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63 (ROYAL NAVAL) DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General and Commander Royal Artillery: 1 July 1916 - 31 Marc

63 (ROYAL NAVAL) DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General and Commander Royal Artillery: 1 July 1916 - 31 Marc

Wo95/3099

Paperback

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

Genealogy & HeraldryNaval HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 1474533809
ISBN13: 9781474533805
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Published: Dec 12 2015
Pages: 672
Weight: 3.49
Height: 1.35 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General and Commander Royal Artillery, 63rd Division, covering July 1916 to April 1919 across 653 pages. It names 77 places across 111 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-one casualty and personnel returns, 77 reports, narratives and plans, 122 Operation Orders, three appendices, eight maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Summary of casualties for the month of August 1918; Summary of casualties; 63rd (RN) Division Summary of casualties; 63rd (RN) Divisional Administrative instructions No XXXVIII; Administrative instructions No XXXVII issued in Connection with 63rd (RN) Division order (12 of them); Administrative instructions No XXXVI (3 of them); Instructions for Dealing with British and Allied Prisoners of War; Warning order for Barrage by 63rd Royal Naval Divisional Artillery; Barrage Lifts; 63rd (R.N.) Divisional Artillery special Barrages and Bombardments; Corrigenda to 63rd Divisional Artillery order No.9 of 11th November 1916; Addenda to 63rd (R.N.) Divisional Artillery order No.9. of November 11th 1916. The diary opens at Heytesbury on 1 July 1916. 1916 is spent at Hedauville, Barlin, France, Varennes and Bajus. 1917 at Roclincourt, Mesnil, Englesart, Ytres and Ten Elms Camp Poperinghe. 1918 is the most travelled year, 56 places against 21 in the next busiest, and is spent at Lealvillers, Bellignies, Rosin, Raincheval and Neuville Bourjonval. 1919 at Rosin, Boussu, Bellignies Nord, St Ghislain and Wasmuel. It closes at Boussu on 30 April 1919. Roclincourt is where it spent longest, 147 days across six separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Barlin. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Pas Chateau, Roellecourt Chateau, Chateau Blanche Maison, Nine Wood Cambrai, Canal Bank Ypres and Little Wood Ytres. In 1916 it is also recorded at Honval. In 1917 it is also recorded at Neuville Bourjonval, Haplincourt, Villers Au Bois, Maroeuil, Gavrelle, Villers Chatel, Oppy & Gavrelle, Belgium, St. Julien Front Ypres and Poelcapelle Front Ypres. In 1918 it is also recorded at Beaulencourt, Les Boeufs, Albert, Martinsart, Hedauville, Puchevillers, Varennes, Contay, Rubempre and Beauquesne.

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