Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff, 4th Division, covering January 1917 to July 1917 across 675 pages. It names 12 places across 16 dated entries.

Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five casualty and personnel returns, 59 reports, narratives and plans, 48 Operation Orders, nine defence schemes, twenty-four appendices, 46 maps and five diagrams. Among the papers are: Casualties-4th Division-from 1st to 28th February 1917; Appendix 2. Evacuation of casualties of 4th Division during the operations; Appendix 5. Casualties-9th to 24th April 1917; App 7 report on raid; App 8 report on raid carried out by Household Battn. (10 Bde) night 15/16 July; Report on raid carried out by 1/Hamps R. (11 Bde) night 26/27 July; Report on raid; Organization of Intelligence during Forthcoming operations (Reference 4th Divn; 4th Division Move Table to Accompany 4th Div. order No. 5. Table "A"; Move Table "A" to Accompany Division order No. 9; Company 4th Division order No. 13; 4th Division order No. 14.

The diary opens at Chipilly on 1 January 1917. 1917 is spent at P.C. Chapeau, Hermaville, Chipilly and Frohen Le Grand. It closes on 31 July 1917. P.C. Chapeau is where it spent longest, 34 days, including a single unbroken stay of 20.

In 1917 it is also recorded at Corbie, Frohen le Grand. Chau. de Boismont, Chau. de Boismont, Railway cutting and War Diary, General Staff, 4th Division.