56 DIVISION Divisional Troops 513 Field Company Royal Engineers

1 February 1915 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2942/3)

168 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 513 Field Company Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 56th Division, covering February 1915 to April 1919 across 160 pages. It names 71 places across 81 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries seven Operation Orders.The diary opens at Needham Market on 1 February 1915. 1915 is spent at Needham Market, Hocquincourt and Havre. 1916 at Huit Maisons, Hebuterne, Sars Lez Bois, Laventie and Bienvillers. 1917 at Lebucquiere, St Catherine Arras, Achicourt, Huit Maisons and Arras-Tilloy. 1918 at Maroeuil, Arras H 1d1.7, Aubrey Camp St Catharine, Pave and Thiant. 1919 at Jemappes Mons and Asquilles. It closes at Jemappes Mons on 30 April 1919. Lebucquiere is where it spent longest, 89 days, including a single unbroken stay of 89 and it came back to Arras three separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Bronfoy Farm, Chateau Segard and Bernafay Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Bouchon, Mouflers, Duisans, Manin, Henu, S Amand, Sailly. Au. Bois, Souastre, Ivergny and Benatre. In 1917 it is also recorded at La Gorgue, Robecq, Valhoun, Oppy, Simencourt, Souastre, Wanquetin, Berneville, Arras and Duisans. In 1918 it is also recorded at Arras, Fosseux and Saultain. In 1919 it is also recorded at Jemappes.

• 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: 9781474529891
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press