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Series contains files created and collected by Lieutenant Colonel W. Lochead.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas, circulars and personnel files regarding deserters from the 118th Battalion. Included are letters to and from various local police organizations, family relatives of deserters and, at least in one case, a deserter himself. Also included are court proceedings and several nominal roles of suspected deserters.

Correspondence in regards to sick leave for members of the 118th Battalion.

File consists of memorandas, correspondence and circulars pertaining to pay for the 118th Battalion.

File consists of memorandas, correspondence and circulars on funds being allocated to wives, and widowed mothers of soldiers in the 118th Battalion. Correspondence between Lt-Col. Lochead and several former wives, and abandoned mothers illustrate the appeal of receiving allowance from serving members of the battalion.

File consists of memorandas calling on officers of the 118th Battalion to complete their Equitation exams.

File consists of applications and references for individuals applying towards special units within the 118th Battalion.

File consists of memorandas, correspondence, circulars and manuals on the recruitment and training of the Machine Gun Section for the 118th Battalion. Primarily recruited from Toronto, this section underwent extreme scrutiny due their billitment to Berlin, where the 118th Battalion is based. Much of the file consists of correspondence between Lt-Col. Lochead and individuals from Toronto who either object or support his recruitment efforts in that city.

File consists of memorandas, correspondence and circulars pertaining to the discharge of several members of the 118th Battalion. In the 118th's case, discharge occurred do to lying about age or place of birth, medical reasons, and pressure of the family of said recruit. In some of the latter cases, Lt-Col. Lochead appeals to several recruit's parents to give their blessing to their son for having joined the 118th.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and circulars with regard to stationary and supplies acquired by the 118th Battalion.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and correspondence with regard to the establishment of the 118th Battalion under Lt-Col. Lochead in Berlin Ontario. This includes much correspondence on the matter of recruitment from the various towns surrounding Berlin, such as Waterloo and their placement of said recruits in proper accommodations and a general establishment of a proper armory and barracks.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and circulars with regard to the 118th Battalion's use of musketry skill. Much is said about the Ross rifle and the use of said rifle at Camp Borden.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and circulars with regard to the 118th Battalion's officer examination process.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and circulars with regard to financial claims put forward by members of the 118th Battalion.

File consists of correspondence and circulars on discipline procedure in the 118th Battalion.

File consists of memorandas, correspondence, circulars and personnel files pertaining to varying strength of the 118th Battalion. Specifically noted are Absentees, rejected recruits, and recruits on courses who do not show on Roll Call.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and circulars on the procurement of clothing, supplies and equipment in regards to the 118th Battalion. This includes weaponry and the use the barrels filled with water as barrier protection for the recruits of the battalion.

File consists of correspondence, memorandas and circulars pertaining to the discharge of several members of the 118th Battalion. In the 118th's case, discharge occurred do to lying about age or place of birth, medical reasons, and pressure of the family of said recruit. In some of the latter cases, Lt-Col. Lochead appeals to several recruit's parents to give their blessing to their son for having joined the 118th.

File consists of the personal papers of Lt-Col. Lochead. These include correspondence between the colonel and his friends, prominent civilians, and his family. A good part of the file tends to focus on an corruption charge levied against Lochead and his staff of the 118th Battalion.