51 DIVISION Divisional Troops D Squadron North Irish Horse

1 May 1915 - 1 April 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2854/1)

32 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the D Squadron North Irish Horse, Divisional Troops, 51st Division, covering May 1915 to April 1916 across 26 pages. It names 27 places across 47 dated entries.The diary opens at Southampton on 1 May 1915. 1915 is the most travelled year, 24 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Behencourt, Neuf Berquin, Busnes, Berguette and Hinges. 1916 is spent at Septenville, Flesselles, Vandelicourt, Corbie and Hardinval. It closes at Vandelicourt on 1 April 1916. Behencourt is where it spent longest, 97 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 95 and it came back to Septenville four separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Heilly Authville Trenches.In 1915 it is also recorded at Havre, Pradelles, La Gorgue, Carvin, Le Touret, Le Pacault, La Pannerie, Heilly, Mericourt and Martinsart. In 1916 it is also recorded at Sericourt, Berlencourt and Tilloy-Les-Hemaville.

• 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: 9781474528276
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press