51 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services

1 May 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2851)

922 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services, 51st Division, covering May 1915 to March 1919 across 903 pages. It names 66 places across 115 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries fifteen casualty and personnel returns, two daily states of sick and wounded, 32 reports, narratives and plans, 73 Operation Orders, eight maps and five diagrams. Among the papers are: Arrangements for Evacuating casualties from Front Area; Revised Arrangements for Evacuating casualties from Front Area; Report on the Gas casualties in the 131st Heavy Battery on May, 21st; Arrangements for Evacuation of Sick and wounded from 51st (Highland) Divisional Area; Report on Operations-12th to 16th. November; Report of Sanitary officers 51st (Highland) Division on Quarters Etc. No.VIII; Orders Lt. R.A. 51st (Highland) Division; Report of Sanitary officers on Sanitary Measures to Be Taken in Corbie; 51st (High) Division, B.E.F. report on Sanitation of Unit; Operation order 51st (Highland) Division; Table of Reliefs; 51st (Highland) Divisional Amendment to R.A.M.C. operation order No. 22.The diary opens at Busnes on 1 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Senlis, Locon, Le Nouveau Monde, Busnes and Le Nouvea Monde. 1916 at Hermaville, Flesselles, Lealvillers, Usna Hill and Steenwerck. 1917 at Villers Chatel, Fremicourt, Buigny St. Maclou, Hermaville and Lederzeele. 1918 at Maroeuil, Iwuy, Fremicourt, Achiet-Le-Petit and Norrent Fontes. 1919 at La Louviere and Iwuy. It closes at La Louviere on 31 March 1919. Hermaville is where it spent longest, 149 days across seven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Le Nouveau Monde.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau D'Acq.In 1915 it is also recorded at La Gorgue and Heilly. In 1916 it is also recorded at Daours, Beauval, Frevent, Ribeacourt, Near Albert, E.11. Central Nr Albert, Ribemont, Pont Remy, Renescure and Armentieres. In 1917 it is also recorded at Marieux, Bernaville, Roellecourt, ACQ, Chelers, Pradelle, St. Nicholas, Eperlecques, Moussy and "X" Camp. In 1918 it is also recorded at Grevillers, Fouquieres, Robecq, Lambres, Roellecourt, Nogent, Hautevillers, St. Imoges, Nanteuil and Cramant.

• 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: 9781474528238
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press