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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 6

38th Canadians

Original Confidential

War Diary for Month of March 1917

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

Trenches 1917 March 26 cont
able to reach the trench, one of these subsequently dying.
At the same time, however, one jet of flame was noticed
in "No Man's Land" towards the enemy line, and three
larger flames were seen behind the enemy's line. RBO'S

do 27th Batt. in trenches Vincent to Ersaty C. T. Capt. Mc-
gloughlin went to England on leave.

Our artillery, both Heavy and 18 pounders have been
particularly active during the past twenty four
hours and there was considerable retaliation.
A test barrage, principally of 18 pounders was put
over towards Bairn and Raffle trenches. During
the day our firing was practically continuous,
though not particularly heavy. Our Trench
Mortars and Brigade Machine guns were also active.
Among our Snipers, no 144061. Pte. L. Beaulieu and
no 4110008. Pte. R. Bailey, claimed successful shots.
Owing to the low visibility, our aircraft found
it practically impossible to do any work, only one
of our machines being seen throughout the day.
At 7 pm our Tunnellers last evening fired a Camou-
flat? near Montreal Crater. Gas was seen to rise to

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