58 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Commander Royal Artillery

21 January 1917 - 5 December 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2992/4)

226 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 Commander Royal Artillery, 58th Division, covering January 1917 to December 1918 across 219 pages. It names 39 places across 43 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-one reports, narratives and plans, 43 Operation Orders, five appendices, two maps and nine diagrams. Among the papers are: Barrage Table; Barrage Table "A"; Amendment to 58th D.A Group order No. 59; Table "B" issued with 58th D.A. Group order No. 60; Addendum No.1 to 58th D.A. Group order No. 65; Amendment to 58th Divisional Arty. Group order No. 67, Appendix I and 58th D.A Group; Narrative of Events from 25th August to 1st September 1918; Table "A" (58th D.A order No. 150); Amendment No.1 to 58th D.A. order numbered 1 to 170 (4 of them); Amendments No.1 to 58th D.A order No. 165; Addendum No.1 to 58th D.A order No. 170; To All Recipients of 58th D.A order No. 170.The diary opens at Heytesbury on 21 January 1917. 1917 is spent at Ypres, Hauteville, Etaples, Reninghelst and Henu. 1918 is the most travelled year, 26 places against 13 in the next busiest, and is spent at Beaucourt, Canal Bank South Of Boesinghe, HQ Rouez Front Vendeuil La. Fere Barisis and Quierzy. It closes at Peruwelz Belgium on 5 December 1918. Ypres is where it spent longest, 76 days, including a single unbroken stay of 57.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Canal Bank South Of Boesinghe, Fort Manior Farm and Hersin Coupigny Chateau.In 1917 it is also recorded at Southampton, Havre, Beauvoir Wavans, Rucheux, Bavincourt, La Cauchie and Gomiecourt. In 1918 it is also recorded at Camelin, Blerancourt, Cagny, Boves, Fort Manior Farm, Francieres, Contay, Bavelincourt, Argoeuves and Querrieu.

• 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: 9781474530873
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press