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Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs. Part II.
and the Staff Manual respectively. Title Pages
will be prepared in manuscript.

WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
(Erase heading not required.)

Army Form C. 2118.

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38th Battalion Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary for the month of December 1916

Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 9 -- cont -- Batt paraded at 2 pm to complimentary concert at
"Very Lights" Theatre. Very heavy rain. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 10 -- -- Church Parade at 10.30 am. Large mail. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 11 -- -- Batt at routine work. Preparation for inspection by
General Byng. Fine weather. Large mail. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 12 -- -- Parade at 9 o'clock am. for inspection. Very wet.
Heavy snow fall in forenoon. Inspection postponed. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 13 -- -- Batt at routine work. Part of Battalion paid by Pay-
master at night. LCol Edwards returned to Battalion. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 14 -- -- Inspection of Battalion by General Byng in forenoon
Brigade staff paid by Paymaster in afternoon. Balance of Battalion paid by Paymaster in afternoon. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 15 -- -- Battalion at routine work. Cold weather. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 16 -- -- Battalion at routine work in forenoon. Cold. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 17 -- -- Colonel of Batt receives ribbon of D.S.O. Goes on leave
Church parade in forenoon. Heavy fog in afternoon. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 18 -- -- Routine. Cold. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 19 -- -- Routine. Cold. -- RBOS

2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/12.

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