36 DIVISION Divisional Troops Royal Army Service Corps Divisional Train (251, 252, 253, 254 Companies ASC): 2 October 1915 - 14 June 1919 (First World ... 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 (251, 252, 253, 254 Companies ASC), Divisional Troops, 36th Division, covering October 1915 to June 1919 across 804 pages. It names 209 places across 384 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries sixteen reports, narratives and plans, sixteen Operation Orders and one appendix. Among the papers are: O.C. 36th Divisional Train A.S.C. with Reference to Para 1 (b) of This Office Secret; Divisional Routine order 36th (Ulster) Division No. 45 Dated 8th November 1915; War Diary 36th Div. Train. with reference to para. 2 of 36th divisional operation order; Instructions in the Event of a Move of the Division Being Ordered the Following; Extract from 36th Divisional Routine order 204 Refilling Appendix No. 11; 36th Divisional Routine order No. 222 Dated 17/12/15 Appendix No. 12; Report on Transport; 36th Divisional train the following amendments to order for move for move of the division; Instructions for the Preparation of 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Artillery for Embarkation; Routine orders J Bernard 36th Divisional Train A.S.C; 36th Division with Reference Para. 11 7th Corps operation order; Details of for Move of 36th Division in Accordance with 36th D. orders No. 9. The diary opens at Bordon on 2 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Montrelet, Surcamps, St Maugille, Flesselles and Long. 1916 at Lealvillers, Bailleul, Breemeerschen, Fieffes and Montrelet. 1917 at Bailleul, Croix De Poperinghe, Hoogenacker, Breemeerschen and Waterloo Lines Breemeerchen. 1918 at Brouchy, Eaucourt, Proven, St. Sylvestre Cappel and Reckem. 1919 at Neuville-En-Ferrain, Mouscron, Convent Rue-De-Menin Mouscron, Tourcoing and 74 Rue St German. It closes at Mouscron on 14 June 1919. Lealvillers is where it spent longest, 564 days across twenty-one separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 50 days at Surcamps. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Couthove Chateau 17/f.21/q.4.5, Hughes Farm, Velu Wood and Fretoy Le Chateau. In 1915 it is also recorded at Liphook, Southampton, Bordon Hants, Havre, Amiens, Vignacourt, Longney, Lind Ford Camp Bordon, Molliens Au Bois and In Train From Havre To Amiens. In 1916 it is also recorded at Pontremy, Long, Yaucourt, St Maugille, Surcamps, Domart, St. Valery, Fieffe, Forceville and Merris. In 1917 it is also recorded at Blaringhem, St. Martin-Au-Laert, Acquin, Arques, Hughes Farm, Hazebrouck, Areques, Arcques, XII C 4.8 and Hauteporte. In 1918 it is also recorded at Corbie, Manoir Fm, Morisel, Beaufort, Harbonnierres, Rouy-Le-Grand, Harbonnieres, Nesle, Aubigny and Tugny-Et-Pont. In 1919 it is also recorded at Convent, Rue-De-Menin, Abbatoir and 94 Rue De Menin.