40 DIVISION Divisional Troops Machine Gun Corps 40 Battalion: 25 February 1918 - 10 May 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2601/5) (War Diaries - ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 40 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, Divisional Troops, 40th Division, covering February 1918 to May 1918 across 41 pages. It names 23 places across 24 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return and two maps. Among the papers are: 40th. Battalion Machine Gun Corps. casualties officers. The diary opens at Enniskillen Camp on 25 February 1918. 1918 is spent at Hazebrouck 5 A. St Omer, Moringhem, Blaireville, Croix Du Bac and "Beaurains". It closes at Hazebrouck 5 A. St Omer on 10 May 1918. Hazebrouck 5 A. St Omer is where it spent longest, 11 days, including a single unbroken stay of 10. In 1918 it is also recorded at Armagh Camp Hamelincourt, Lens 11 Hamlincourt, Lens 11 Blaireville, Lens 11 "Beaurains", Hamelincourt, Lens 11 Hamelincourt, Ayette, Monchy-Au-Bois, Beaudricourt and La Thieuloye.