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by Wo95/2084 (Other)
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Headquarters, 19th Division, covering July 1917 to February 1919 across 723 pages. It names 77 places across 108 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, 110 reports, narratives and plans, 138 Operation Orders, eight defence schemes, fourteen appendices, six maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: List of casualties for operations 19th-22nd Sept; Casualty report 3rd-9th November 1918; Plan of attack to Be carried out by 57th Infantry Brigade.; Narrative of operations 57th Infantry Brigade, March 21st to 28th 1918; 57th Infantry Brigade narrative of operations 27th May to 10th June 1918; Narrative of operations of 57th Infantry Brigade from 17th October to 23rd October; 57th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 142; Administrative instructions and Information with Reference to 57th Infantry Brigade order; Appendix 12 Herewith Copy No. 2 of Paras. 1 to 8, 57th Inf Bde instructions; March Table to Accompany operation order No. 156; March Table Accompany 57th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 157; Herewith Copy No. of 57th Infantry Brigade instructions for the offensive, part I (A). The diary opens at Fairy House on 2 July 1917. 1917 is spent at Fairy House, Pont Asquin, Belle Croix, Rossignol Camp and Spoil Bank. 1918 is the most travelled year, 60 places against 37 in the next busiest, and is spent at Gezancourt, Cauroir, Beaulencourt, Messines and Vicinity Of Bethune. 1919 at Candas. It closes at Candas on 28 February 1919. Gezancourt is where it spent longest, 31 days, including a single unbroken stay of 31 and it came back to Fairy House seven separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Spoil Bank, Spoll Bank, Loisne Chateau and Larch Wood. In 1917 it is also recorded at Dome House, Nielles Lez Blequin, Colembert, Le Nieppe, ?00x S of F in Fleire, Courte Croix, Spoll Bank, Hill 60, Larch Wood and Shrewsbury Forest. In 1918 it is also recorded at Ruyaulcourt, Royaulcourt, Barastre, Bancourt, Brickyard Bapaume, Thilloy, Irles, Puisieux, Hebuterne and Bayencourt.
