Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Royal Army Medical Corps 6 Field Ambulance, Divisional Troops, 2nd Division, covering August 1914 to August 1919 across 406 pages. It names 165 places across 255 dated entries.
Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one map.
The diary opens at Redan Hill Camp Aldershot on 5 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Vieil Arcy, Same Billets, Hazebrouck, In Billets and Nursery Camp. 1915 at Same Billet, College St. Vaast Bethune, Seminaire St. Vaast Bethune and Ecole Paul Bert Rue Du Marais Bethune. 1916 at Same Billet, Coigneux, Maison Rolland, Bertrancourt and Quatre Vents. 1917 at Annezin, Ecoivres, Ovilliers Huts, Health Of Troops and Albert. 1918 at Warlincourt, Beaulencourt, Blairville, Barly and Duren. 1919 at Monheim, Ohligs, Caster, Duren and Kaster. It closes at Ohligs on 31 August 1919. Same Billet is where it spent longest, 473 days across twenty-eight separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 126 days at Annezin.
Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Dive Copse, Farm Belonging To M Cantrainne Robecq and Chateau Le Mont Evenic D.19.6.
In 1914 it is also recorded at Nursery Camp Nr Farnborough, Southampton Docks, Mouth Of Seine "S.S Honorius", Bruyres-Camp, Train To Aul-Noye, Aul Noye, Bonnet, Pont Sur Sambre, Maroille and La Carte. In 1915 it is also recorded at Same Billets, Farm Belonging To M Cantrainne Robecq, Ecole De Qarcons Vendin-Lez-Bethune, Burbure Boys School and Chateau Le Mont Evenic D.19.6. In 1916 it is also recorded at 20 Rue De Lillers Bethune, Busnes, Chamboro Barrack Bethune, Ferme D'estrayelle, Saleux, Corbie, Main Dressing Station, Dive Copse, Ville-Sur-Ancre and Picquigny. In 1917 it is also recorded at Vacquerie, Val-De-Maison, Senlis, Ovillers, Albert Ecole Des Jeans Gens, Vadencourt, Doullens, Beauvois, Blangermont and Sachin. In 1918 it is also recorded at Beaulencourt N.11, Near Lesars, Beaumont Hamel, Louvencourt, Arquevres, Hedauville, Clairfaye, Famechon, Ivergny and Canettemont. In 1919 it is also recorded at Huchelhoven, Bocklemund and Hilden.
