66 DIVISION South African Brigade Headquarters

1 September 1918 - 28 February 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/3146)

450 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the South African Brigade Headquarters, Divisional Troops, 66th Division, covering September 1918 to October 1919 across 438 pages. It names 27 places across 31 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, 65 reports, narratives and plans, 42 Operation Orders, twenty appendices and three maps. Among the papers are: Summary of casualties for Period 7th to 20th Oct 1918; March Table issued with 9th Division order No. 296; 66th Division. Warning order; March Table for Horse Transport of 66th Division on Sept 27th (To accompany 66th Division; Appendix "A" to narrative for October 1918; 66th Division Preliminary order No. 1; South African Brigade order numbered 246 to 256 (3 of them); Instruction No. 4 issued Under Divl order No. 97; South African Infantry Brigade Prellimanry order No. 1; 66 Divisional order No. 100; Instructions No. 5 in Continuation of 66th Division instructions Nos 1 and 3; R.E. operation order No 52.The diary opens at Lumbres on 1 September 1918. 1918 is the most travelled year, 22 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Marche, Lumbres, Bac Du Prince, N.W. Outskirts of Hestrud and Reumont. 1919 is spent at Marche, The Chateau Le Cateau, 500 X. NW. Of Reumont, Chuignolles Montauban and Ronssoy. It closes at The Chateau Le Cateau on 31 October 1919. Marche is where it spent longest, 57 days across four separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 29 days at Lumbres.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include The Chateau Le Cateau, Solre Le Chateau and Mushroom Quarry.In 1918 it is also recorded at Chuignolles, Philippeville, Serain, Le Cateau, Pommereuil, Landrecies, Dompierre, Solre Le Chateau, Hestrud and Outskirts NW of Hestrud. In 1919 it is also recorded at Nurlu, Mushroom Quarry and NE. of La Sablonniere.

• 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: 9781474534581
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press