55 DIVISION 164 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1 August 1917 - 29 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2921)

700 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 August 1917 to April 1919 across 685 pages. It names 24 places across 51 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, fifteen casualty and personnel returns, 91 reports, narratives and plans, 126 Operation Orders, thirteen appendices, eleven maps and five diagrams. Among the papers are: The following decorations were awarded during the month of December 1917, for gallantry; Casualties during Recent Operations. 31st July/2nd August 1917; Summary of casualties during Recent operations 164th Infantry Brigade; 164th Infantry Brigade. casualties during Recent Operations. 1/4th R.Lanc.R; 164th Infantry Brigade. narrative of operations 20th-23rd Septr. 1917; German Attack-April 9th 1918. report of operations on Sector Held by "C" Coy. 1/4th L; Report on operations against Canteleux Trench 14.9.18; March Table to Accompany 164th Bde. order No. 130; Movement Table "A" to Accompany 164th Infantry Brigade order No. 131; March Table "B" to Accompany 164th Infantry Brigade order No. 131; Routine & Div order; Brigade Routine order 164th Infantry Brigade.The diary opens at Ypres Area on 1 August 1917. 1917 is spent at Tournehem Area, Lempire, Tincourt, Ypres Area and Wandonne Area. 1918 is the most travelled year, 25 places against 14 in the next busiest, and is spent at Canal Sector, Vaudricourt and Wandonne Area. 1919 at Uccle. It closes at Uccle on 29 April 1919. Canal Sector is where it spent longest, 136 days across ten separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Wandonne Area.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Wandonne Chateau.In 1917 it is also recorded at Watou Area, Lechelle Area, Aizecourt-Le-Bas, St. Emilie, Battle H.Q and Hamel. In 1918 it is also recorded at Wandonne Chateau, Canal, Givenchy Sector, Vaudricourt Area, Bourghelles, Ath, Leuze, Enghien and Leeow-St-Pierre.

• 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: 9781474529488
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press