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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 17

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month April 1917

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

Compigny 1917 Ap. 15
at Vimy Ridge, facetiously remarked "This is no
place for us boys." RBO'S

do 16 Battalion in Coupigny Huts, being reorganised and cleaned.
Weather fine. Capt. E.C.H. Moore, Capt. H.F. Hill, Lieut W? B.
Duncan, Lieut. R.H.M. Jolliffe, were buried by Capt Clarke
at Chateau de la Haie Cemetery. German aeroplanes very
active and anti-aircraft guns kept busy. RBO'S

do 17 Batt. at Coupigny Huts. Continued reorganisation. Wet
and cold weather. very windy. Heavy traffic cutting up
wet roads. Paymaster went to Brigade Headquarters to
pay sub-staff. Brigadier General James Howden MacBrien
D.S.O. went to England for care of wound and recuperation.
Brigade H.Q. at Chateau de la Haie. Lieutenant Colonel
J.A. Clark, 72nd Canadian Infantry Battalion in command
of Brigade during the absence of the Brigadier. RBO'S

do 18 Batt. at coupigny Huts. Reorganisation continued.
Fritz shelled Hersin during the day. Very little damage. RBO'S

do 19 Batt. at Coupigny. Weather continues very variable.
Fritz continues to shell vicinity of Transport Lines. RBO'S

do 20 Batt. at Coupigny. Cold and disagreeable weather. Major
Parkinson returned from South of France & resumed duties. RBO'S

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