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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

Page 4

38th Canadians

Original Confidential

War Diar for the month of March 1917

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

Chateau de la Haie 1917 Mar 25
in forenoon to take their position in the Front Line
Trenches from Vincent to Ersaty C.T. under the
command of the Lt Colonel Edwards D.S.O., Captain
Hill acting as adjutant. Fine weather. RBO'S

Trenches 26 Batt. in trenches Vincent to Ersaty C.T. Wet weather. RBO'S
Four patrols were sent out during the night 25-26. One
encountered an enemy post at approximately S.15.
c.8.5. & were fired upon by Machine Gun. The pro-
ceded southward to near the Front Line, where they hear
large carrying party apparently moving articles which
sounded like trench mats, but it was too dark to see.
They later returned to endeavour to discover the
Machine gun post. They could hear talking & saw
a strong enemy patrol of seven men leaving the
enemy trenches and proceed northward returning
shortly afterwards to his front line at the same spot.
The patrols on the left front did not encounter or see
any of the enemy but were fired on by two machine
guns from his front line, on eapproximately at S.15.
a.09.15. & the other from about S.15.c.05.70. There also
appeared to be saps running forward from the above

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