, Etricourt, Beaucamp Ridge, Dessart Ridge, Bazentin Le Petit, Bouzincourt, Couvencourt and Clairfaye Farm.

• 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: 9781474526319
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press