Additional information
by Wo95/2429 (Other)
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 100 Infantry Brigade, 33rd Division, covering March 1917 to September 1919 across 849 pages. It names 62 places across 95 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, 162 reports, narratives and plans, 150 Operation Orders, six defence schemes, nine appendices, twenty-one maps and nine diagrams. Among the papers are: Appendix Total casualties during operations; Casualties for November; Appendix 7 100th Brigade 33rd Division report on operations 10th-18th April 1918 B.H.Q; Report on operations of 100th Infantry Brigade October 12th 1918; Daily Intelligence Summary; Intelligence Summary; Object of Patrol; Patrol report; Patrol; Patrol report No 2 Coy Veto; Unit 1st Queens Object of Patrol Reconnoitring; Object of Patrol to reconnoitre No Man's Land-For Observation of enemy. The diary opens at Martin Eglise on 1 March 1917. 1917 is spent at Harfleur, Martin Eglise, Ghyvelde and North Midland Farm. 1918 at Clary, Hallines, Sus St. Leger, Villers Campsart and Izel-Les-Hameau. 1919 at Harfleur, Dieppe Embark Camp, Martin Eglise, Villers Campsart and Foucarmont. It closes at Harfleur on 30 September 1919. Harfleur is where it spent longest, 183 days across three separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 91 and it came back to Brandhoek five separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include North Midland Farm and Chateau Elizabeth. In 1917 it is also recorded at Havre, Pommier, Hedauville, Teteghem, Ganspette, Westrove, Oost Houck, Steenvorde, Berthen and Laclytte. In 1918 it is also recorded at Brandhoek, Convent Ypres, Brake Camp, Mont-Des-cats, Noordpeene, St. Marie Cappel, Heuringhen, Dirty Bucket Camp, Chateau Elizabeth, Poperinghe and Serques. In 1919 it is also recorded at Londinieres.
