3 CAVALRY DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Veterinary Corps 13 Mobile Veterinary Section: 4 October 1914 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps 13 Mobile Veterinary Section, Divisional Troops, 3rd Cavalry Division, covering October 1914 to April 1919 across 205 pages. It names 124 places across 181 dated entries. The diary opens at Woolwich on 4 October 1914. 1914 is spent at Merville, Halte, Klein Zillebeke, Nr Vlamertinghe and Farm between Hooge & Halte. 1915 at Morbecque, Petit Beaurainville, Ligny Lez Aire, Merville and Auchy-au-Bois. 1916 at Lebiez, Cucq, La Neuville, Hesmond and Vaux. 1917 at Les Puresbecques, Cocquerel, Petit Beaurain, Buire and Maintenay. 1918 at Tertry, Le-Mesge, Cocquerel, Upigny and Nuncq. 1919 at Amay and Engis. It closes at Engis on 30 April 1919. Morbecque is where it spent longest, 152 days across six separate stays, it came back to Rinques ten separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 91 days at Petit Beaurainville. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Henois Wood, Serain Farm, Farm between Hooge & Halte, Chateau Ypres and Hennois Wood. In 1914 it is also recorded at Southampton, Ostend, Bruges, Thorout, Roulers, Ledeghem, Wytschaete, Ypres, Zonnebeke and Paschendaele. In 1915 it is also recorded at La Motte-Au-Bois, Thiennes, Bois De Dames, Westrehem, Bois des Dams, Rinques, Nourt Les Mines, Noeux Les Mines, Bruay and Ferfay. In 1916 it is also recorded at Dompierre, St Riquier, Le Boisle, Cavron-St. Martin, Domvast, St. Leger Les-Domart, Bonnay, Merelessart, Corbie and La Chaussee Tirancourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at La Paix Faite, Bouin, Vacquerie-Le Boucq, Gouy-en-Artois, Arras, Fosseux, Tortefontaine, Frohen Le Grand, Havernas and Bussy-Les-Daours. In 1918 it is also recorded at Belloy-Sur-Somme, Devise, Beaumont-En-Biene, Pontoise, Carlepont, Ollencourt, Choisy, Airion, Blangy Tronville and Fouilly.