Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, 107 Infantry Brigade, 36th Division, covering October 1915 to May 1919 across 181 pages. It names 107 places across 156 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one report or narrative, seven Operation Orders and three maps. Among the papers are: Enemy Barrage during operations on 21/22 Aug. 1918. The diary opens at Bramshott on 3 October 1915. 1915 is spent at Pernois, Hedauville, Vignacourt, Fonquevillers and Hamel. 1916 at Varennes, Neuve Eglise, Forceville, Kortepyp and Mailly. 1917 is the most travelled year, 52 places against 40 in the next busiest, and is spent at Acquin, Meterin, Bivouacs, Aldershot and Phinc Boom. 1918 at Mouscron, Rouscrons Tout, Grugies, Polygon Butts and Reserve. 1919 at Mouscron. It closes at Mouscron on 31 May 1919. Mouscron is where it spent longest, 174 days, including a single unbroken stay of 92 and it came back to Neuve Eglise six separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Ly Low Farm and Havrincourt Wood. In 1915 it is also recorded at Folkstone, Boulogne, Pouchvillers, Couin, Pouchevillers, Mesnil, Varennes and Mailly. In 1916 it is also recorded at Varrennes, Varrenes, Beaussart, Mesnil, Hamel, Bois D'Aveluy, Hedauville, Thiepval, Martinsart and Harponville. In 1917 it is also recorded at Kortepype, Neuve Eglise, Catacombes, Kemmel, Derry Huts Near Kemmel, Quatre-Fils Aymon, Hazebrouck, Hallines, Berthen and Dranoutre. In 1918 it is also recorded at Proyart, Curchy, Pithon, Fontaine Les Clercs, Roupy, Cr Seraucourt, St. Quentin, Aubigny, Brouchy and Guiscard.
