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by Wo95/1408/3 (Other)
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps 11 Mobile Veterinary Section, Divisional Troops, 3rd Division, covering August 1914 to October 1919 across 216 pages. It names 169 places across 208 dated entries. The diary opens at Woolwich on 5 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Berthen, Braine, Woolwich, Lestrem and Vieille Chapelle. 1915 at Poperinghe, Berthen, Westoutre, Stenoonde and At. Hestenhe. 1916 at Westoutre, Bus-Les-Artois, Noeux Les Mines, Nordausques and Fethe. 1917 at Bapaume, Favreuil, Eruillers, Avesnes-Le Comte and Arras. 1918 at Bois De Dames, Boisleux-Au-Mont, Bruay, Krauthsn and Boiry St Rictrude. 1919 at Coln, Cologne, Duren and Kerpen. It closes at Coln on 27 October 1919. Westoutre is where it spent longest, 135 days across eight separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 101 days at Bois De Dames. In 1914 it is also recorded at Southampton, Harve, Rouen, St Quentin, Sempigny, Compeigne, La Vache Noire, ?Vancimutes, Villiers S. Genesie and Villers-St-Genest. In 1915 it is also recorded at Bethun, Hestentes and Popenighe. In 1916 it is also recorded at Westonthe, Wemaers Cappel, Coyde Paille, Birkule, Tilques, Lanches, Bettincourt, Bertangles, Lahoussye and Bois-de-Taille. In 1917 it is also recorded at Jus Les Aartois, St Ouen, Sarton, Conchy-Sur-Canche, La Comte, Canettemont, Wanquetin, Dainville, Agnez and Lignereuil. In 1918 it is also recorded at Grosville, Gouy-En-Artois, Lucheux, Averdoingt, Hesdigneul, Busnetts, Hurionville, Raimbert, Auchel and Anvin.
