The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front. Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index. What is a War Diary? The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'. What details are given? Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned. Is there any other information or documents with the diaries? Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.
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Condition: New. 2016 N&M Press full colour facsimile reprint of original War Office document, with new chronological index. SB, 298 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 1/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, 127 Infantry Brigade, 42nd Division, covering February 1917 to March 1919 across 290 pages. It names 61 places across 78 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-three reports, narratives and plans, 33 Operation Orders, eleven appendices and ten maps. Among the papers are: Report on raid 2nd /3rd July, 1917; Battalion orders Lt. in the Field; Battalion orders by Commanding. 1/7th. Manchester Rgt.; Raid on Wigan Copse. Appendix I (C); Raid on Wigan Copse.; Copy of Routine order No. 380; Warning Order.; Defence Orders.; Move order No. 41.; Report on Firetrench West of the Craters.; Raid orders for Centre Party . B"V" Manger "C" Battalion; Raid orders for Right Party Lieut, "C" Battalion.The diary opens at 149th. Inf. Brigade on 24 February 1917. 1917 is spent at Achiet Le Petit, Peronne, Liercourt, La Panne and Canada Camp Coxyde. 1918 at Fleurus, Colincamps, Henu, Hautmont and Collincamps. 1919 at Fleurus and Charleroi. It closes at Charleroi on 28 March 1919. Fleurus is where it spent longest, 77 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 43 and it came back to Colincamps four separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Epehy & In Trenches, Villers Faucon In & In Trenches and Vallulart Wood.In 1917 it is also recorded at Moascar, Alexandria, Ralyan S.S, Troopship Kalyan, From Marseilles Train, Merelessart, Dompierre, Villers Faucon, Epehy and Brown Line & F 27 Caurd. In 1918 it is also recorded at Bethune, Hingette, Burbure, Busnes, L'Ecleme, Ayette Lens 1/100,000, 800 Yds S. of Gomiecourt, Gommecourt, Vauehelles and Louvencourt. Seller Inventory # WD2661_1
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