55 DIVISION Divisional Troops `A' Squadron North Irish Horse, Divisional Cyclist Company, 275 and 276 Brigade Royal Field Artillery

1 October 1915 - 20 December 1915 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2914)

886 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the `A' Squadron North Irish Horse, Divisional Cyclist Company, 275 and 276 Brigade Royal Field Artillery: 1 October 1915 - 20 December 1915 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2914), Divisional Troops, 55th Division, covering October 1915 to May 1919 across 867 pages. It names 95 places across 172 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 68 reports, narratives and plans, 237 Operation Orders, five appendices, seven maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Instructions for Practice Concentration March; Amended March Table (Operation order No. 3); Amendments to operation order No. 3; Amendment to 55th Divisional Artillery order No. 2; Right Crop order No. 1; Orders Comdg Right Artillery Group; Report on Bombardment of Block House; Report on wire cutting experiment; Trench Mortars under orders of D.O.T.M; Right Group operation operation order No. 16; Special Barrage; Artillery Programme (To Accompany 55th. Divnl. Arty order No. 53).The diary opens at Berthen on 1 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Kemmel, Inghem, Berthen, Dickebusch and Clety Herbelle. 1916 is the most travelled year, 72 places against 28 in the next busiest, and is spent at Basseux, Humbercourt, Ypres, Riviere and Somme Valley. 1917 at Ypres, Epehy, Watou, Houtkerque and Ruminghem. 1918 at Beuvry, W of Festubert, Houchin, Verchin and Forest. 1919 at Forest and Brussels. It closes at Brussels on 31 May 1919. Ypres is where it spent longest, 373 days across nineteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 61 days at Humbercourt.In 1915 it is also recorded at Caestre, Bailleul Caestre, Berthen Dickebusch, Reninghelst, Hazebrouck, Meteren, St. Sylvestre Cappel and Wizernes. In 1916 it is also recorded at Clety, Blendecques, Wizernes, Longpre, Allery, Lark Hill, Hallencourt, Bailleul Sur-Somme, Limeux and Franqueville and Fransu. In 1917 it is also recorded at Houtekerque, Rubrouck, Tilques, Haute Allaines, Morlancourt and Authieule. In 1918 it is also recorded at Nuncq, Ramecourt, Fouquieres-Les-Betune, Bethune, S.E Of Bethune, S.W Of Bethune, Bois Des Dames, Le Preol, France and Pt Moisnil.

• 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: 9781474529419
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press