51 DIVISION 152 Infantry Brigade Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) 6th Battalion

19 April 1915 - 11 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2867)

668 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's), 152 Infantry Brigade, 51st Division, covering April 1915 to April 1919 across 657 pages. It names 166 places across 239 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three lists of honours and awards, one casualty and personnel return, five reports, narratives and plans, nine Operation Orders, five appendices and eight maps. Among the papers are: Appendix "B". list of honours and awards conferred on officers and men of the battalion; Appendix A. honours and Awards. the Military Cross; List of officers with Battalion on 1st January 1918; Lessons Learned from the operations; Report on operations; Report on Action Taken by 6th Bn Seaforth Highlanders; Report of Battles Fought on Beaumetz-Morchies Line Etc.The diary opens at Bedford on 19 April 1915. 1915 is spent at Bouzincourt, Bois De Thiepval, Lacouture, Bedford and Robecq. 1916 at Pierregot, Somme, Ancre, Maroeuil and Corbie. 1917 at St Janster Biezen, Y. Huts, Arras, Bayenghem-Les-Eperlecques and Bancourt. 1918 at Thun St Martin, Gavrelle, Buchanan Camp, Rely and Oppy. 1919 at Houdeng Goegnies and Manage. It closes at Manage on 11 April 1919. Houdeng Goegnies is where it spent longest, 75 days, including a single unbroken stay of 51 and it came back to Bouzincourt eleven separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches Courcelette, Maroeuil Wood, Trenches F.2, Thiepval Wood G.3. Sub-Sector, Aveluy Trenches, Trenches Donnet Post, Mametz Wood and Fricourt Wood.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, Shazeele, Vieille Chappelle, Pacaut, Estaires, Wangerie, Laventie, Merville, Pont Noyelles and Albert. In 1916 it is also recorded at Acheux, Rainneville, Beauval, Ivergny, Duisans, Mi Labyrinth, Ariane, M1 Sub-Sector Labyrinth, Reserve Trenches and Villers Chatel. In 1917 it is also recorded at Nouvion En Ponthieu, Gapennes, Vacquerie Le Boucq, Blangermont Blangerval, Marquay, Guestreville Herlin-Le-Vert, Le Titre, Villers Brulin, Maroeuil and Ecoivres. In 1918 it is also recorded at Lindop Camp Fremicourt, Buchanan Camp Achiet-Le-Grand, O'Shea Camp, Ambulance Camp, Lapugnoy, Neuvillette, Gosnay, La Miquellerie, Busnes and Rest Camp.

• 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: 9781474528542
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press