Key Information
Reference code
MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD 7/14
Title
War diary for 4 Army, Western Front, 1-9 Nov 1917
Date(s)
- 1917 Nov 1 - 1917 Nov 9 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-9 Nov 1917, summarising operations of 4 Army, notably, the start of Lt Gen Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson's, Officer Commanding 4 Army, command of 2 Army, during Gen Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer's time as General Officer Commanding, British Forces in Italy, 9 Nov 1917, and absorption of 4 Army into 2 Army as a result; also summaries of artillery usage, casualties and transfer of units to and from 4 Army for 1-9 Nov 1917. 1 file.