55 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

1 October 1915 - 30 December 1915 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2911)

900 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 Commander Royal Artillery, 55th Division, covering October 1915 to April 1919 across 879 pages. It names 14 places across 22 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, 82 reports, narratives and plans, 199 Operation Orders, twenty-three appendices, 33 maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Nominal roll of Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries; Artillery Support for raid by 5th Kings; Table "A" 55th Divisional Artillery Programme in Support of raid by 165th Infantry Brigade; Report on operations of 2-11-1918; Report on enemy were from Patrol reports; Special Intelligence Report. 55th Divisional Artillery Appendix a; Trench Mortars Under orders of D.O.T.M.; Report of the attempted raid on the enemy's trenches 3rd/4th June, 1916; Scheme for raid on the enemy's trenches June 1916; Left Group Artillery orders; March Table issued with 55th Div. Arty order No. 40; Instructions for Billeting Parties.The diary opens at Locre on 1 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Locre, Berthen, Hallines, Herbelle and Wizernes. 1916 at Francsu, Pontremy, Hallines, Hallencourt and Longpre. 1917 at Villers Faucon and Buire. 1918 at Ploegsteert. 1919 at Uccle Brussels and Brussels. It closes at Uccle Brussels on 28 April 1919. Locre is where it spent longest, 67 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Villers Faucon.

• 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: 9781474529389
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press