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63 (ROYAL NAVAL) DIVISION Divisional Troops 247, 248 and 249 Field Company Royal Engineers: 1 September 1916 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Dia

63 (ROYAL NAVAL) DIVISION Divisional Troops 247, 248 and 249 Field Company Royal Engineers: 1 September 1916 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Dia

Wo95/3103

Paperback

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

Genealogy & HeraldryNaval HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 1474533841
ISBN13: 9781474533843
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Published: Dec 12 2015
Pages: 818
Weight: 4.24
Height: 1.62 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 247, 248 and 249 Field Company Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 63rd Division, covering September 1916 to April 1919 across 800 pages. It names 172 places across 270 dated entries. The diary opens at Calonne on 1 September 1916. 1916 is spent at Englebelmer, Bully Grenay, Aix Noulette, Nouvion En Ponthieu and Le Plessiel. 1917 at Ecoivres, Mesnil, La Brique, Martinsart and Gavrelle. 1918 at Fayt-Le-Franc, Metz, Blaugies, Ribecourt and Autreppe. 1919 at Boussu, Paturages Hainaut Belgium, Dour Belgium, La Croisette and Field Dour. It closes at Paturages Hainaut Belgium on 30 April 1919. Boussu is where it spent longest, 113 days, it came back to Bully Grenay eleven separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Ecoivres. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Ypres Canal Bank. In 1916 it is also recorded at Bully Grenay & Aix Noulette, Bally Grenay, Hersin, Bajus, Fresnicourt, Rocourt, Frevillers, Canettemont, Honval and Acheux. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ovillers, Aveluy, Aveling, Hemel, Hamel, Mesnil Hamel, Val De Maison, Contay, Gezancourt and Vacquerie-Le-Bourc. In 1918 it is also recorded at Bertincourt, Boussu, Neuville, Rocquigny, Forceville, Hedauville, 1st R.M. 2nd RM.188 Bde HQ, Acheux, Rubempre and Mailly-Maillet. In 1919 it is also recorded at Fayt-Le-Franc, Quaregnon, Dour and Paturages.

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