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by Wo95/2747/1 (Other)
Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services Adjutant and Quarter-Master General, 48th Division, covering March 1915 to October 1917 across 324 pages. It names 43 places across 68 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries six lists of honours and awards, twenty-six casualty and personnel returns, five reports, narratives and plans, two Operation Orders, one appendix and two diagrams. Among the papers are: 48th Division list of "Honours and Rewards" awarded during April 1917 Appendix a; South Midland Division Summary of casualties during April 1915; 48th (S.M.) Division Summary of casualties; Casualties to Noon 16th August; Transport Movement Table to Accompany 48th Div order No. 217; Addendum No. 1 to 48th Div. order 218; March Table to Accompany Addendum No. 1to 48th Division order 218; Addendum No.2 to 48th Division order No. 218; Orders for Move of Division in Connection with Addendum No. 1 to 48th Division order. The diary opens at Boulogne on 30 March 1915. 1915 is spent at Bus Les Artois, Nieppe, Philomel, Authie and Merris. 1916 at Couin, Bus Les Artois, Lozenge Wood, Albert and Bouzincourt. 1917 at Cappy, Tincourt, Baizieux Hallencourt, Wormhoudt and Flamicourt. It closes at Chateau D'Acq W.30.6.5.3 on 31 October 1917. Bus Les Artois is where it spent longest, 235 days across eight separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 91 days at Couin. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Lozenge Wood, Cocove Chateau Recques, Chateau D'Acq W.30.6.5.3 and Chateau Philomel. In 1915 it is also recorded at Oxelaere, Busnes, Chateau Philomel, Doullens, Terramesnil and Bus-En-Artois. In 1916 it is also recorded at Mailly Mallet, Le Plouy Domqueur, Beauval, Bertrancourt, Bernaville, Henu, Doullens, Baisieux and Millencourt. In 1917 it is also recorded at Albert Baizieux, Hallencourt Mericourt, Mericourt Sur Somme, La Quinconce, Beaulencourt, N 11 Central, Border Camp, Brake Camp, Cocove Chateau Recques and Pernes.
