50 DIVISION 151 Infantry Brigade Border Regiment 5th Battalion : 27 December 1915 - 31 January 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2843/4)

2016 N&M Press full colour facsimile reprint of original War Office document, with new chronological index. SB, 151 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 5th Battalion, Border Regiment, 151 Infantry Brigade, 50th Division, covering July 1916 to April 1917 across 145 pages. It names 24 places across 25 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three reports, narratives and plans and one Operation Order. Among the papers are: To O.C. 5th Bn the Border Regiment. Appendix F; 5th Battalion the Border Regiment. Particulars of officers.The diary opens at M&N. Trenches on 1 July 1916. 1916 is spent at Baizieux Wood, M&N. Trenches, La Clytte and Aircraft Farm. Kemmel. 1917 at The Caves Arras, Ribemont, Faucaucourt, Bois. St Martin and Ronville. It closes at The Caves Arras on 30 April 1917. Baizieux Wood is where it spent longest, 31 days, including a single unbroken stay of 16.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Baizieux Wood, M&N. Trenches, Aircraft Farm. Kemmel and D&E Trenches.In 1916 it is also recorded at D&E Trenches, Locre, Boeschepe, Divisional Move, Godewaersvelde, Vignacourt and Rainneville. In 1917 it is also recorded at Morcourt, Talmas, Gezaincourt, G. Bouriet, Siracourt, Ternas and Gouves. War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents.…