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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 SUMARY
(Erase heading not required.)

Army Form C. 2118.

Page 12

38th Canadians

Original
Confidential
War Diary for Month April 1917

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

Trenches 1917 Ap. 8 cont.
heavy barrage on his own front line and "No Man's Land"
Several enemy aircraft have been seen today patrolling
in rear of his front line. About 9.40 am one ap-
proached our front line, but was driven back by our
A.A. Guns. Our strength return for the 8th showed
forty four officers and eleven hundred and thirty five
OR. -- of which fourteen officers and one hundred and
ninety eight are with "Details." Weather very wet. RBO'S

Trenches 9 Batt. in trenches as previously stated, until 8.35 when
the charge was made. See appendix. The attack
was made in four waves with a total strength in the
waves of 12 officers and 550 O.R. There were, in
addition, the Commanding Officer and six other officers
at Battalion Headquarters, the R.S.M. 3 orderly Room
Clerks, 14 Signallers, 16 runners, 5 medical staff
in Blue Bull Tunnel. During this day, three officers
and 60 other ranks, specialists, were ordered up from
Chateau de la Haie, these taking part in subsequent
operations. See appendix "Battle of Vimy Ridge" RBO'S

2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/13.

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