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, 374 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 5 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, Divisional Troops, 5th Division, covering April 1918 to May 1919 across 364 pages. It names 34 places across 48 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one list of honours and awards, seventeen reports, narratives and plans, 62 Operation Orders, one defence scheme, two appendices, fourteen maps and two diagrams. Among the papers are: No.5 Battalion Machine Gun Corps list of awards to N.C.O.'s and Men of the above; 5th Divisional Intelligence Summary; Annexe to 5th Divisional Intelligence Summary; Intelligence Notes to Accompany 5th Division O.O No. 246; Report of a Minor operation on the 20th of May 1918; Administration instructions to Accompany 5th Division order No.243 Ref Sheet / 36 a NE; Administrative instructions for the Entrainment of the Division; Administrative instructions Etc; 5th Division C.C./639/2 Administrative instructions; Orders for Entrainment; Relief Table to Accompany operation order No.27; No 5 Battalion Machine Gun Corps Administrative instructions.The diary opens at Fired on 1 April 1918. 1918 is the most travelled year, 31 places against 12 in the next busiest, and is spent at Jolimetz, In Trenches, In Line, Haverskerque and Fonquevillers. 1919 is spent at Temploux And Suarlee, Temploux & Suarlee, Oberlar, Sieglar and Eschmar. It closes at Godesberg on 31 May 1919. Temploux And Suarlee is where it spent longest, 44 days, it came back to In Line four separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Temploux & Suarlee.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trenches.In 1918 it is also recorded at C. Basso Pojana, Fotest De Nieppe L1 & L2 Sub, Battn H. Qrs at Thienne, L1 & L2 Sub, Wardrecques Area 36 A/40000, Frevent, Doullens, Bertincourt, Louvignies and Bantouzelle. In 1919 it is also recorded at Sombreffe, Charleroi and Kreigsdorf. War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents. Book. Seller Inventory # WD1539_1
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