15 DIVISION 46 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company: 7 February 1916 - 28 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1954/3) (War ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474509746 ISBN 13: 9781474509749

Publisher: Naval & Military Press, 2015

Synopsis

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 46 Infantry Brigade, 15th Division, covering February 1916 to February 1918 across 167 pages. It names 50 places across 79 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three reports, narratives and plans and three maps. Among the papers are: Narrative of operations from 17/8/17 to 30/31st/8/17; Report on action of M.G's 46 Coy during attach on 15th ink; Narrative of operation Commanding on 31/7/17. The diary opens at Grantham on 7 February 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 47 places against 20 in the next busiest, and is spent at Noyelles, Fricourt, Mazingarbe, Becourt Wood and Bethune. 1917 is spent at Haravesnes, Arras, Buysscheure, Duisans and Fosseux. 1918 at Arras and Berneville. It closes at Arras on 28 February 1918. Noyelles is where it spent longest, 63 days across four separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 30 and it came back to Arras eight separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Becourt Wood, Henencourt Wood, Mametz Wood and Lonely Trench. In 1916 it is also recorded at Southampton, Havre, Noeux-Les-Mines, Mazingabe, Gosnay, Raimbert, Vermelles, Marles Les Mines, Heuchin and Blangermont. In 1917 it is also recorded at Albert, Warloy, Beauval, Gezaincourt, Bonnieres, Villers Sir-Simon, Noyellette, Gouy-En-Ternois, Beaudricourt and Brandhoek.

Edition details

• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474509746
• ISBN 13: 9781474509749
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174