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Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Par 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 19 Routine - Cold RBO'S

do 20 Routine. Preparing to move. Very cold. RBO'S

do 21 Routine. Preparations to move completed. RBO'S

do 22 Left Brouay at 8.30 am arriving at Petit Serovins? at
1 pm. (where Transport lines were established) & at
Estree Coucher at 2.30 pm where the Batt went into billets. RBO'S

Estree Coucher 23 Routine work. RBO'S

do 24 Routine work. Draft of 93 O.R. paraded before Paymaster RBO'S

do 25 Batt. moved out at 9. am. to Cambligneul & went into billets. RBO'S

Cambligneul 26 Routine. Some of the officers inspected front lines. RBO'S

do 27 Routine. Other officers of Batt. inspected front lines. RBO'S

do 28 The Colonel in command. Details sent to schools. RBO'S

do 29 The Colonel in command. Routine work. Details sent to schools. RBO'S
Gas tests. Final preparations made to move. RBO'S

do 30 Battalion marched out at 9 am to Vimy Ridge RBO'S

do 31. Battalion located at Vimy Ridge. Transport
remaining at Petit Servins. RBO'S

R S. Parkinson Major
for O.C. 38 Battn Cos

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