55 DIVISION 164 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 January 1916 - 31 July 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2920)

650 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 164 Infantry Brigade, 55th Division, covering January 1916 to July 1917 across 636 pages. It names 34 places across 54 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, eleven casualty and personnel returns, 59 reports, narratives and plans, 104 Operation Orders, one appendix, twelve maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: War Diary 164th Inf Bde Hqrs Appendix II (Honours & Awards); 154th Infantry Brigade Casualty Return from 1st February to 29th February 1916; Casualty Return for April 1916; Casualty Return for May 1916; Report on raid on enemy Trench N of Blaireville 1/8th Liverpool Regt; 164th Infantry Brigade. narrative of operations from 3rd September to 28th September 1916; And Lessons Learnt from operations 8/9th August 1916; And Lessons Learnt from operation 8/9th August 1916; Report on operations carried out by Raiding Parties of 1/4th L.N. Lancs Regt. and 2/5th; Instruction for Billeting 6-1-15; Amendment to March Table attached to operation order No. 33; Special order of the Day 55th (West Lancashire) Division.The diary opens at Martinsart on 1 January 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 30 places against 12 in the next busiest, and is spent at Ypres, Bretencourt, Chateau Bretencourt, Vieulaine and Buire. 1917 is spent at Ypres, Bollezeele, Ganspette, Watou and Houtkerque. It closes at Ypres on 31 July 1917. Ypres is where it spent longest, 238 days across twelve separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Bretencourt.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Bretencourt, Monplasir Farm, Chateau Fosseux and Monplaisir Farm.In 1916 it is also recorded at In The Rich, Montonvillers, Argoeuves, Longpre, Ribeaucourt, Monplasir Farm, Sarton, Saulty, Chateau and March 2. In 1917 it is also recorded at Noordpeene and Barbinghem.

• 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: 9781474529471
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press