18 DIVISION Divisional Troops Divisional Ammunition Column: 26 June 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2026/2)

By British War Office

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Divisional Ammunition Column, Divisional Troops, 18th Division, covering June 1915 to March 1919 across 184 pages. It names 96 places across 222 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one report or narrative and one Operation Order. Among the papers are: Amendments to 18th Divisional Artillery operation order No. 9. The diary opens at Heytesbury on 26 June 1915. 1915 is spent at Bonnay, Beaucourt, Monton-Villers, Heytesbury and Warminster. 1916 at Albert, Pont Noyelle, Bois Gressaire, Bonnay and Chipilly. 1917 at Boiry St Martin, Wagon Lines Near Vlamertinghe, Senlis and Authville. 1918 is the most travelled year, 54 places against 30 in the next busiest, and is spent at Behencourt, Maretz, Beaucourt, Wagon Lines. Near Boesinghe and Moislains. 1919 at Maretz, Mauliguy and Mouliguy. It closes at Mouliguy on 31 March 1919. Behencourt is where it spent longest, 192 days across seven separate stays, it came back to Bonnay nine separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 62 days at Maretz. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Trones Wood. In 1915 it is also recorded at South-Hampton and Le Havre. In 1916 it is also recorded at Treux, Lavie'ville, Bussy Les Daours, Bussy Les Dours, Bois Des Tailles, Argoeuves, Grovetown Camp, K. 18. Central, Eecke and Le Kirlem. In 1917 it is also recorded at Geuschart, Mezorelles, Marieux, Near Senlis, Hazebrouck, Oblinghem, Rubempre, Beauval, Beauvoir and Riviere. In 1918 it is also recorded at Hamhoek, Pont L'Eveqe, Guiscard, Rouez, Wagon Lines Near Hamhoek, Liancourt, Villequier-Aumont, Bois De Caumont, Bethancourt Grandru and Porquericourt Pont L'Eveque Caisnes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474510752
• ISBN13: 9781474510752
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.7"