47 DIVISION Divisional Troops 238 Brigade Royal Field Artillery: 1 March 1915 - 21 January 1917 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2718/1)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 238 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Troops, 47th Division, covering March 1915 to October 1916 across 152 pages. It names 38 places across 57 dated entries. The diary opens at Apsley on 1 March 1915. 1915 is spent at Les Brebis, Ferfay, Le Touret, Noeux-Les-Mines and Mont Evenic. 1916 at Frevillers, Boyeffles, Reclinghem and Dennebroeucq, Calonne Ricouart and Fosse De Clarence and Barlin. It closes at Watou on 31 October 1916. Les Brebis is where it spent longest, 87 days across five separate stays, it came back to Ferfay seven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 44 days at Noeux-Les-Mines. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Drouvin Wood. In 1915 it is also recorded at Southampton, Le Havre, Berquette, La Motte, Gorre, Vermelles, Bois Des Dames, Gosnay, Drouvin Wood and Haillicourt. In 1916 it is also recorded at Noyelles-Les-Vermelles, Ferfay, Erny St. Julien, Divion, Conchy-Sur-Canche, Outrebois, Genne-Ivergny, Lanches, Wargnies and Bavelincourt.