55 DIVISION 166 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company

8 May 1916 - 28 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2930/2)

108 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 166 Infantry Brigade, 55th Division, covering June 1916 to February 1918 across 103 pages. It names 26 places across 47 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two reports, narratives and plans. Among the papers are: Report on operations.The diary opens at Grosville on 1 June 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 19 places against 15 in the next busiest, and is spent at Grosville, Ypres, Meaulte, Brandhoek and Canal Bank Ypres. 1917 is spent at Ypres, Bollezeele, Branhoek, Quelmes and Canal Bank Ypres. 1918 at Petigny. It closes at Petigny on 14 February 1918. Ypres is where it spent longest, 108 days across nine separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Petigny.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Canal Bank Ypres and Mansell Copse.In 1916 it is also recorded at Beaumetz, Dainville, Gouy, Grand Rullecourt, Lucheux, Le Meillard, Houdencourt, Ville Sur Ancre, Mansell Copse and Saucourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at Brandhoek, St. Janter Biezen, Potijze, Wieltje, Nordausque and St Jean.

• 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: 9781474529662
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press