51 DIVISION 153 Infantry Brigade Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial)

2 May 1915 - 28 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2876)

686 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial), 153 Infantry Brigade, 51st Division, covering May 1915 to February 1919 across 664 pages. It names 147 places across 227 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries eighteen lists of honours and awards, 36 casualty and personnel returns, 55 reports, narratives and plans, 121 Operation Orders, eight appendices, ten maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: 1/6th Black Watch list of officers + Other Ranks Awarded Decorations; 1/6th Black Watch list of Other Ranks Awarded Decorations during month; Casualties for the month of January 1916; Casualties for month of November 1916; Narrative of the operations from Zero on Z Day to the Time the Battalion Was Relieved; 6th Battalion, the Black Watch narrative of operations; 7th (Fife) Battalion the Black Watch (R.H) narrative of the operations South West of Reims; 1/6th Battalion, the Black Watch report on Fate of Patrol; Instructions with Regard to operations; Notes on operation orders; Operation orders 1/6th Battalion the Black Watch; Addenda to operation orders.The diary opens at Bedford on 2 May 1915. 1915 is spent at Henencourt, Lavantie, Le Touret, Buire and Authville. 1916 at Vaux, Maison Blanche, Maroeuil, Bray and Forceville. 1917 at Louez, St Janster Biezen, Marquay, Drucat and St Momelin. 1918 at Iwuy, In Trenches, Wakefield Camp, Beugny and Courcelles-Le-Comte. 1919 at Seneffe, Iwuy and Mechernich. It closes at Mechernich on 28 February 1919. Iwuy is where it spent longest, 60 days across five separate stays, it came back to Maroeuil eight separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Vaux.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches, Trenches St Hilaire, Trenches Cherisy, High Wood, Mametz Wood, Trenches Local Reserve, Yser Canal Bank E and Marquffles Farm.In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, La Pierriere, La Paradis, La Fletre, Blue, Neuf-Berquin, Pontreiquel, Chocolate Menier, Pacault and La Pacault. In 1916 it is also recorded at Corbie, Sailly-Le-Sec, Maricourt, A.I Sub, La Neuville, Poulainville, Fienvillers, Doullens, Beaudricourt and Reserve. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ovillers Huts, Senlis, Puchevillers, Gezaincourt, Longvillers, Argenvillers, Maison Ponthieu, Nuncq, Croisette and Ourton. In 1918 it is also recorded at Fremicourt, Courcelles, Lebucquiere, Barly, Burbure, Robecq, Trenches St Hilaire, Manqueville Ham En Artois, Neuville-St-Vaast and Stewart 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: 9781474528665
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press