3 CAVALRY DIVISION 6 Cavalry Brigade 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) : 30 October 1914 - 31 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1153/2)

War Office WO95 (WW1)

ISBN 10: 1474500935 / ISBN 13: 9781474500937

Published by Naval & Military Press, 2015

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2016 N&M Press full colour facsimile reprint of original War Office document, with new chronological index. SB, 196 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own), 6 Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division, covering October 1914 to January 1919 across 190 pages. It names 108 places across 131 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, two casualty and personnel returns, five reports, narratives and plans and one diagram. Among the papers are: List of honours and rewards (Recent Operations); 3rd Dragoon Guards casualties 11th April 1917; List of officers Present during operations 5th to 11th April 1917 About Monchy Le Preux; Report of operations Nov. 5th to 6th; Report on operations Nov. 12th 13th.; Report on Operations.; 3/rd Dragoon Guards narrative of events from September 23rd to Octr 12th 1918.The diary opens at Ludgershall on 30 October 1914. 1914 is spent at Billets L'Epinette Caudescure District, No. 2 Camp, Trenchs at Zillebeke, No. 4 Camp and Le Havre. 1915 at Boeseghem, Billets L'Epinette Caudescure District, Boiseghem, 1 mile S.E. of Zillebere and Merville. 1916 at Offin, Maintenay, Berck Sands, Campigneulles-Les-Grandes and Paris Plage. 1917 at AIX-En-ISSART, Le Corbie, Buire, Herissart and Longpre. 1918 at Le Mesge, Tertry, Ailly-Le-Haut Clocher, Manancourt and Bailleul Les Pernes. 1919 at St. Georges. It closes at St. Georges on 31 January 1919. AIX-En-ISSART is where it spent longest, 19359 days, including a single unbroken stay of 19359 and it came back to Offin five separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches Heronthage Wood.In 1914 it is also recorded at Southampton, Railway Journey, Cassell, No. 1 Camp, Trenches Heronthage Wood, No. 3 Camp and Billets Bailleul. In 1915 it is also recorded at Billets Boeseghem and Ypres. In 1916 it is also recorded at Sailly-La-Bourse, Bethune, Vermelles, D1 Sector Front Line, St Ricquier, Marcheville, Domart, Bonnay, Meerlesart and Vaux-Sur Somme. In 1917 it is also recorded at Lachausee Marcelcave, Devise, Petit Preux, Dumpierre, Berthecourt, La Neuville, Harbonnieres, Marles Les Mines, Le Sart and Hestrus. In 1918 it is also recorded at Beaumont, Chaisy Au Bac, Sains-En Amenois, Camon, Rougefay, Epps, Bourbers, Villers L'Hopital, Contay and Belloy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3 CAVALRY DIVISION 6 Cavalry Brigade 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) : 30 October 1914 - 31 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1153/2)
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474500935
• ISBN 13: 9781474500937
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military History

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Synopsis

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.