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, 854 pages. Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 1/8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, 151 Infantry Brigade, 50th Division, covering April 1915 to January 1917 across 840 pages. It names 45 places across 90 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two lists of honours and awards, five casualty and personnel returns, 83 reports, narratives and plans, 37 Operation Orders, four appendices, eight maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Honours and awards; Honours awards; Nominal roll of All officers Embarking At Folkestone; Return of casualties; Casualties during operations 15th-30th Sept; Confidential Intelligence Summaries; 50th Division Confidential Intelligence Summary (Continuation of "Part II" Series); Report on Action by 8th Durh. L.I 3/4 Mile E. of St Julien; Special orders of the Day; Special order of the Day; Operation orders; Operation orders Lt. 8th Batt. Durh. L.I.The diary opens at Bolougne on 20 April 1915. 1915 is spent at Armentieres, Houplines, La Creche, Potijze and Maple Copse. 1916 is the most travelled year, 49 places against 24 in the next busiest, and is spent at Near Bailleul, The Somme, Baizieux, Henencourt Wood and Ridgewood. 1917 at Bazentin Le Petit. It closes at Bazentin Le Petit on 31 January 1917. Armentieres is where it spent longest, 83 days across five separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to Dickebusch six separate times.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Henencourt Wood, Sanctuary Wood, Maple Copse, Becourt Wood, Lindenhoek Trenches, Railway Dugouts, Armagh Wood and 6th Avenue East.In 1915 it is also recorded at St Marie Cappel, Marie Cappel, Vlamertinge, Veloren Hoek, Brielen, St Jan-Ter-Biezen, A Camp, C Camp, C. Huts and Hooge. In 1916 it is also recorded at Dickebusch, Sanctuary Wood, Maple Copse, Railway Dugouts, Hill 60, Bedford House, Armagh Wood, Poperinghe, The Bluff and Canada Huts. War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents. Book. Seller Inventory # WD2841
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