3 CAVALRY DIVISION Divisional Troops Signal Squadron: 1 January 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1146/4) (War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office Wo95 Documents)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Signal Squadron, Divisional Troops, 3rd Cavalry Division, covering January 1915 to March 1919 across 249 pages. It names 81 places across 120 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-three diagrams. The diary opens at Hazebrouck on 1 January 1915. 1915 is spent at Hazebrouck, Fruges, Dennebroeucq, Renescure and Ypres. 1916 at Fruges, Trepied, La Neuville, Maison-Ponthieu and Mouriez. 1917 at Busnes, Bouvincourt, Corbie, Pernes and Domart. 1918 is the most travelled year, 43 places against 31 in the next busiest, and is spent at Yzeux, Tinlot, Monchy Legache, Fontaine L'Etalon and Contay. 1919 at Tinlot. It closes at Tinlot on 31 March 1919. Fruges is where it spent longest, 296 days across seven separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 136 and it came back to Hazebrouck eight separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Hennois Wood and Auxi Le Chateau. In 1915 it is also recorded at Signal, Merville, Abeele, Westoutre, Winnezeele, Vlamertinghe, Steenvoorde, Houtkerque, Reninghelst and Pihem. In 1916 it is also recorded at Wailly. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ligescourt, Beauvoir Wavans, Talmas, Guerrieu, La Motte, Flamicourt, Villers Faucon, Treux, Doullens and Sains. In 1918 it is also recorded at Athies, Beaumont Sur Beine, Varesnes, Lagny, Muirancourt, Dives, Thierscourt, Choisy Au Bac, Le Mesnil and Spons En Amienois.