51 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Signal Company

1 May 1915 - 27 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2856/2)

242 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Signal Company, Divisional Troops, 51st Division, covering May 1916 to February 1919 across 234 pages. It names 54 places across 78 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one report or narrative, one map and ten diagrams. Among the papers are: 51st (H) Divisional Signal Coy. R.E (T) report on Communication.The diary opens at Hermaville on 1 May 1916. 1916 is spent at Hermaville, Usna, Lealvillers, Stenwerk and Fricourt. 1917 at Villers Chatel, Boisleux Au Mont, Buigny St Maclou, Border Camp and Fremicourt. 1918 is the most travelled year, 33 places against 19 in the next busiest, and is spent at Maroeuil, Fremicourt, Iwuy, Achiet Le Petit and Norrent Fontes. 1919 at Houdeng and Iwuy. It closes at Houdeng Goegnies on 27 February 1919. Maroeuil is where it spent longest, 94 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Hermaville.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau D'Acq and Little Wood Ytres.In 1916 it is also recorded at Villers Chatel, Doullens, Ribeaucourt Dept Somme, Ribemont and Beauval. In 1917 it is also recorded at Usna Hill, Burgny, Wormhout, Achiet Le Petit, Boisleux, Little Wood Ytres, Ytres, Trescault, Flesquieres and Baizieux. In 1918 it is also recorded at Souastre, Fouqueres, Labreuvriere, Robecq, Busnes, Lambres, Rollecourt, Nogent-N-Seine, Villenauxe and St. Prix.

• 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: 9781474528382
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press