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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 19th Battalion Pioneers, Divisional Troops, 41st Division, covering May 1916 to October 1919 across 123 pages. It names 161 places across 446 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two maps. The diary opens at Grand Rebecque Farm on 15 May 1916. 1916 is the most travelled year, 345 places against 48 in the next busiest, and is spent at Micmac Camp, Ploegsteert Wood, Vicinity Of Le Tonquet Stn, Only Way and Ontario & Annscroft Av. 1917 is spent at Micmac Camp, Ridge Wood, Vierstraat, Oost Dunkerke Bains and Berthen. 1918 at Wippenhoek, Vlamertinghe, Bas Oha, Couturelle and Eperlecques. 1919 at Unter-Eschbach, Immekeppel, Eschbach and U-Eschbach. It closes at Bruhl on 31 October 1919. Micmac Camp is where it spent longest, 226 days, including a single unbroken stay of 61 and it came back to Ploegsteert Wood 50 separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Ploegsteert Wood, Ridge Wood, Warnave Avenue, Grand Rebecque Farm, Ontario Avenue, Yanhi Trench To Switch Line, Border Avenue and Oosthove Farm. In 1916 it is also recorded at Les Twis Tileuls, Les Twis Tilleuls, La Twis Tilleuls, Le Binget, Le Bizet, Ammenities, Les Twis Tillets, Les Tonquet Tilleul, Nieppe and Pretoria Avenue. In 1917 it is also recorded at G.H.Q. 2nd Lines, Millekruisse, Staple, Etrehem, L'Egerreest, La Panne, Couderkerque and Opbrakel. In 1918 it is also recorded at Italy, France, Arras, Beugnatre, Biefvillers Les-Bapaume, Fonquevillers, Bienvillers-Au-Bois, Gommecourt, Ablainzevelle and Halloy. In 1919 it is also recorded at Unter Eschbach Germany and Wahn Barracks. …