55 DIVISION 164 Infantry Brigade King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th Battalion

1 January 1916 - 31 January 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2923/1)

344 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 8th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment), 164 Infantry Brigade, 55th Division, covering January 1916 to January 1918 across 332 pages. It names 79 places across 120 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, 44 reports, narratives and plans, twenty-nine Operation Orders, four maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: List of Officer, Warrant Officer, N.C. Os. and men who received awards from the B.G.C; Report on a raid carried out on the night of the 5/8th June by the 1/8th (Irish) Battn; 55th (West Lancashire) Division. special order OF the Day. 3rd August 1917; 1/8th (Irish) Batt." King's (Liverpool Regt). operation order No. 108; Narrative of Action. 31/7/17-1/8/17; Narrative of Action. July 31st/Augt 1st/1917; 1/8th (Irish) Batt." King's" (Liverpool Regt). Narratives of Action 31/7/17-1/8/17; Special report on Capture of Schuler Farm. 2nd Fighting Around Wurst. Farm; Special order; Narrative on Action 31st July/1st August. 1917; Amendment to Impose operation order No. 118; Report on Capture of Schuler Farm, by O.C. No. 2. Platoon.The diary opens at Authuile on 1 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Airaines, Monchiet, Bretencourt, Ypres and Agny. 1917 is the most travelled year, 61 places against 47 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bonningues, Ypres, Villers Faucon, Bn. In Trenches N.E. Epehy and Merckeghem. 1918 at Dennebrouq. It closes at Dennebrouq on 31 January 1918. Ypres is where it spent longest, 58 days across thirteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Dennebrouq.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Bn. In Trenches N.E. Epehy, Bronfay Farm, Trenches Centre Sector Lempire, Goldfish Chateau Ypres, Trenches Left Sector Lempire, Canal Bank Ypres, Trenches Lempire and Bretencourt To Trench.In 1916 it is also recorded at Millencourt, Beaucourt Sur L' Hallue, Cardonnette, Picquigny, Airennes, Candas, Berneuil, Amplier, Saulty and Bretencourt To Trench. In 1917 it is also recorded at Brandhoek, Left Sub-Sector, Elverdinghe, "E" Camp, B. Camp, Potijze, Wieltje-St. Jean Sector, Y Camp Watou, Houtkerque and Arneke.

• 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: 9781474529501
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press