57 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Signal Company

11 February 1917 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2974/2)

620 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Signal Company, Divisional Troops, 57th Division, covering February 1917 to April 1919 across 607 pages. It names 106 places across 181 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five reports, narratives and plans, three Operation Orders, two defence schemes, ten appendices, three maps and 55 diagrams. Among the papers are: 57th Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers, special order No. 2; March Table to Accompany 170th Inf. Bde. order No. 121; Warning order No. 2.The diary opens at Havre on 11 February 1917. 1917 is spent at Croix-Du-Bac, Sailly, Norrent Fontes and Elverdinghe. 1918 is the most travelled year, 107 places against 40 in the next busiest, and is spent at Couin, Steenwerck, Authie, Merville and Mons En Baroeul. 1919 at Duisans, Camblain L'Abbe, Warlus, Haute Avesnes and Midnight Duisans. It closes at Duisans on 30 April 1919. Croix-Du-Bac is where it spent longest, 148 days across seven separate stays, it came back to Couin eight separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 61 days at Duisans.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Wood Near Pas and Red Trench.In 1917 it is also recorded at Bailleul, Abbeville, Merris, Rouge De Bout, Strazeele, Borre, Outersteene, Nouveau Monde, La Rolanderie and Fleurbaix. In 1918 it is also recorded at Croix-Du-Bac, Lucheux, Couturelle, Beauquesne, Wallon Cappel, Wood Near Pas, Advanced, Gommecourt, Berguette and Doulens. In 1919 it is also recorded at Midnight Haute Avesnes Warlus and Etrun.

• 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: 9781474530347
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press