51 DIVISION 153 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 January 1916 - 31 August 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2870)

974 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 153 Infantry Brigade, 51st Division, covering January 1916 to August 1916 across 955 pages. It names 23 places across 29 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 258 reports, narratives and plans, 96 Operation Orders, six appendices, seventeen maps and twenty-one diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on raid Following Mine; Raid by 5th Gordon Highlanders; Raid by 5/Gordon Highlanders; Narrative of operations; Report on operations during night; 153rd Infantry Brigade-Sector C. Intelligence Summary 12 noon 15th to 12 noon 16th; 153rd Infantry Brigade Sector N. Intelligence Summary for period ending 10 a.m. 21-3-16; 153/Inf. Bde. Intelligence Summary to 10 AM 26/3/19; App VI War Diary Apl 1916 Intelligence Summaries; Intelligence report from O/C 153/2 TM. Bty. for 17th May 1916; Warning order; 51st (Highland) Division operation order No. 48.The diary opens at Vaux on 1 January 1916. 1916 is spent at N. St Vast, Neuville St Vast, Vaux, Armentieres and Etinehem. It closes at Armentieres on 31 August 1916. N. St Vast is where it spent longest, 67 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Vaux.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include High Wood and Mametz Wood H.Q.In 1916 it is also recorded at St Gratien, Sally Le Sec, Sailly Le Sec, Cardonette, Fienvillers, Doullens, Ivergny, Maroeuil, Aux Reitz and Near N.St Vast.

• 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: 9781474528603
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press