55 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Engineers, Deputy Assistant Director Ordnance Services and Assistant Director Veterinary Services

1 April 1914 - 10 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2913)

520 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 Engineers, Deputy Assistant Director Ordnance Services and Assistant Director Veterinary Services, 55th Division, covering January 1916 to April 1919 across 506 pages. It names 78 places across 214 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, five reports, narratives and plans, one appendix, one map and five diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualties Amongst Field Companies, Pioneers, & Attd. Infantry during operations; Report on part Taken in operations 7th 8 8th August 1916 by 2/2nd West Lancs Field Coy R.E; Operation order by C.R.E. 55th. Division; Amendment to operation order by C.R.E. 55th Division; Narrative of Action of R.E. & Pioneers; Narrative of Work of R.E. and Pioneers during operations.The diary opens at Hallencourt on 3 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Gouy, Poperinghe, Hallencourt, Meaulte and Bellevue Farm. 1917 at Poperinghe, Villers Faucon, Hamhoek, Nordausques and Vlamertinghe. 1918 is the most travelled year, 56 places against 39 in the next busiest, and is spent at Drouvin, Locon, Houchin, Bomy and Cysoing. 1919 at Uccle. It closes at Uccle Lez Bruxelles on 30 April 1919. Poperinghe is where it spent longest, 529 days across twenty-four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 135 days at Gouy.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Bellevue Farm and Billon & Copse.In 1916 it is also recorded at Vlamertinghe, Domart, Doullens, Gouy-En Artois, Sus St Leger, Bernaville, Raineville, Rainnville, Treux and Citadel. In 1917 it is also recorded at Hellebroucq, Esquelbecq, Brandhoek, Mersey Camp, Vlamertinghe, Drouvin, Nordesques, Haplincourt, Barastre, Advanced H.Q. Yak Post and Peronne. In 1918 it is also recorded at R.E.H Qrs. Bomy, Hinges, Les Caudrons, Oblinghem, Fouquieres, Auchel, Verquin, Gosnay, Beuvry and Bethune.

• 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: 9781474529402
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press