52 DIVISION 157 Infantry Brigade Highland Light Infantry 7th (Blythswood) Battalion (Territorial)

1 April 1918 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2898/4)

166 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Highland Light Infantry 7th (Blythswood) Battalion (Territorial), 157 Infantry Brigade, 52nd Division, covering April 1918 to April 1919 across 159 pages. It names 49 places across 57 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries four casualty and personnel returns, twenty-nine reports, narratives and plans and thirteen Operation Orders. Among the papers are: Summary of casualties during April 1918; Summary of casualties for May 1918; 1/7th (Blythswood) Battalion the Highland Light Infantry Move orders No. 7; Warning orders; Administrative instructions; Administrative instructions issued with Battalion orders; After order by Major E Watson M.C. Commanding; 1/7th Bn. Highland Light Infantry Move orders; 1/7th Bn. the Highland Light Infantry Move orders; 1/7th (Blythswood) Bn. Highland Light Infantry Battalion orders.The diary opens at Sarona on 3 April 1918. 1918 is spent at Maisieres, Vimy, St. Eloy, Willerval Section and Oppy Section. 1919 at Soignies and Dunkirk. It closes at Dunkirk on 30 April 1919. Maisieres is where it spent longest, 126 days, including a single unbroken stay of 111 and it came back to St. Eloy four separate times.In 1918 it is also recorded at Surafend, Kantara, Sidi Bish, Alexandria, Montfuront, Tn Train, Noyelles, Cayeux, La Lacque and Maroeuil.

• 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: 9781474529242
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press