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, 187 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Brigade Machine Gun Company, 142 Infantry Brigade, 47th Division, covering December 1915 to January 1918 across 181 pages. It names 74 places across 89 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries seven reports, narratives and plans, twelve Operation Orders and one map. Among the papers are: 142 M.G. Coy instructions in Accordance with Second Army Offensive scheme; Report on the part Taken by the 142 M.G.Coy the operations in the Canal Sub Sector; Amendment to "C" Machine Gun Company Move order No. 5 Cmdg; C Machine Gun Coy Move orders Comdg; Report on Action of "B" Section.The diary opens at Allouagne on 10 December 1915. 1915 is spent at Allouagne, Sailly-La-Bourse and Noyelles. 1916 is the most travelled year, 59 places against 18 in the next busiest, and is spent at Railway Subsector, Petit Servins, Hersin, Carency and Lahoussoye. 1917 at Canal Sub, Gavrelle, Bluff Sector Ypres, Racquinghem and Murrumbidgee Camp La Ctytte. 1918 at Flesquieres Left Sub, Flesquieres Right Sub and Bertincourt. It closes at Flesquieres Left Sub on 31 January 1918. Railway Subsector is where it spent longest, 109 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 96 and it came back to Canal Sub four separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Noyelles & Trenches C, Divion And Bouvigny Wood, Fricourt Farm, Mametz Wood, Railway Dugouts and Caterpillar Crater.In 1916 it is also recorded at Noyelles & Trenches C, Noyelles & Verquin, Verquin & Houchin, Houchin, Braquemont & Maroc Sub-Sections B.C.& D, Maroc Sub-Sector B.C.& D, Maroc & Les Brebis, Les Brebis & Loos, Loos and Caucy. A. La Tour. In 1917 it is also recorded at Belgium, Railway Subsector, Halifax Camp, Canal Sub Sector & Ouderdom, Canal Subsector & Heksken, Canal Sub Sector & Caestre, Canal Subsector & Racquinghem, Racquinghem & Heksken, Racquinghem & Silvestre St Cappel and Dammstrasse. War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents. Book. Seller Inventory # WD2744_3
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