47 DIVISION 141 Infantry Brigade London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

9 March 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2737/3)

414 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles), 141 Infantry Brigade, 47th Division, covering March 1915 to March 1919 across 403 pages. It names 162 places across 234 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries seven reports, narratives and plans, twelve Operation Orders, two defence schemes, one appendix and two maps. Among the papers are: Report on Advanced Second Line from M.I.D to Bully-Grenay-Rutoire Rd; 18th Battalion London Regiment London Irish Rifles Preliminary instructions; Report of Work Done by 1/18th Battn London Regt in Spoil Bank Sub-Sector 12th-20th May; Operation orders. WW Hughes; Amendment No.1 to operation order No. 17; Operation orders Friend; To All Companies After order.The diary opens at St Albans on 9 March 1915. 1915 is spent at Noeux Les Mines, Burbure, Mazangarbe, Rimbert and Allouagne. 1916 at Bresle, Verdrel, Raimbert, Bouvigny and Maroc Centre Sub Sect. 1917 at Bluff, Spoil Bank, Ridgewood, Bouzincourt and Aubrey Camp. 1918 at In Line, Estaires, Vallulart Camp, Divisional Reserve and Domvast. 1919 at Pernes. It closes at Pernes on 31 March 1919. Pernes is where it spent longest, 90 days, including a single unbroken stay of 59 and it came back to In Line ten separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Spoil Bank, Screw Trench, Trenches, Naval Trench, High Wood, Bourlon Wood, Faviere Wood and Lorrette Reserve Trenches.In 1915 it is also recorded at Le Havre, Winnezeele, St Venant & Burbure, Bethune, Gorre, Festubert, La Beuvriere, Les Glaughes, Les Facons and Le Touret. In 1916 it is also recorded at La Bourse, Verquin, Les Brebis, Loos, Maroc, Erny St Julien, Sachin, Bruay, Villers and Carency Section. In 1917 it is also recorded at Scottish Lines, Halifax Camp, Hill 60, Reninghelst, Swanchateau, Dominion Lines, Dickebusch, Ecluse Trench, Old French Tr and Blue Line. In 1918 it is also recorded at Bertincourt, In Reserve, Screw Trench, Senlis, Bouzincourt, Acheux, Mirvaux, Domart, Cardonnette and Warloy.

• 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: 9781474526425
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press