51 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 August 1917 - 20 March 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2846)

874 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff, 51st Division, covering August 1917 to March 1918 across 858 pages. It names 21 places across 34 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five casualty and personnel returns, 124 reports, narratives and plans, 44 Operation Orders, eleven appendices, eighteen maps and eight diagrams. Among the papers are: Preliminary Examination of wounded Prisoner of 413th I.R; Appendix "D". 51st (Highland) Division. list of casualties sustained by units; Appendix "A". 51st (Highland) Division. list of casualties sustained by units; Lessons Learned from the operations; 1/4 Battn Gordon Highlanders report on operations; 51st (Highland) Division. Daily Intelligence Summary 12 noon 3/8/17 to 12 noon 4/8/17; March Table issued with 51st (Highland) Division order No. 182; Addendum No.3 to 51st (Highland) Division order No. 183; Addendum No.2 to 51st (Highland) Division order No. 183; Addendum to 51st (H) Division order No. 183; Table to Accompany 51st (Highland) Division order No. 183; Warning order.The diary opens at Watou on 8 August 1917. 1917 is spent at Fremicourt, Boisleux-Au-Mont, Wormhoudt, Hermaville and Beauquesne. 1918 at Fremicourt, Achiet-Le-Petit, Grevillers, Fouquieres-Lez-Bethune and Fonquevillers. It closes at Fouquieres-Lez-Bethune on 31 March 1918. Fremicourt is where it spent longest, 116 days across six separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 29.In 1917 it is also recorded at Achiet-Le-Petit, Ytres, Trescault, Flesquieres, Baizieux, Lechelle and Little Wood Camp Ytres. In 1918 it is also recorded at Puisieux-Au-Mont, Colincamps, Souastre, La Herliere and Neuvillette.

• 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: 9781474528184
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press