56 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General

5 February 1916 - 31 December 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2936/1)

480 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General, 56th Division, covering February 1916 to December 1917 across 469 pages. It names 26 places across 54 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two lists of honours and awards, twenty-four casualty and personnel returns, 48 reports, narratives and plans, seven Operation Orders and sixteen appendices. Among the papers are: Extracts from New Years honours Gazette. 56th. Division.; List of awards made in the King's Birthday honours Gazette. Meritorious Service Medal; Daily Record of casualties; Casualties; Casualties October 1916 Appendix K; March Table issued with 56th Divisional order No. 7 Appendix a; Preliminary Administrative instructions for 56th Division. Appendix a; Orders for Officer Commanding Divisional Reinforcement Camp.; Instructions for Clearing the Battlefield. 46th Division. Appendix D; Instructions with Reference to Divisional order No. 28 Appendix B; Instructions (B) with Reference to 56th Divisional order No. 28. Appendix D; 56th Division, instructions for Entrainment. Appendix D.The diary opens at Hallencourt on 5 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Henu, La Gorgue, Le Cauroy, Hallencourt and Billon Farm. 1917 at Fremicourt, La Gorgue, Arras, Le Cauroy and Roclincourt Victory Camp. It closes at Roclincourt Victory Camp on 31 December 1917. La Gorgue is where it spent longest, 129 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Henu.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Billon Farm.In 1916 it is also recorded at Domart, Doullens, Frohen, St Riquier, Corbie, Montauban, Belloy and Lestrem. In 1917 it is also recorded at Willeman, Beaumetz, Couin, Hauteville, Warlus, Habarcq, Eperlecques, Renninghelst, Canal Reserve Camp and Reninghelst.

• 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: 9781474529761
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press