1 CAVALRY DIVISION 9 Cavalry Brigade 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars and 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars: 6 April 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1115)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars and 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars: 6 April 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1115), 9 Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, covering April 1915 to March 1919 across 694 pages. It names 174 places across 256 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three casualty and personnel returns, ten reports, narratives and plans, two appendices and one diagram. Among the papers are: 19th Royal Hussars. roll of officers; 19th Royal Hussars. casualties in action found Ypres 10th-14th May, 1915.; Regimental orders., 19th Royal Hussars; The relief for the digging parties will take place tomorrow; Special order 1st. Cavalry Division; Regimental (after) order. 19th Royal Hussars; Special order of the Day., Commander-in-Chief, British Army in the Field; Regt. orders by. The diary opens at Monchy-Lagache on 6 April 1915. 1915 is spent at Ledringhem, Desvres, St. Sylvestre Cappel, Wardrecques and Febvin Palfart. 1916 at Desvres, Gamaches, Querrieu, Willeman and Daours. 1917 at Desvres, Tubersent, Fouquereuil, Neuf. Berquin and Boubers. 1918 is the most travelled year, 141 places against 26 in the next busiest, and is spent at Written Billets, Caumont, Boufflers, Ligny-Lez-Aire and Febvin Palfart. 1919 at Konigshoven, Grottenherten, Grottenherton Germany and Pepinster Belgium. It closes at Southampton on 31 March 1919. Desvres is where it spent longest, 354 days across fourteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 59 days at Written Billets. In 1915 it is also recorded at Eykhoek, Herzeele, Esquelbecq, Vaudricourt, N Hesdigneul and Marles Lez Mines. In 1916 it is also recorded at Mont Hulin Desvres, Ponches-Estruval, Wavans, Pernois, Longpre, Buire-Sur-Ancre, Bettencourt, Carnoy, Conde and Barly. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bernailles, Blangy, Aubigny, La Gorgue, Estree Blanche, Wicquinghem, Ruminghem, Parenty, Beaurainville and Pont-Noyelles. In 1918 it is also recorded at Winter Billets, Ailly-Le-Haut-Clocher, Vers, Le Mesnil, Ennemain, Morchain, Curchy, Querrieu, S. of Hamel and Fouilloy. In 1919 it is also recorded at Konigshoven Germany, Belgium, Pepinster and Port of Antwerp.