51 DIVISION 152 Infantry Brigade Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

1 May 1915 - 15 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2866)

522 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 152 Infantry Brigade, 51st Division, covering May 1915 to April 1919 across 508 pages. It names 179 places across 244 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, twenty-seven reports, narratives and plans, 70 Operation Orders, three maps and six diagrams. Among the papers are: September 1915 Missing; Report on raid carried out by 5th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders; Report on operations of 1/5th Battn. Seaforth Highlanders; Special orders for Nos. 5 & 13 Platoons; Amendment to operation order No. 20; Amendment to 1/5 Seaforth Hrs. operation order No. 37; 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders Addenda to operation order No. 40; XVIII Corps order of the day; March Table issued with 1/5th Seaforth Highrs. operation order No. 39; Routine orders by Lt. L. M. Scott D.S.O. Commanding 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders; Special order of the Day; Notes for Practice attack.The diary opens at Folkestone on 1 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Henencourt, Authville, Laventie, Becourt and In Trenches Thiepval G.2. 1916 at Molliens Au Bois, Armentieres, Corbie, Bruce Huts and Lederzeele. 1917 at Thun-St-Martin, Arras, School Camp St. Janster Biezen, Le Titre and Y Huts Arras-St Pol Road. 1918 at Thun-St-Martin, Oppy, Witternesse, West Camp Roclincourt and Fampoux Sector South. 1919 at Houdeng Aimeries, Manage, Dunkirk and Southampton Gailes. It closes at Southampton Gailes on 15 April 1919. Thun-St-Martin is where it spent longest, 104 days across four separate stays, it came back to Henencourt six separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 76 days at Houdeng Aimeries.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Support Trenches, Trenches Thiepval G.2, Reserve Trenches Authville, Mailly Mallet Wood, Trenches Armentieres, Trenches F 2, Trenches M1 and Maroeuil Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, Merville, Alonne, Robecq, Strazeele, Veille Chplle, La Couture, West Lacouture, La Tombe Willot and 2nd Line Trenches. In 1916 it is also recorded at Acheux, Bois Des Tailles, Beauval, Ivergny, Lovie 2, Trenches Labyrinthe Right, Support Trenches, Maroeuil, Trenches M1 Support and M' Sector Support. In 1917 it is also recorded at Front Line Trenches N. Of Courcelette, Ovillers Huts, Bouzincourt, Ovillers Courcelette, Terramesnil, Autheux, Domleger, Heirmont, Auxi Le Chateau & Vacquerie and Sibiville. In 1918 it is also recorded at Line: Center Sub Sector:, Fremicourt, Achiet-Le-Grand, Buchanan Camp, Lebucquiere, O'Shea Camp, Neuvillette, Fouquereuil, Marles-Les-Mines and Manqueville.

• 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: 9781474528535
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press