46 DIVISION 137 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company: 25 February 1916 - 14 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2687/2) (War ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 137 Infantry Brigade, 46th Division, covering February 1916 to February 1918 across 169 pages. It names 21 places across 32 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one diagram. The diary opens at Les Mazures on 25 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Les Mazures, Berles, Fonquevillers and Hanchy. 1917 is the most travelled year, 11 places against 8 in the next busiest, and is spent at Mazingarbe, Pommier, Lievin and Bayencourt. 1918 at Beaumetz-Lez-Aire, Vendin-Lez-Bethune, Equirre and Hurionville. It closes at Beaumetz-Lez-Aire on 28 February 1918. Mazingarbe is where it spent longest, 140 days across three separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 72 days at Les Mazures. In 1916 it is also recorded at Berles Au Bois, Brevillers and Fortel. In 1917 it is also recorded at Grenas, St. Hilaire, Bethune and Bully-Grenay. In 1918 it is also recorded at Vendin.