55 DIVISION 164 Infantry Brigade Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

1 January 1916 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2924/1)

648 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force), 164 Infantry Brigade, 55th Division, covering January 1916 to April 1919 across 637 pages. It names 108 places across 216 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries eighteen reports, narratives and plans, 51 Operation Orders and three maps. Among the papers are: Patrol orders; 55th (West Lancashire) Division special order of the Day; 55th (West Lancashire) Division order of the Day; Connection to 1/4 N Lan R order No. 1; 1/4th N. Lan. R. order numbered 1 to 360 (3 of them); To All Recipients of 1/4th N Lan. R. order No. 10; Battalion orders Lt.: 1/4th N. Lan. R; Addendum to "B" Battalion Bustle orders; To Recepients 1/4 N. Lan. R. order No 39; Schedule to 1/4 N. Lan. R. order No. 43; Amendment to 1/4th N. Lan. R. order No. 10; To Accompany 1/4th Bn. the Loyal North Lancashire Regt. order No. 10.The diary opens at Trenches Authville on 1 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Ypres, Brandhoek, Airaines, Monchiet and Bretencourt. 1917 at Ypres, Audrehem, Brandhoek, Trenches N.E. Of Ypres and Hamel. 1918 at Vaudricourt, Delette, Leuze, Givenchy Left and Givenchy Support. 1919 at Uccle. It closes at Uccle on 30 April 1919. Ypres is where it spent longest, 111 days across twenty-five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 33 days at Airaines.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches N.E. Of Ypres, Ypres Trenches, Delville Wood, Trenches Lempire, St. Emilie Trenches and Trenches Authville.In 1916 it is also recorded at Lavieville, St. Gratien, Rainneville, Argoeuves, Autheux, Brettencourt, Grosville, Simencourt, Daineville and Barly. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ypres Trenches, Peselhoek, Elverdinghe, Bollezeele, Poperinghe, Houtkerque, Arneke, Houlle, 'A' Camp and Vlamertinghe. In 1918 it is also recorded at Delette Central), Estree-Blanche, Cantrainne, Canal, Village Line, Right Sub, Le Preol, Hinges, Fme Du Roi and Gorre.

• 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: 9781474529525
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press