7 INDIAN (MEERUT) DIVISION 19 (Dehra Dun) Indian Infantry Brigade Headquarters

8 August 1914 - 31 December 1915 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/3940)

734 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 7 INDIAN (MEERUT) DIVISION 19 (Dehra Dun) Indian Infantry Brigade Headquarters, covering August 1914 to December 1915 across 717 pages. It names 51 places across 75 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twelve casualty and personnel returns, eighteen reports, narratives and plans, 133 Operation Orders, six appendices, eight maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: For Strengths, casualties & Reinforcements; Casualties. Appendix B; Casualties Dehradun Brigade; Appendix a operation orders issued; Operation orders issued; Operation orders Received; Instructions; Report of 1st Seaforths; Report of 2/2nd Gurkha Rifles; Report on the operations of the 20th to 23rd December 1914 by the Officer Commanding 6th; Amendment to Meerut Divn operation order No. 17; Dehra Dun Brigade Preliminary order Appendix a 3.The diary opens at Mussoorie on 8 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Suez, Bombay, Dehradun, Le Hamel and Cse Du. Raux. 1915 at La Gorgue, Ferfay, Lacouture, St. Floris and La Bassee Road. It closes at Port Said on 15 December 1915. Suez is where it spent longest, 35 days, including a single unbroken stay of 33 and it came back to Lacouture five separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include White Chateau.In 1914 it is also recorded at Agra, At-Sea, Sea Off Aden, Marseilles France, Marseilles Camp, Camp La Valentine, Narbonne, Toulouse, Limoges and St Surplice. In 1915 it is also recorded at Calonne, Vieille Chapelle, Richbourg St Vaast, Richebourg St Vaast, Les Lobes, Near Pont Du Hem, Near Vieille Chapelle M 30.2. 3/1, Croix Marmuse, Rue. Du. Bois and White Chateau.

• 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: 9781474535168
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press