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War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements on the Dutch/German border, Apr 1945. 1 file

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements in Lower Saxony, Germany, VE Day and subsequent post VE Day duties manning check points, detaining and transferring 'displaced persons', and so forth, May 1945. 1 file

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's progress north from Tilly-la-Campagne in France, to Brussels, Deurne and Hechtel in Belgium and then to Eindhoven, and Nijmegen in the Netherlands and finally engaging in fighting connected with the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands, Sep 1944. 1 file

War diary of the Supplies Directorate, General Headquarters during the operations of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in France and Belgium, 1940, notably the withdrawal to the French coast and evacuation from Dunkirk, including appendices giving the supply situation at the depots at different dates throughout May; accounts of the shipping and supplies being unloaded and moved forward from Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk; notes on meetings relating to plans for the evacuation of British forces from the above ports, especially the situation as regarding Calais; notes on a conference at the War Office concerning the remobilisation of the Supplies and Transport Directorates at Dover, Kent. 52pp.

Official war diary of 56 Frontier Force Rifles, relating to a tour of duty on the North West Frontier, India, between Asad Khel and Razmak (Waziristan), as part of the Razmak Field Force, notably recording the movements of the whole battalion from camp to camp along the route; arrivals and departures of various units and supply convoys from a base camp during the creation and garrisoning of permanent piquets on the high ground; incidents of sniping and ambush by Mahsuds; the return of the battalion to a rest camp at Kohat; appendices concerning the strength of the battalion, details of permanent piquets in the Asad Khel sector, statements of casualties, temperature charts, and rough copies of operational orders. 69pp.

Typed war diary of 4 Corps, British Armies in France, compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Corps, notably covering the role of 4 Corps in the Battle of Loos, 25 Sep-9 Nov, and including three trench maps of the Loos area, Dec 1915-Feb 1916. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-30 Sept 1918, describing operations of 4 Army, notably, crossing of the Somme by the Canadian Corps, 4-5 Sept 1918; weekly reports on German gas shelling of 4 Army front; map showing land gained by 4 Army during 1-30 Sept 1918, and also including summaries of casualties, artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-30 Sept 1917, summarising operations of 4 Army, and also including summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for Sept 1917. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Oct, including descriptions of operations of 4 Army, notably, Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, 3-5 Oct 1918; participation of 4 Army in the pursuit of the German Army, including the Second Battle of Cambrai, 8-9 Oct, and the Battle of the Selle, 17-25 Oct 1918; weekly reports on German gas shelling of 4 Army front; map showing land gained by 4 Army during 1-31 Oct 1918, and also including summaries of casualties, artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Oct 1917, summarising operations of 4 Army, also including map showing distribution of 4 Army, and summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army Oct 1917. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 May 1918, summarising operations of 4 Army, also including weekly reports on German gas shelling of 4 Army front; report by Montomery-Massingberd on fighting on the Rheims and Soissons front, and lessons to be drawn on this regarding the uses of Artillery; and also including summaries of artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France, compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 May 1917 describing operations of 4 Army, notably, offensives at Sonnet Farm and La Vacquerie, May 5-6 1917, and summarising artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for May 1917. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-30 Jun 1918, describing operations of 4 Army, notably, attacks by the Australian Corps on German forces in the Morlancourt area, Jun 1918; weekly reports on German gas shelling of 4 Army front; also including summaries of artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France, compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-30 Jun 1917, summarising operations of 4 Army; also including maps showing trench formations of 4 Army, and summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for Jun 1917. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Jul 1918, describing operations of 4 Army, notably, offensives of 4 Australian Div at Hamel and Vaire Woods, 4 Jul 1918; weekly reports on German gas shelling of 4 Army front; map showing ground gained by 4 Army from 4-12 Jul 1918; and also including summaries of artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France, compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Jul 1917, summarising operations of 4 Army, notably the move of 4 Army to Flanders to take control of the coastal sector in preparation for the Flanders offensive (Third Battle of Ypres); report on the German use of mustard gas at Nieuport, 21-22 Jul 1917, by Capt A J Allmand, Chemical Advisor, 49 Div, 15 Corps; and summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for Jul 1917. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Jan 1918, summarising operations of 4 Army; report produced by General Staff 4 Army, entitled, 'Policy n the Army Front 1918', describing defensive measures such as the numbering and naming of trenches and outlining offensive objectives around the Gheluvelt Spur and Becelaers Spur; and also including maps showing the distribution of 4 Army, and summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for Jan 1918. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France, compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the periods Feb-Jun 1916 and Nov 1916-Mar 1917, describing operations of 4 Army, notably, the creation of 4 Army in Feb 1916 and the takeover of the Somme Front by 4 Army; also papers on the German withdrawal to the Hindenberg Line and the British advance, Mar 1917, and summaries of artillery usage and transfer of units of 4 Army for Feb-Jun 1916 and Nov 1916-Mar 1917. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France, compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-28 Feb 1918, summarising operations of 4 Army; also reporting the appointment of Lt Gen Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, Officer Commanding 4 Army, as British Representative to the Supreme War Council at Versailles, Feb 1918; also including summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for Feb 1918. 1 file.

War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Aug 1918, describing operations of 4 Army, notably, Amiens offensive, begun 8 Aug 1918; map showing land gained during Amiens offensive, 8-31 Aug 1918, and also including summaries of casualties, artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.