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OverviewThis is an edition of the official war diary of the 2nd Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment and complements BHRS's 2004 volume The Shiny Seventh: the 7th (Service) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment at War 1915-1918, also edited by Martin Deacon This is an edition of the official war diary of the 2nd Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment and complements BHRS's 2004 volume The Shiny Seventh: the 7th (Service) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment at War 1915-1918, also edited by Martin Deacon. A War Diary was kept by each unit while on active service during World War I. Written by the adjutant, it was intended to be a record of the unit's activities. Often terse, sometimes descriptive, the diary records troop movements to and from billets and trenches, weather conditions, the 1914 Christmas Day truce, shelling, attacks, battles and casualties. The 2nd Bedfords took part in the First Battle of Ypres, Festuberts and Loos, and the Somme and Passchendaele. After a mauling during the German offensive of 1918 and having merged with the 7th Battalion, they ended the war with a successful career in 18th Division during the final British offensive from August to November 1918. For anyone wishing to trace their steps, the book includes directions for three drives around the battlefields where the 2nd Bedfords saw action in northern France and southern Belgium. Full Product DetailsAuthor: M.G. Deacon , M. G. DeaconPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society Volume: v. 89 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780851550763ISBN 10: 0851550762 Pages: 402 Publication Date: 19 August 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsIntroduction War diary for 1914 War diary for 1915 War diary for 1916 War diary for 1917 War diary for 1918 and 1919 Appendix A Events Appendix B Battlefield drives Appendix C Selected operational orders Appendix D Casualties amongst other ranksReviewsThe official war diary of the 2nd Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment, in France and Flanders. A A very valuable and significant contribution to the history of the Great War. HISTORY IN BEDFORSHIRE Author InformationMartin Deacon joined Bedfordshire County Council as a records management assistant in 1990, qualifying as an archivist in 1994. He joined Buckinghamshire Archives on a temporary contract in 2018 cataloguing the Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society collection. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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