NAM.1989-01-132-1

Typed and edited version of diaries kept by Lt Col Hugh Stainton Poyntz DSO, Bedfordshire Regiment, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Illustrated with photographs, press cuttings and other material. Includes annotations by Brig Peter Young in whose possession it once was. Includes detailed accounts of the 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regiment's campaigning on the Western Front: the appalling conditions; the advantages the Germans had over the British in 1915-1916 in numbers of mortars, machine guns and ammunition; effective use of tear gas; elaborate trench systems. Poyntz also expresses disquiet about planning of battles and competence of staff at some divisional headquarters. Associated with Brig Gen The Hon Ferdinand Charles Stanley (1871-1935), 89th Brigade, 21st Brigade, 90th Brigade.

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)