Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 112 Infantry Brigade, 37th Division, covering July 1915 to March 1917 across 606 pages. It names 48 places across 82 dated entries.
Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one casualty and personnel return, twenty-two reports, narratives and plans, 105 Operation Orders, eight appendices, five maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Casualties Suffered by the Brigade from 6/7/16 to 16/7/16, and from 1/8/16 to 16/8/16; Report on raid carried out by "C" Party on night of 27/28th Jan 1916; Report on raid carried out on night of 27/28 Jan 1917; Narrative of the doing of the 112th Infantry Brigade whilst attached to 34th Division 6th; 111th and 112th Brigade Grenade School. Syllabus and Programme of Instruction (9 day's; Extract from operation order of 144th Brigade. the line will be taken over as under:-; March Table issued with 112th Brigade operation order No. 24; Narrative of doing of 112th Infantry Brigade while attached to 34th Division between July; 112th Brigade order No. 62-March Table; 112th Brigade order No. 63-March Table; Warning Order. O.C. 11th R. Warwick Regt. B.M. 172; 112th Infantry Brigade operation order No. 77.
The diary opens at Bienvillers on 13 July 1915. 1915 is spent at Bienvillers, Souastre, St. Amand and Windmill Hill Camp. 1916 is the most travelled year, 49 places against 10 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bienvillers, Souastre, Sus St Leger, Saulty and Humbercamps. 1917 at Cse Du Raux, Rebreuviette, Vielle Chapelle, Les Brebis and Laires. It closes at Rebreuviette on 31 March 1917. Bienvillers is where it spent longest, 130 days across sixteen separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 28 days at Cse Du Raux.
Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau Philosophe.
In 1915 it is also recorded at Bienvillers Au Bois. In 1916 it is also recorded at Pommier, St. Amand, Grenas, Millencourt, Usna-Tara, 11th. R. Warwick. Regt. Appendix XI, Albert 49 Rue de Peronne, Bresle, La Houssoye and Neuf Berquin. In 1917 it is also recorded at Bethune, St Hilaire and La Thieuloye Valhuon Area.
