British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. War diary 18th ardwick battalion manchester regiment march 1918. View attachment 3 recce 1945 10 18 move order no 14. Very proud daughter of a 56 recce my father served with the british 78th infantry battleaxe division in north africa, sicily and italy. The enemy shelled the vicinity of the redan with 4. To end this lesson, students will draw how they thought annes diary looked. The quality of the diaries varies, with some providing detailed accounts, while others contain only cursory information. During the night and particularly during the early morning heavy gun fire was heard.
Armoured warrior units military history 7th and 8th. Our aircraft was active, also that of the enemy 6 of their planes crossing our line during the day all of which were driven off with a. Posts about 8th dli war diary written by ss002d6252. Civil war diary, i have attempted to be as faithful to. I will not be surprised if diaries look attractive. The last entry in annes diary is dated august 1, 1944. About uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920 these war diaries document operations for british and colonial units serving in theatres of operations between 1914 and 1920, including russia, at home, and in the colonies, as well as british military missions and armies of occupation between 1919 and 1920. Uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920. You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that. Find link is a tool written by edward betts longer titles found. I would like to see this finished, but do not have the time.
Freemans mighty eighth war diary is the perfect compliment to his other works including the landmark the mighty eighth, the mighty eighth in color, the mighty eighth war manual, the mighty eighth warpaint and heraldry. The american revolutionary war through differentiated. I have compiled from various sources, a roll of honour of 8th hussars casualties for the period june 1944 to august 1945. Army general who was the field commander in north africa and kept a. Interpreting royal engineer service records wwii forums.
After a quiet fine night the enemy commenced shelling. A war diary provides the most complete firsthand record of how and where that unit was deployed, and the wartime experiences of its individual members. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Lancashire fusiliers crossland the following is from the national archives wo 167781. For the previous diaries when the regiment was 8th bn royal. The opening of the civil war thus found the eighth infantry with its officers and men either prisoners of war, or debarred by their paroles from serving against the enemy. This collection contains the digitized war diaries of cef infantry, artillery. Most war diaries provide a daytoday record of operational activities and sometimes administrative activities as well.
The foregoing article provides an introduction to the 8 canadian reconnaissance regiment 14th canadian hussars. War diaries were submitted by most units in the navy, and most of the marine corps war diaries were submitted by aviation units such as fighter squadrons. The 1st canadian division, general crerar4 recorded on 8 april, was now the. The primary mission of 8 recce was to provide reconnaissance capabilities for the 2nd canadian infantry division. The eighth regiment of infantry the army of the us.
Posts about war diary written by readinggivesmewings. During the great war of 19141918, they helped to form the 5th and 32nd battalions of the canadian expeditionary force. During the second world war, belgium was the scene of major fighting by the first canadian army from september to november 1944. I am sure that students will miss relying on the mood of the time period to create a. Vic maslen a day by day operational record of the united states 8th air force which was based in the united kingdom during world war ii.
The regiment mobilized for the second world war in 1941, embarking for the united kingdom in september 1942. War diaries available free updated 1st july 2012 unit. The parachute regiment war diary normandy 4 12 jun 44 4 june. The war diary of 8th kings royal irish hussars june 1944. The 8th reconnaissance regiment 14th canadian hussars, commonly abbreviated to 8 recce, viii recce or within the british army 8 canadian recce, was the reconnaissance arm of the 2nd canadian infantry division during world war ii. The information found in the war diaries varies greatly and is dependent on the ability of the junior officer responsible for writing the war diary on a daytoday basis.
To give more detail i have transcribed the war diary for the 8th hussars for june 1944. A soldiers journal may 30, 1944 today we finally moved. The course is described in the war diary as deeks nightmare referring to. All preparations for operation overlord completed and bn ready to emplane in evening. It may take a little while for an email, private message or post to. This passage is an invented diary of an allied soldier before and after attacking in france on dday. Transcribed from the war diary of the 8th kings royal irish hussars for the period of june 1944 from copies provided by the tank museum, bovington unit 8 th k. It is meant to record certain significant events and feelings of the writer. Even during the war, official reports listed the names of all battleships, cruisers, and aircraft carriers participating in an operation, but the destroyers that. Bjarne tangen, has secured and distributes a copy of the official war diary to family.
Manuscript by sgt paterson mm, our 8 recce medical sergeant, written to assist in the compilation of the battle history. This series comprises the war diaries created by the units of the australian imperial force aif during the first world war. The diary is mostly taken up with political discussions but occasionally gives an eyewitness account of air strikes. Lost in the excitement of pegasus bridge and the merville batteries, the tetrarch tanks of the 6th airborne armoured reconnaissance regiment 6aarr quietly joined the normandy campaign, the result of the largest air landing of armored vehicles in wwii. A war diary, war diary video game searching for war diary 522 found 1504 total alternate case. While on active service, army headquarters, formations and units were required to keep unit war diaries recording their daily activities. The above download includes the canadian war diaries which are still listed on post 127 and the australian and nz which are listed on post 233. September 1 1917 erie camp poperinghe training under company arrangements in the morning. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
The pegasus archive war diary collection 6th airborne division. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. Pages in category war diary 8th battalion the following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. The 8th kings royal irish hussars was a cavalry regiment in the british army, first raised in 1693.
The critical edition 1989, annes first, unedited diary is referred to as version a, to distinguish it from her second, edited diary, which is known as version b. This information may make it possible to obtain the right war diary. Canadians in belgium 1944 the second world war history. War diaries of the first world war library and archives canada.
This site contains public sector information licensed under the open government licence v3. Our library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents. War diary 18th ardwick battalion manchester regiment november 1917. Official history of the canadian army in the second world war, vol.
Please remember the following when contacting a member who has indicated that they are in possession of a war diary that may be of interest to you. Divisional headquarters divisional headquarters headquarters, royal engineers headquarters, royal electrical and mechanical engineers headquarters, royal army medical corps. The regiment landed with its division in normandy on july 6, 1944, one month after dday, and. Commonly called the 8th recce it was formed in england on march the 11th, 1941 and was disbanded in swift current, saskatchewan on dec 15th, 1945. I hold the war diaries for all battalions of the leicestershire regiment for the period of the great war, as and when i have time i intend to transcribe them into pdf format to make it easier to pass them on to people with specific requests, however any requesters for information will have to be patient as i am very busy at present completing a 1,500 page research project in preparation for. War diaries of the first world war library and archives. Aside from his literary work, he kept an indepth diary of his experiences during the war. A part of the company is ordered on a reconnaissance in the evening out into the. War diary 18th ardwick battalion manchester regiment september 1917. While we are focusing more on the contents of the diary, it is always nice to throw some creativity in the mix. Reconnaissance involves determining the location and capabilities of enemy units, and providing current information concerning the state of the theatre of operations e. March 1 1918 lecleme training carried out in the vicinity of the companies billets. It was not involved in the illfated dieppe raid on august 19, 1942, and thus avoided the heavy losses suffered that day by many other units of the 2nd canadian infantry division.
O had done excellent work during the war having come out as a private soldier. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. I have compiled a war diary master list which includes those diaries which are held by members who share the information pm me for a copy. With my other project momentarily finished and the material from the bundesarchiv in freiburg now on my computer, i have restarted working on the war diary plenty of new material also means some more thoughts had to go into the structure of this site and that. I would like to hear from any one who can give me more information about the men listed. War diaries leicestershire regiment unit war diaries. War diary or intelligence summary erase heading not required summary of events and information m. The canadians were given the important tasks of clearing coastal areas in the north of france and capturing the launching sites of german rockets to put an end to their attacks on southern england. Carl roos civil war diary, translated into english minnesota. Viii recce was the armoured reconnasisance regiment for the second canadian infantry division in nwe in world war ii. The canadian army battle drill school stansted park 1942. The destroyers of world war ii were the workhorses of the fleet, but their contributions have been largely forgotten in the passage of time.
It saw service for three centuries including the first and second world wars. On 9 july 1944, it landed in normandy, as the armoured car reconnaissance regiment of ii canadian corps. Conclusion the class will come back together to watch a short school house rock video that introduces the colonies and how they chose to go to war with england. War diary 18th ardwick battalion manchester regiment august 1918. For the last few years there has been a project on the blog to translate the war diary for the afrikakorps. Dateday salutation dear diary heading of the entry contents of the diary entry signature points to remember. The regiment survived the immediate postwar reduction in forces, and went on to distinguish itself in the battles of the korean war, but was recommended for amalgamation in the 1957 defence white paper prepared by. Thanks to sergeant graham humphrey for all his hard work at transcribing these diaries and adding photographs and routine orders in the appropriate places. Later in day message received putting d day to 6 jun and bn is stood down for 24 hrs. War diary of the 8th border regiment during the the first world war. Want to know what life was like during the great war.
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