36 DIVISION 109 Infantry Brigade Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Battalion

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 109 Infantry Brigade, 36th Division, covering October 1915 to February 1918 across 215 pages. It names 97 places across 161 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries two casualty and personnel returns, fifteen reports, narratives and plans, three Operation Orders, one appendix and seven maps. Among the papers are: 11th. (S) Bn. Rl. Inniskilling Fusrs. nominal roll of officers who Came out; 11th (S) Battn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers casualties; Report on raid on enemy trenches carried out by 11th (S) Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; Report on raid on Enemy's trenches carried out by 11th (S) Battalion Royal Inniskilling; Narrative of operations in attack on enemy Position on 7th June 1917; Special order of the Day Morland", 3rd. July, 1916; Special order of the Day. by Major-General, O.S.W. Nugent, D.S.O. Commanding 36th; 109th (Ulster) Brigade. order of the Day; Scheme to raid enemy trenches Left Sub-Sector, 109th Brigade Appendix no.1; Battalion Routine orders 11th (S) Bn. Rl. Innis. Fuslrs. Appendix no. 4; Battalion orders 11th (S) Battn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; Instructions for the Offensive 11th (S) Battn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The diary opens at Bramshott on 4 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Candas, Brucamps, Cardonnette, Hedauville and Bramshott. 1916 at Varennes, Spanbroek, Canaples, Dranoutre and Mesnil. 1917 is the most travelled year, 77 places against 53 in the next busiest, and is spent at Bertincourt, Galleries Hyde Park Corner, Douve, Phincboom and Alquines. 1918 at Villeselve, St Simon, Artemps, Moreuil and Villers Aux Erables. It closes at Cugny on 21 February 1918. Bertincourt is where it spent longest, 40 days across seven separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Brucamps. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Ploegsteert Wood, Forceville And Trenches, Martinsart And Martinsart Wood, Aveluy Wood, Enemy's Trenches, Aircraft Farm N.32 Central, Mailly Maillet And Trenches and Velu Wood. In 1915 it is also recorded at Folkestone, Boulogne and Pouchevillers. In 1916 it is also recorded at Toutencourt, Forceville, Mailly Maillet And Trenches, Martinsart Wood Etc, Martinsart And Martinsart Wood, Aveluy Wood, Trenches Thiepval Wood, Thiepval Wood, Hedauville and Herissart. In 1917 it is also recorded at Blaringhem, Martin-Au-Laert, St. Martin-Au-Laert, Westrecourt Val-D'Acquin, Bouvelinghem, Westbecourt Val-De-Acquin, Hazebrouck, Kemmel Hill, Span Broek Left Sub-Sector and Spanbroek Right Sub-Sector. In 1918 it is also recorded at Selente.