The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front. Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index. What is a War Diary? The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'. What details are given? Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned. Is there any other information or documents with the diaries? Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.
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Condition: New. 2016 N&M Press full colour facsimile reprint of original War Office document, with new chronological index. SB, 440 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 2 Machine Gun Squadron, 'H' and 'L' Battery Royal Horse Artillery and Brigade Pioneer Battalion, 2 Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, covering August 1914 to March 1919 across 426 pages. It names 203 places across 326 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two reports, narratives and plans, two appendices and two diagrams. Among the papers are: Operation order , 2nd Machine Gun Squadron.The diary opens at Aldershot on 5 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Aldershot and France. 1916 at Enquin, Preures, Querrieu, La Neuville and Mesnil. 1917 at Preures, Enquin, Tincques, Les Amusoires and Menty. 1918 is the most travelled year, 143 places against 99 in the next busiest, and is spent at Courcelles, Jean Court, Saulchoy, St Remy Aux Bois and Sarton. 1919 at Cologne and Deutz Cologne. It closes at Cologne on 31 March 1919. Enquin is where it spent longest, 190 days across seven separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 63 and it came back to Preures twenty-three separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Cookers Quarry and Vaux Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Beussent, Raye-Sur-Authie, Mezerolles, Berteaucourt Les. Dames, Metigny, Yille-Sous Corbie, Incheville, Gousseauville, Allery and Lannoy Valley. In 1917 it is also recorded at Tilques, Ergny, Noyelles, Wierre Au Bois, Maninghem, Anvin, Monchy, Frevin Capelle, Frevent Capelle and St. Laurent Blangey. In 1918 it is also recorded at Templeux Ie Guerard, Courcelles Jeancourt, Cookers Quarry, Roisel, Vraignes, Mons, Brusle, Lecatalet, Brie Barleux and Berny-En Santerre. In 1919 it is also recorded at Cologne on the R.Hine Germany. War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents. Book. Seller Inventory # WD1111
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