3 DIVISION Divisional Troops 529 (East Riding) Field Company Royal Engineers, 231 Field Company Royal Engineers and Divisional Signal Company : 13 September 1914 - 31 October 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1404)

War Office WO95 (WW1)

ISBN 10: 1474504280 / ISBN 13: 9781474504287

Published by Naval & Military Press, 2015

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2016 N&M Press full colour facsimile reprint of original War Office document, with new chronological index. SB, 451 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 529 (East Riding) Field Company Royal Engineers, 231 Field Company Royal Engineers and Divisional Signal Company, Divisional Troops, 3rd Division, covering September 1914 to October 1919 across 441 pages. It names 152 places across 206 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two maps and twenty-five diagrams.The diary opens at Braine on 13 September 1914. 1914 is spent at Braine. 1915 at Steenvoorde, Mont Noir, Bertry and Bulford. 1916 at Bus-Les-Artois, Courcelles Au-Bois, Westoutre, Courcelles Au 0 Bois and Bray. 1917 at Arras, Ecoust, Lebucquiere and Warlus. 1918 at Labeuvriere, Boisleux-Au-Mont, Hamelincourt, Wancourt and Nancourt. 1919 at Cologne, Braunsfeld and Duren. It closes at Braunsfeld on 31 October 1919. Cologne is where it spent longest, 305 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 153 and it came back to Arras eight separate times.In 1915 it is also recorded at Amesbury, Rouen, Aulnoy and Noirchain. In 1916 it is also recorded at Fletre, Tilques, Le Meillard, Flesselles, Corbie, Treux, Mericourt, The Citadel, Minden Post and Happy Valley. In 1917 it is also recorded at Canaples, Puchevillers, Pernois, Flers, Amplier, Barly, Villers Chatel, Sericourt, Caucourt and Ambrines. In 1918 it is also recorded at Behagnies, Gomiecourt, Boiry-Becquerelle & Wancourt, Bretencourt, Wailly, Grosville, Gouy-En-Artois, Lucheux, Oppy and Bruay. In 1919 it is also recorded at Nippes Cologne, Dunkirk, Braunsfeld & Deutz and Braunsfeld Cologne.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3 DIVISION Divisional Troops 529 (East Riding) Field Company Royal Engineers, 231 Field Company Royal Engineers and Divisional Signal Company : 13 September 1914 - 31 October 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1404)
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474504280
• ISBN 13: 9781474504287
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military History

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Synopsis

The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front. Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index. What is a War Diary? The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'. What details are given? Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned. Is there any other information or documents with the diaries? Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.