5 CAVALRY DIVISION Divisional Troops 5 Field Squadron Royal Engineers: 1 January 1917 - 20 April 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1163/3)

By British War Office

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 5 Field Squadron Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 5th Cavalry Division, covering January 1917 to April 1918 across 59 pages. It names 37 places across 45 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one report or narrative, two Operation Orders and seven appendices. Among the papers are: 5th Cavalry Division March Table (Issued with operation order No. 38). The diary opens at Embreville on 1 January 1917. 1917 is the most travelled year, 29 places against 12 in the next busiest, and is spent at Embreville, Trois Vaux, Montigny Dump, Tertry and Renty. 1918 is spent at Jeancourt, Trefcon, Buire, Lamotte-Brebiere and Rouen. It closes at Rouen on 20 April 1918. Embreville is where it spent longest, 81 days, it came back to Trefcon three separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 77 days at Trois Vaux. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Bias Wood and Jacquenne Copse. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bois De Mereacourt, Warfusee, Rainecourt, Buire, Suzanne, Ribemont, Marieux, La Thieuloye, Watou and Campagne. In 1918 it is also recorded at Doingt, Barleux, Foucaucourt, Caix, Bayonvillers, Boves, Cambos Fm and Ailly-Le-Haut-Clocher.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474501230
• ISBN13: 9781474501231
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.7"