55 DIVISION 166 Infantry Brigade Headquarters

3 January 1916 - 28 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2928)

914 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 166 Infantry Brigade, 55th Division, covering January 1916 to February 1919 across 897 pages. It names 51 places across 81 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, two casualty and personnel returns, 116 reports, narratives and plans, 157 Operation Orders, six appendices, eleven maps and six diagrams. Among the papers are: List of officers N.C. Os. and Men Recommended for Immediate Award during operations; 166 Infantry Brigade casualties from noon 30th July 1917; Casualties Incurred by Units attached 166 Brigade during operations; Report of operations from 9/4/18 to 14/4/18; Instructions for practice concentration march on Jan 29th 1916; Amendments to operation order No. 3 of Feb, 9th; Smoke Barrage for "Z" Day Appendix "C"; Orders for raid on German Lines At X.3.B.60.75; Addition to Appendix "C" operation order No. 10; Smoke Barrage Appendix "A"; March Table issued with 166 Brigade operation order No. 21 of 27/8/1916; Attack by 166th Infantry Brigade on Morning of August 10th 1916.The diary opens at Merelessart on 3 January 1916. 1916 is spent at Basseux, Merelessart, Bellacourt, Meaulte and Woirel. 1917 at Epehy, Nordausques, Nordasques and Tincourt. 1918 is the most travelled year, 31 places against 18 in the next busiest, and is spent at Festubert, Erny-St-Julien, Vaudricourt, Verquin and Bridgeview. 1919 at Brussels. It closes at Brussels on 28 February 1919. Basseux is where it spent longest, 132 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to Vaudricourt six separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Beuvry Mill and Loisne Chateau.In 1916 it is also recorded at Ribeaucourt, Sarton, Pommier, Beaumetz, Achicourt, Grand Rullicourt, Lucheux, Ville-Sur-Ancre, Sandpit and Wieltje. In 1917 it is also recorded at Watou, Ypres, Wieltje, Miraumont, Beaulencourt, Aizecourt-Le-Bas, Flamicourt, Aubigny and Chelers. In 1918 it is also recorded at Estree Blanche, Burbure, Busnes, Vendin-Lez-Bethune, Gorre, Loisne, Vendin-Les-Bethune, Annequin, Beuvry and Labourse.

• 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: 9781474529617
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press