55 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 January 1918 - 31 March 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2905)

896 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 January 1918 to April 1918 across 879 pages. It names 8 places across 10 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries ten casualty and personnel returns, 127 reports, narratives and plans, thirty Operation Orders, six appendices, 44 maps and eighteen diagrams. Among the papers are: Preliminary Examination of Dressing Station of Three wounded Prisoners Captured; Statement of casualties Incurred by 55th Division. from Noon 8/4/18 to 17/4/18; To Accompany 55th Division War Diary for Mar 18 App III 55th (West Lancashire) Division; 55th (West Lancashire) Division. narrative of operations from April 9th to April 17th; Narrative of operations 55th Divisional Artillery-9th to 17th April Appendix "B"; 164th Infantry Brigade. narrative of operations 9th-16th April 1918. Appendix "C"; Narrative of Operations. 165th Infantry Brigade. April 9th to April 15th, 1918 Appendix; 165th Trench Mortar Battery. narrative of Operations. 9th-16th April, 1918; 55th (West Lancashire) Division Amendment to narrative of operations Nov 30th 1917; 55th Division Appendix 8. narrative of operations 9th to 17th April 1918; Patrol report; To Accompany 55th Divn War Diary for Mar 1918. App IV 55th (West Lancashire) Division.The diary opens at Div. H.Q., Bomy on 1 January 1918. 1918 is spent at Div. H.Q., Locon P.de.C, Div. H.Q., Bomy, Div. H.Q. Les Caudrons and Div. H.Q. Fouquieres. It closes at Div H.Q. Verquin on 30 April 1918. Div. H.Q., Locon P.de.C is where it spent longest, 41 days and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Div. H.Q., Bomy.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Div. H.Q. Hinges Chateau. P.de.C.In 1918 it is also recorded at Div. H.Q., Bomy P.de.C, Div. H.Q. Hinges Chateau. P.de.C and Div. H.Q. Auchel.

• 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: 9781474529327
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press