49 DIVISION 146 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

15 April 1915 - 31 March 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2792)

510 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 146 Infantry Brigade, 49th Division, covering April 1915 to March 1917 across 499 pages. It names 58 places across 89 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries sixteen reports, narratives and plans, 59 Operation Orders, one defence scheme, four appendices, nine maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Diagram of Reliefs. 148th Infantry Brigade; 49th Division operation order No. 50; 146th Brigade operation order No. 5; Administrative instructions for operation in Left Sector; Warning order; 54th Infantry Brigade. Preliminary instructions for attack; Attack on Thiepval. Conclusions of Conference 21/9/16; Report on enemy Attack. App. a; Appendix. "B". raid on 1/6th Bn. W. York. R; Report on British Aeroplane Falling in No Man's Land. Appendix. B; March Table-Issued with 146th Inf. Bde. operation order No. 39; March Table to accompany 146th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 4.The diary opens at Merville on 16 April 1915. 1915 is spent at Near Ypres, Rue Du Quesne, Brielen, Coppernolle and Laventie. 1916 is the most travelled year, 44 places against 17 in the next busiest, and is spent at Vignacourt, Bienvillers, Le Souich, Martinsart and Liepzig Salient. 1917 at Bailleulmont, Laventie and Le Souich. It closes at Laventie on 31 March 1917. Near Ypres is where it spent longest, 135 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 37 days at Bienvillers.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Liepzig Salient, Trenches Liepzig Salient, Aveluy Wood, Thiepval Wood and Martinsart Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at La Gorgue, Bac San Maur, Doulieu, Fletre, Proven, Vieule Seule and Wormhoudt. In 1916 it is also recorded at Wormhoudt Bollezeele, Zoutkerque, Calais, Ailly, Harponville, Beaucourt, Molliens Au Bois, Herissart, Puchvillers and Varennes. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bailleulmont-Le Souich, Le Souich-Bonnieres, Bonnieres-Croix, Croix-Sachin, Sachin-St Floris, St Floris-Lestrem and Lestrem-Laventie.

• 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: 9781474527330
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press