51 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 8th Battalion Pioneers

1 December 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2857/1)

410 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 8th Battalion Pioneers, Divisional Troops, 51st Division, covering December 1915 to September 1918 across 399 pages. It names 75 places across 95 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries thirteen casualty and personnel returns, 32 reports, narratives and plans, twenty-four Operation Orders, one map and one diagram. Among the papers are: Casualties; Casualties Query April 1918; Casualties during May 1918; Report on operations; Report on operations Commencing; 1/8th Bn. Royal Scots (Pioneers), operation orders; 1/8th Bn. the Royal Scots (Pioneers), orders for Entrainment for Move to Reserve Army Area; Additional instructions for Move to Reserve Army Area; Amendment to operation orders No. K.4; March Table to Accompany operation order No. K.9; Instructions for Move to the New Area; Instructions for Move to Bernaville Area.The diary opens at Bouzincourt on 1 December 1915. 1915 is spent at Bouzincourt and Flesselles. 1916 at Louez, Armentieres, Flesselles, Courcelles & Colincamps and Sailly-Le-Sec. 1917 is the most travelled year, 34 places against 25 in the next busiest, and is spent at Arras, St Laurent Blangy G.18A4.0, Maroeuil, H Qrs At Fremicourt and Camp A28 A1.9. 1918 at St. Venant, Roclincourt, Nanteuil, Bray Camp and Fampoux. It closes at Fampoux on 30 September 1918. Louez is where it spent longest, 88 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 32 and it came back to Flesselles six separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mametz Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Daours, Autheux, Honval, Canettemont, Mametz Wood, Pont Remy, Staple, Estaires, Hardinval and Thievres. In 1917 it is also recorded at En Route From Ovillers, Sarton, En Route Bernaville to Le Plessiel, Le Plessiel, Ecurie, St Catherine, St. Laurent Blangy, Frevillers, Monchy Cayeaux to Coyecque and Coyecque. In 1918 it is also recorded at Fremicourt Buigny & Beumetz, Achiet Le Grand Ritz Camp, Pioneer Camp, HQ. Fremicourt 2 Coys Buigny 1coy Beaumetz, Cambrai Front, N. Bancourt, Canteleux, Bas Rieux, Pacaut Front and Busnes.

• 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: 9781474528399
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press