55 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 June 1917 - 30 September 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2903)

798 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff, 55th Division, covering June 1917 to September 1917 across 780 pages. It names 9 places across 9 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, 39 reports, narratives and plans, 55 Operation Orders, five appendices, thirty maps and five diagrams. Among the papers are: Appendix "A" report on Medical Arrangements of the 55th Division for Dealing; 55th (West Lancashire) Division. report on Operations, Ypres. July 29th to August 4th; 55th (West Lancashire) Division. order No. 101; March Table to accompany 55th Division order No. 105; Report of the Working of the Medical Service of the 55th Division during the 31st July; Report on Work of 1/4th Battn. South Lancs. Regt. (Pioneers), during the action from 31st; Amendment to 55th (West Lancashire) Division order No. 119; March Table issued with 55th (West Lancashire) Division order No. 126; Report on Preliminary Examination of Prisoners taken in the Daylight raid on 24/7/17; Addenda to 55th Division order No. 130; Amendment No. 2 to V Corps operation order No. 166; The following corrections will be made to the March Table attached to V Corps operation.The diary opens on 4 June 1917. 1917 is spent at 55th Div. H.Q. Mergey Camp H.I. A.4.5, Divisional Headquarters Cocove Chateau Near Nordausques, Div. H.Q., Cocove Chateau Near Nordausques and Div. H.Q., N. of Haplincourt. It closes at Div. H.Q., N. of Haplincourt on 30 September 1917. 55th Div. H.Q. Mergey Camp H.I. A.4.5 is where it spent longest, 35 days, including a single unbroken stay of 35.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Divisional Headquarters Cocove Chateau Near Nordausques, Div. H.Q., Cocove Chateau Near Nordausques and Adv. Div. H.Q., Canal Bank Ypres.In 1917 it is also recorded at Adv. Div. H.Q., Canal Bank Ypres, Div. H.Q. Mersey Camp H.I.a 5.6 and Div. H.Q., 19 Place Berthen Poperinghe.

• 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: 9781474529303
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press