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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 9th cont
Batt paraded at 2 pm to complimentary concert at
"Very Lights" Theatre. Very heavy rain. RBO'S

do 10 Church Parade at 10.30 am. Large mail. RBO'S

do 11 Batt at routine work. Preparation for inspection by
General Byng. Fine weather. Large mail. RBO'S

do 12 Parade at 9 o'clock am. for inspection. Very wet.
Heavy snow fall in forenoon. Inspection postponed. RBO'S

do 13 Batt at routine work. Part of Battalion paid by Pay-
master at night. Colonel returned to Battalion. RBO'S

do 14 Inspection of Battalion by General Bying in forenoon
Brigade staff paid by Paymaster in afternoon. RBO'S
Balance of Battalion paid by Paymaster in afternoon. RBO'S

do 15 Battalion at routine work. Good weather. RBO'S

do 16 Battalion at routine work in forenoon. Cold RBO'S

do 17 Colonel of Batt receives ribbon of D.S.O. Goes on leave
Church parade in forenoon. Heavy fog in afternoon. RBO's

do 18 Church parade in forenoon. Heavy fog in afternoon. RBO'S

do 19 Routine. Cold. RBO'S

Routine. Cold. RBO'S

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