25 DIVISION 74 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company: 10 March 1916 - 28 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2247/5) (War Diaries ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474524486 ISBN 13: 9781474524483

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, 74 Infantry Brigade, 25th Division, covering March 1916 to January 1918 across 98 pages. It names 78 places across 102 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries six reports, narratives and plans and one map. Among the papers are: Relief orders numbered 118 to 136 (4 of them); Relief orders; Move orders No 138. The diary opens at Grantham Southampton on 10 March 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 52 places against 37 in the next busiest, and is spent at Ploegsteert, Chelers, Bouzincourt, Bailleul-Aux-Cornailles and Mouquet Farm. 1917 is spent at Cambrin, Hezecques, Ploegsteert, Etrehem and La Creche. 1918 at Moeuvres 1/20,000 Pronville Sector. It closes at Moeuvres 1/20,000 Pronville Sector on 31 January 1918. Cambrin is where it spent longest, 49 days across four separate stays, it came back to Bouzincourt five separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 27 days at Ploegsteert. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mouquet Farm, Thiepval Wood, Usna Redoubt and Tara Redoubt. In 1916 it is also recorded at Havre, Aubigney, Penin, Camblain, Villier De Acq, Bailleul, Usna Redoubt, Mailly, Senlis and Maillet. In 1917 it is also recorded at Renescure, Cormette, Wallon Cappel, Strazeele, Armentieres, Steent-Je, Bulford Camp, Wulverghem, Ravelsberg and La Recousse. In 1918 it is also recorded at Moeuvres 1/20,000 Pronville.

Edition details

• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474524486
• ISBN 13: 9781474524483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106