55 DIVISION Divisional Troops 277 and 278 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries and Divisional Ammunition Column

1 February 1915 - 15 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2915)

728 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 277 and 278 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries and Divisional Ammunition Column, Divisional Troops, 55th Division, covering October 1915 to March 1919 across 709 pages. It names 97 places across 159 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, eight daily states of sick and wounded, 36 reports, narratives and plans, 65 Operation Orders, seventeen appendices and three maps. Among the papers are: Roll of officers 277 Brigade R.F.A; War Diary statement No. 2 casualties Personnel; Statements No 2. report on Sick and wounded; 3rd West Lancs Bde. R.F.A. operation order No. 1.; To Repel an attack; Left Group Artillery Orders.; Amendment to Left Group order No. 14; Programme for the relief of Laisoces officers; 277th Brigade R.F.A. order No. 26.; 277th (West Lancs) Brigade order No. 30.; Report of Mo of 277 Bde R.F.A. for month Ending August 1916; D Group operation Order..The diary opens at Havre on 1 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Kemmel, Wizernes, Heuringhem, Berthen and I Mile. N. of Fletre. 1916 is the most travelled year, 84 places against 22 in the next busiest, and is spent at Beaumetz, Basseux, Coullemont, Ypres and Poperinghe. 1917 at Poperinghe, Vlamertinghe, Herzeele, Lieramont and Longavesnes. 1918 at Haillicourt, Vincly, Bethune, Bellefontaine and Gosnay. 1919 at Brussels and Foret an Somme. It closes at Brussels on 15 March 1919. Poperinghe is where it spent longest, 210 days across nine separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Basseux.In 1915 it is also recorded at Hazebrouck. In 1916 it is also recorded at Wizernes, Heuringhem, Frucourt, Fontaine Sur Somme, Erondelle, Fransu, Bernaville, Pernois, Halloy and Saulty. In 1917 it is also recorded at Vlamertinge, Winnezeele, Watou, Bapaume, Buire, Tincourt, Haut-Allaines, Maricourt, Acheux and Amplier. In 1918 it is also recorded at St. Michal, Ammettes, Annezin, Beuvry, L Abbaye, Lorgies, Sainghin, Houplin, Peronne and Quennaumont.

• 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: 9781474529426
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press