2 CAVALRY DIVISION Divisional Troops 2 Field Squadron Royal Engineers: 4 August 1914 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1123/6) (War ... of Official War Office Wo95 Documents) - Softcover

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 2 Field Squadron Royal Engineers, Divisional Troops, 2nd Cavalry Division, covering December 1915 to April 1919 across 141 pages. It names 69 places across 143 dated entries. The diary opens at Le Nieppe on 1 December 1915. 1915 is spent at Le Nieppe. 1916 at Willametz, Fricourt, Ledinghem, Au Souverain and Ensival. 1917 at Ponches-Estruval, Roisel, Henu and Magnicourt. 1918 is the most travelled year, 62 places against 14 in the next busiest, and is spent at Guadienpre, Hervilly, Vielfort, Famechon and Fourgules. 1919 at Tilff, Theux and Ensival. It closes at Ensival on 30 April 1919. Ponches-Estruval is where it spent longest, 139 days across seven separate stays, it came back to Tilff eight separate times, and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 48 days at Ledinghem. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Dessart Wood and Auxi Le Chateau. In 1917 it is also recorded at Ponches, Agny, Marquaix, Magnicourt Sur Cansur, Brusle, Dessart Wood, Nampty and Hervilly. In 1918 it is also recorded at Fourques, Vermand, Maucourt, Pomtoise, Bailly, Jonquieres, Ausauvillers, Boves, Rivery and Alette.

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