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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 Canadians

Original Confidential

War Diary for the month of April 1917

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

Trenches 1917 Ap. 8 cont.
and 11. am today, has been very feeble, a few shrapnel
& H.E. however were put on our support lines & Zouave
Vallley. At 8.40 last evening, the enemy ent up a
golden rocket, from his Suppor Lines, followed by a
Red and Green, a few minutes later. In about
five minutes a heavy barrage was put on our front
and Suppor Line, continuing for about 30 minutes.
At the same time he fired a great many flares and
also developed machine gun fire. This appeared to be
in the direcion s.14.a.2.3; s.15.a.3.0; s.15.c.5.8. His reta-
liation to our shoot this morning took about five
minues to commence, and in addition to firing at
our Front and Support Line and the Valley, a few fell
in the middle of No Man's Land. At 10.30 pm he
sent up two green and some golden rockets. These
also called for a bombardment on our Front and
Support Lines. About 7 pm last evening five
Enemy planes were noticed patrolling at a great
height. These did not come oer our line. About

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