Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Medical Corps 1/2 West Riding Field Ambulance, Divisional Troops, 49th Division, covering April 1915 to June 1919 across 561 pages. It names 82 places across 131 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries three casualty and personnel returns, 59 daily states of sick and wounded, three reports, narratives and plans, seven appendices, one map and four diagrams. Among the papers are: Summary of Sick for the month of January 1917. (Wounded-Nil); Arrangements for Evacuation of wounded from Collecting Posts; Report on the Clearing of casualties of the 147th Infy. Bgde. April 12th to 15th. 1918; Summary of Sick & wounded for month of November 1916; Report of Inspection of Horse Transport; Report of Work during active operations July 1916. The diary opens at Doncaster on 14 April 1915. 1915 is spent at Near Elverdinghe, Estaires, Elverdinghe, St. Jan Ter Biezen and Havre. 1916 at Wargnies, Forceville, Wourmhoudt, Couin and Brevillers. 1917 at Vielle Chapelle, Reninghelst, Ghyvelde, Zelobes and Couturelle. 1918 at Rousbrugge, Auby, Hondegham, Dikebusch and Rousbrougge. 1919 at Douai. It closes at Douai on 29 June 1919. Douai is where it spent longest, 192 days across seven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 40 days at Estaires. In 1915 it is also recorded at Southampton, Berguette, Neuf Berquin and Wormhoudt. In 1916 it is also recorded at Warloy Baillon, Wormhoudt, Molliens Vidame, Picquiny, Pierregot, Vauchelles, Val de Maison, Lealvillers, V.S. Central and Varennes. In 1917 it is also recorded at La Cauchie, Souastre, Grenas, Lucheux, Nuncq, Pernes, Callonne Sur Lys, Vieille Chapelle, Fortmardyck and Bray Dunes. In 1918 it is also recorded at Dickebush, La Clytte, Meteren, St Jan Cappel, Mont Rouge, Brandhoek, St Jan Ster Biezen, St. Jan Ter Biezen, Herzeele and Herlin Le Sec.
