52 DIVISION 156 Infantry Brigade Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 4th Battalion

1 April 1918 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2897/2)

138 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 4th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 156 Infantry Brigade, 52nd Division, covering April 1918 to April 1919 across 130 pages. It names 36 places across 40 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries six reports, narratives and plans, fourteen Operation Orders, one defence scheme, two appendices and four maps. Among the papers are: Report on operations; 1/4 Bn. the Royal Scots (Q.E.R.) Administrative orders; Special order of the Day 52nd (Lowland) Div; Administrative order No. 14; Administrative order No. 19; Warning order.The diary opens at Surafend Camp on 1 April 1918. 1918 is spent at Herchies, Hills Camp Neville St Vaast, Rebecq and Right Reserve 52 Div Sector Of Defence. 1919 at Soignies, Montignies Les Lens Belgium, Montignies Lez Lens and Dunkirk. It closes at Dunkirk on 30 April 1919. Herchies is where it spent longest, 39 days and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 27 days at Soignies.In 1918 it is also recorded at Kantara, Leasowe Castle, The Train, Mont St Eloy, Hill Camp Neuville St Vaast, Right Reserve 52 Div, Right Reserve 52nd Div Section Of Defence, Reserve Billets St Eloy, Lancaster Camp Mont St Eloy and Bois d'Ochain. In 1919 it is also recorded at Soignies Belgium.

• 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: 9781474529174
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press