50 DIVISION 151 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Machine Gun Company

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 151 Infantry Brigade, 50th Division, covering February 1916 to March 1918 across 163 pages. It names 66 places across 102 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one report or narrative, one appendix and two maps. Among the papers are: Report on the part Taken by the 151st M.G. Coy in operation of the 15/16, September. The diary opens at Sanctuary Wood on 7 February 1916. 1916 is spent at La Clytte, Hill 60, Fletre, Henencourt and In Trenches Near Bulte de Warlencourt. 1917 is the most travelled year, 44 places against 24 in the next busiest, and is spent at Moulle, Potijze & In The Line, Souastre, Humbercourt and Nr Heninel. 1918 at Le Val D'Acquin, Harbonnieres, In The Line & Potijze, Eecke and Potijze. It closes at Harbonnieres on 31 March 1918. La Clytte is where it spent longest, 66 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 36 and it came back to Le Val D'Acquin six separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches Near Bulte de Warlencourt, Mametz Wood, Sanctuary Wood and Trenches Near Eaucourt L'Abbaye. In 1916 it is also recorded at Dickebusch, The Bluff, Boeschepe, Kemmel Hill, Candas, Ribaucourt, Vignacourt, Baizieux, Becourt and Mametz Wood. In 1917 it is also recorded at La Vicogne, Gezaincourt, Ligny-Sur Canche, Criselles, Fouhlin, Ricametz Ambrines, Agnez Les Duisans, Ronville Caves, Wancourt and Arras. In 1918 it is also recorded at Potijze & In The Line and Glisy.