51 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers

1 May 1915 - 28 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2852)

656 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 Commander Royal Engineers, 51st Division, covering May 1915 to March 1919 across 644 pages. It names 82 places across 131 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-four reports, narratives and plans, twenty-six Operation Orders, one appendix, twenty-three maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on operations 31st July 1917 Concerning the 51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers &; Instructions re Alignment Posts. Appendix "4"; Instructions re Forward Roads. Appendix "5"; 51st Divisional Engineers. operation order No. C.7. Appendix E; Amendment to 51st Divisional Engineers operation order C.7; Narrative of 400th Field Co.R.E. during operations which Commenced 31st July 1917; March Table issued with 51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers operation order No. C.20; Handing Over report of C.R.E., 51st. (Highland) Division to C.R.E., 34th. Division; Addendum No 1 to 51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers operation order No. C.21; March Table to Accompany 51st (Highland) Division order No. 208; 51st (Highland) Division instructions No 8; 51st Division Administrative instructions.The diary opens at Bedford on 1 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Senlis, Locon, Le Nouveau Monde, Busnes and Heilly. 1916 at Hermaville, Olincourt, Armentieres, Lealvillers and Daours. 1917 at Mingoval, Fremicourt, X Camp A.16.c2.3, Border Camp and Boisleux-Au-Mont. 1918 is the most travelled year, 40 places against 29 in the next busiest, and is spent at Maroeuil, Iwuy, Fremicourt, Victory Camp and Norrent-Fontes. 1919 at Houdeng Goegnies and Iwuy. It closes at Houdeng Goegnies on 28 March 1919. Senlis is where it spent longest, 146 days across five separate stays, it came back to Maroeuil seven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 32 days at Locon.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Ouville Chateau.In 1915 it is also recorded at Havre, Pradelles, Lagorgue, Lacouture and Olincourt. In 1916 it is also recorded at Beauval, Maroeuil, Mingoval, Doullens, Ribeaucourt, Ribemont, Valley 6NE Mile S of Fricourt, Valley One Mile S of Fricourt, Fricourt and Pontremy. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ouville Chateau, Achiete-Le-Petit, Maison Ponthiew, Monchel, Hericourt, Maroeuil, Chelers, Hermaville, St. Nicholas G.16.6.7.7 and St. Michel Sur Ternoise. In 1918 it is also recorded at A Le Petit, Achiet-Le-Petit, Poisieux-Au-Mont, Colincamps, Fonquevillers, Pas-En-Artois, Neuvillette, Fouquieres, Labeuvriere and Robecq.

• 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: 9781474528245
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press