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

1 January 1918 - 18 May 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2936/2)

436 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 January 1918 to May 1919 across 424 pages. It names 20 places across 34 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two lists of honours and awards, fourteen casualty and personnel returns, 51 reports, narratives and plans, fourteen Operation Orders and one appendix. Among the papers are: Extracts from list of New Year's honours Gazette. Appendix H; List of awards in the New Year's honours Despatch; 56th Division. casualties for month of December, 1917; 56th Division. casualties for the month of January, 1918; Administrative instructions No. 1. in connection with Relief of 56th Divn. by 31st Divn.; Administrative instructions issued with Reference to 56th Division order No. 144 Appendix; Scheme "A". Arrangements for the Entrainment and Detrainment of the 56th Division in case; Reorganization 56th Div. instructions No. 1. issued with reference to 56th Div. G148/1; Reorganization 56th Division instructions No. 2. Appendix N; Arrangements for the Entrainment and Detrainment of the 56th Division in case a move; Arrangements for Embussing of the 56th Division (Less Arty.) in Case a Move by 'Bus is; Amendments to Administrative instructions No. 1. Dated 22.4.18.The diary opens at Victory Camp Roclincourt on 1 January 1918. 1918 is spent at Warlus, Villers-Chatel, Roclincourt, Harveng and Les Fosses Farm. 1919 at Harveng and Jemappes. It closes at Jemappes on 18 May 1919. Warlus is where it spent longest, 111 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 48 days at Jemappes.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Les Fosses Farm.In 1918 it is also recorded at Roellecourt, Le Cauroy, Bavincourt, Blaireville, Boisleux-Au-Mont, Villers Lez Cagnicourt, Etrun, Basseville, Monchaux and Saultain. In 1919 it is also recorded at Harvengt.

• 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: 9781474529778
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press