Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, 99 Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, covering November 1915 to December 1916 across 482 pages. It names 63 places across 82 dated entries.

Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 74 reports, narratives and plans, 117 Operation Orders, two appendices and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on raid by 1/K.R.R.C. on night of 25th/26th Sept. 1916; Report on raid carried out by 1/K.R.R.C. on the night of 25/26th Sept; Table issued with 99th Inf. Bde operation order No. 1; Table of Reliefs issued with operation order No. 2; Table of Reliefs, issued with 99? B. operation order No. 3; March Table issued with 99th Inf. Bde. operation order No. 6; 99th Infantry Brigade Addendum to operation order No. 6; 99th I.B. instructions numbered 1 to 3 (3 of them); March Table issued with 99th I.B. Instruction No. 1; 99th Infantry Brigade. report on gas operation of 21st December, 1915; 99 I.B. instructions No.1; Revised March Table to Be attached to 99th Inf. Bde. instructions No 1.

The diary opens at Tidwall on 15 November 1915. 1915 is spent at Cambrin, Bethune, Steenbecque, Gonnehem and Tidwall. 1916 is the most travelled year, 63 places against 11 in the next busiest, and is spent at Aix Noulette, Yvrench, Sailly au Bois, Gonnehem and Chateau De La Haie. It closes at Yvrench on 31 December 1916. Aix Noulette is where it spent longest, 52 days across three separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Yvrench.

Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau De La Haie, Carency Section Chateau De La Haie, Mansell Copse and Sailly-au-Bois Quarry.

In 1915 it is also recorded at Boulogne, En route Bonlogne To Steenbecque By Rail and Busnes. In 1916 it is also recorded at Loisne, House At Canal Junction, Le Halte, Cottes, Barlin, Divion, Bomy, Bruay, Villers Au Bois and Bde Advance [...] Cabaret Rouge.