51 DIVISION 152 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 May 1915 - 31 December 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2861)

824 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 152 Infantry Brigade, 51st Division, covering May 1915 to December 1916 across 807 pages. It names 41 places across 70 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries eleven casualty and personnel returns, 68 reports, narratives and plans, 147 Operation Orders, 50 appendices, twenty-eight maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Statement of casualties for September 1915 152nd Infantry Brigade; 152nd Infantry Brigade casualties for the month of December 1915; Note of casualties of 152nd Infantry Brigade for the month of January 1916; Report on raid made by 1/6th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders on Railway Salients I.11.a.41/2.3; Appendix "C" report on operations 1/2nd July, 1916; Report of operations in Left 2 night of 1/2nd July; Report on operations of Novr. 13th-15th Including the Capture of Beaumont Hamel; Instructions to Bombing Party Refered to in Para 20 operation order No 20; Memorandum Referred to in operation order No 10 Para; March Table for 25/26th June with Reference to 51st (Highland) Division operation order; Line Table of Relief; Instructions for 152nd Infantry Brigade.The diary opens at Bedford on 1 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Martinsart, Aveluy, Bedford, Henencourt and Moulin Du Vivier. 1916 is the most travelled year, 32 places against 21 in the next busiest, and is spent at Ariane, Forceville, Molliens Au Bois, Corbie and Aux Rietz. It closes at Aveluy on 9 December 1916. Aveluy is where it spent longest, 62 days across five separate stays, it came back to Martinsart six separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Bedford.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mametz Wood, Area Of Mametz Wood, Henencourt Chateau and Fricourt Area and Mametz Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Near Fauquissart, Laventie, Merville, Ribemont, Lavieville, Henencourt Chateau and Henencourt Aveluy. In 1916 it is also recorded at Maroeuil, Ecoivres, Sus. St. Leger, Gezaincourt, Buire To Fricourt, Becordel, Fricourt Area and Mametz Wood, Area Of Mametz Wood, Mametz Wood and Dernancourt.

• 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: 9781474528474
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press