Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 1 Guards Brigade, Guards Division, covering September 1916 to September 1916 across 353 pages. It names 6 places across 6 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries six casualty and personnel returns, twenty-two reports, narratives and plans, 57 Operation Orders, one appendix, five maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualties-September 10th-17th, 1916; Casualty Return; 1st Guards Brigade-Narrative of operations 21st to 26th Sept. 1916; Narrative of operations 20th-26th Sept., 1916; 1st Battalion Irish Guards. narrative of the Action 25th/26th September, 1916; Report on operations carried out by the 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards from Sept., 21st-26th; Lessons from the Recent attack on Sept., 15th and Sept., 25th by 1st Guards Brigade; Instructions for Employment of Tanks; March Table. issued with Guards Divn. order No. 77; Special instructions for Action of 2nd Guards Brigade; Left Group G.D.A. instructions No. 2; Communications for attack on Sept. 25th. The diary opens at Meaulte on 1 September 1916. 1916 is spent at Meaulte, Carnoy and 400 Gds M.E. Of Bernafay Wood. It closes at Morlancourt on 30 September 1916. Meaulte is where it spent longest, 9 days, including a single unbroken stay of 9. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include 400 Gds M.E. Of Bernafay Wood. In 1916 it is also recorded at Meaulte To Carnoy and Carnoy to F.13 Central.