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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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63 (ROYAL NAVAL) DIVISION Divisional Troops 223, 315, 316, and 317 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column and Divisional Trench M

63 (ROYAL NAVAL) DIVISION Divisional Troops 223, 315, 316, and 317 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column and Divisional Trench M

Wo95/3102

Paperback

Series: War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office Wo95 Documents

Genealogy & HeraldryNaval HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 1474533833
ISBN13: 9781474533836
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Published: Dec 12 2015
Pages: 780
Weight: 4.04
Height: 1.55 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 223, 315, 316, and 317 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column and Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries, Divisional Troops, 63rd Division, covering June 1916 to March 1919 across 765 pages. It names 207 places across 355 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five lists of honours and awards, eighteen reports, narratives and plans, two Operation Orders, one appendix and two maps. Among the papers are: Honours and Awards.; Honours & Awards.; XIII Corps Artillery instructions No 12.; 61st Divisional Artillery instructions; Raid on Cadorna Trench.; Attack on Cadorna Trench-28th. June 1917.; Programme of Hurricane Bombardments and Creeping Barrages.; Raid on Gavrelle Trench.; Warning Order.; O.C. A, B, C, and D/223 B and C/317. Reference addendum 1to 1st. D.A. order No. 13.; Brigade orders by Lt Col H.B. Allen Commanding 316th Brigade R.F.A; Brigade orders 816th Brigade, R.F.A. The diary opens at Etaples on 24 June 1916. 1916 is spent at Hersin, Forceville, Barlin, Bully Grenay and Aix Noulette. 1917 at Anzin, Arras, Ypres, Ancre Valley Hamel and Forceville. 1918 at Angre, Cambrai, Raincheval, Behencourt and Englebelmer. 1919 at Paturages, Montignies Sur Roc, Wasmuel, Cross Postings and Command. It closes at Wasmuel on 31 March 1919. Anzin is where it spent longest, 200 days across seven separate stays, it came back to Forceville twenty-four separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 100 days at Angre. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Mesnil Chateau, Havrincourt Wood, Belgium Holtje Farm, Vallalatt Wood, Loupart Wood. In 1916 it is also recorded at Heytesbury, Haytesbury, Eylesbury, Postings, Southampton, Le Havre, Havre, Le Haute, Move Overseas. In 1917 it is also recorded at Arry, Caours, L'Heure, Maizecourt, Gueschart, Occoche, Mezerolles, Authieule, Marieux, Englebelmer. In 1918 it is also recorded at Gozeaucourt, Vallalatt Wood, Beaulencourt, Dernancourt, Frescault, Montignies Sur Roc, Havrincourt Wood, Trescault, Neuville, Rocquigny. In 1919 it is also recorded at Animals and Health.

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