56 DIVISION 167 Infantry Brigade Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1/7th and 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench Mortar Battery.

1 February 1916 - 31 August 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2950)

970 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1/7th and 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, 167 Infantry Brigade, 56th Division, covering February 1916 to May 1919 across 946 pages. It names 246 places across 495 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, 54 reports, narratives and plans, 34 Operation Orders, three appendices, ten maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Honours and awards; Report on raid carried out by "C" and "D" Companies; Report on raid carried out on night 28/29 May 1918; Schedule of Firing in Conjunction with raid by 3rd London Regt; Hqrs 167 Inf Bde Intelligence report 'W' Sector; Hqrs. 167th Inf. Bde. 'W' Sector Intelligence report to 12 noon 25 June; Intelligence Summary to Noon; Intelligence report W Sector; Hqrs 167th Inf. Bde. Intelligence Report, Z 40-43 to noon 13th July; Intelligence report on Sector Z40-43; Table to Be Read with Preliminary instructions; Preliminary instructions for Forthcoming operations.The diary opens at Bac St Maur on 1 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Hebuterne, Fonquevillers, Souastre, Beaudricourt and Rebreuviette. 1917 at Morchies, Fremicourt, Montenes Court, Ivergny and Moated Grange. 1918 at Mons, Dainville, Oppy, Support and Feuchy. 1919 at Jemappes Belgium. It closes at Jemappes Belgium on 21 May 1919. Mons is where it spent longest, 128 days, including a single unbroken stay of 93 and it came back to Dainville fifteen separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Ebenezer Farm, Leuze Wood, Billon Farm, Support Trenches, German Wood, Souastre And Chateau De La Haie, Chimpanzee Trench and Trones Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Doulieu, Airaines, Longpre, Berteaucourt, St Queen, Beauval, Oppy near Beaudricourt, Oppy Lez Beaudricourt, Sailly Au Bois & Hebuterne and Bayencourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at White House, Fauquissart, Lauantie, Laventie, Bout Deville, Regnier Le Clerc, Grand Pacaut, Mauquissart & Moated Frame, Pont Du Hem and Mauquissart Moated Grange. In 1918 it is also recorded at Support Red Line East of Bailleul, Ottawa Camp, Tincques, Chelers, Aubrey Camp Rollincourt, Aubrey Camp Roclincourt, Tinques, Wakefield Camp Roclincourt, Marvienl and Anzin.

• 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: 9781474529983
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press