55 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services

3 January 1916 - 29 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2912)

656 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 Royal Army Medical Corps Assistant Director Medical Services, 55th Division, covering January 1916 to March 1919 across 645 pages. It names 26 places across 45 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries six casualty and personnel returns, nineteen reports, narratives and plans, 74 Operation Orders, thirteen appendices, three maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Casualties up to 6 a.m; Appendix 3 Casualty Wires; Narrative account of the Work of the 55th Divisional R.A.M.C; Report of the working of the medical Service of the 55th division during the 31st July; Report on Work of the R.A.M.C; Addendum to 55 Division, R.A.M.C. operation order No. 31; Report of Medical Arrangements of the 55th Division; Narrative account of Work by R.A.M.C. during operations; Special instructions; Amendment to 55th Division R.A.M.C. operation order No. 37; Routine order No. 43 55th (West Lancs) Division; 55th Division R.A.M.C. operation order No. 48.The diary opens at Hallincourt on 3 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Gouy, Belleview Farm, L'Ebbe Farm, Hallincourt and Hallencourt. 1917 at Villers Faucon, Poperinghe, Mersey Camp, Nordausques and Bomy. 1918 at Drouvin, Bomy, Les Chopettes, Ath and Le Preol. 1919 at Uccle. It closes at Uccle on 29 March 1919. Drouvin is where it spent longest, 149 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Gouy.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Belleview Farm and L'Ebbe Farm.In 1917 it is also recorded at A Camp, Red Rose Camp, Peronne and Hermaville. In 1918 it is also recorded at Hinges, Fouquereuil, Drouvin K.4.z.5.3, Fouquieres, Fretin, Cysoing and Chapelle-A-Wattines.

• 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: 9781474529396
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press