Sgt Gould worked on the Battalion HQ staff and was responsible for all personnel records and maintaining the War Diary. With this material available to him, he was uniquely placed to compile this exceptionally detailed record. Every single significant event in the life of the Bn is recorded in the narrative. The 98 pages of the personnel appendix showing every officer and OR who passed through the BN, with joining and leaving dates, death, wounds, H&A, home addresses, etc, are, of course, a prime source for genealogists.