37 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Service Corps Divisional Train (288, 289, 290, 291 Companies A.S.C.): 6 March 1915 - 31 March 1917 (First ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents)

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Service Corps Divisional Train (288, 289, 290, 291 Companies A.S.C.), Divisional Troops, 37th Division, covering March 1915 to April 1919 across 1,286 pages. It names 326 places across 631 dated entries. The diary is large enough to have been published in two parts, of which this is one. The diary opens at Aldershot on 6 March 1915. 1915 is spent at Warlincourt, Windmill Hill, Warlingcourt, Caestre and Aldershot. 1916 at Warlincourt, Barlin, Lealvillers, Bavincourt and Camblain L'Abbe. 1917 at Paradis, Dranoutre, Locre, Dezon Camp and St Jans Cappel. 1918 at Authie, Couin, Caudry, Henll and Blaringhem. 1919 at Gosselies, Jumet, Wangenies and Thimeon. It closes at Antwerp on 22 April 1919. Warlincourt is where it spent longest, 324 days across sixteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 84 days at Windmill Hill. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Segard, Logeast Wood, Havrincourt Wood, Hoogehack Farm, Loyeach Wood and La Breffaye Farm Bellevue. In 1915 it is also recorded at Crondall, Windmill Hill Camp, Windmill Hill Ludgershall, Ludgershall, Tidworth Southampton, Havre, Southampton, Tilques, St Omer and Moulle. In 1916 it is also recorded at Larbret, La Herliere, Brevillers, Grenas, Lucheux, Eccoche, Mondicourt, Occoches, Beaurepaire and Saulty. In 1917 it is also recorded at Lestrem, Les Facons, Noeux Les Mines, Braquemont, Braqmont, Paradis To Noeux Les Mines, Noeux Le Mines, Bracquemont, Robecque and Bethune Equedeque. In 1918 it is also recorded at Rennighelst, Dezon Camp, Amdilles, Ebblingham, Campagne, Strazeele, Mont Noir, Wolfhoek, Ebblinghem and Renninghelst. In 1919 it is also recorded at Brye and Jumet Coupe.