49 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Medical Corps 1/1st West Riding Field Ambulance

13 April 1915 - 26 June 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2788)

596 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Medical Corps 1/1st West Riding Field Ambulance, Divisional Troops, 49th Division, covering April 1915 to June 1919 across 582 pages. It names 86 places across 139 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five casualty and personnel returns, four daily states of sick and wounded, two reports, narratives and plans, 33 Operation Orders, 32 appendices, eleven maps and eighteen diagrams. Among the papers are: Appendix No. 3 list of casualties to 1/1st West Riding; Diagram Shewing Line of Evacuation of wounded from Regimental Aid Posts.; Appendix No. 4 Numbers of wounded Treated At A.D.S. (A/30. Central; Move order 1/1st Appendix; Move order No. II 1/1st West Riding Field Ambulance.The diary opens at York on 13 April 1915. 1915 is spent at Poperinghe, Bac St Maur, Merville, Estaire and Proven. 1916 at Englebelmer, Mondicourt, Vignacourt, Hedauville and Houtkerque. 1917 at La Gorgue, Leffrinckoucke, Waratah Camp, Laherliere and Luna Farm. 1918 at Evin, Ypres, Hazebrouck, A.30 Central and Tilloy. 1919 at Douai, Evin, Dunkirk and Boulogne. It closes at Ripon England on 26 June 1919. Poperinghe is where it spent longest, 192 days across eight separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Bac St Maur.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Luna Farm and Esbart Farm.In 1915 it is also recorded at Southampton, Havre, Bois Grenier, Fleurbaix, Doulieu, Meteren and Houtkerque. In 1916 it is also recorded at Laherliere, Esquelbecq, Amiens, Picquigny, Pierregot, Bouzincourt, Septenville, Esbart, Berguette and St Jans Ter Biezen. In 1917 it is also recorded at Humbercamp, Brevillers, Beauvoir, Croisette, Sains-Les Pernel, Haverskerque, Lestrem, Mardyk, Leffrinkourcke and Coxyde. In 1918 it is also recorded at Waratah Camp Poperinghe, Westoutre, Heksken, Remy L.23.a2.6, St Jans Ter Biezen, X Camp 28/A.16.c38, Blanc Pignon, Grandcamp, Mont St Eloi and Villers Au Bois. In 1919 it is also recorded at Evin Malmaison.

• 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: 9781474527279
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press