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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 18

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month April 1917

Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices 19

Coupigny 1917 Ap. 21
Batt. at Coupigny. Men beginning to show benefit of rest
after long bout at the Front Lines. Fritz very active in
a hate? strafe in vicinity of Transport. He paid parti-
cular attention to the neighbouring town of Noeux
les Mines, especially in the evening, when the place
was twice set on fire, the second fire being quite con-
siderable. There were casualties reported among the civil
population. Hersin also received attention. RBO'S

Coupigny 22 Batt. at Coupigny. Fine weather. Vicinity of Transport
Lines shelled. RBO'S

Coupigny 23 Batt. at Coupigny. Operation Order no 67 issued. Major
Parkinson in Command of Battalion vice Lt. Colonel
Sparling, formerly of 73rd who has been acting for a
few days--

Operation Order no 67.
By Major R.F. Parkinson
Commanding 38th Can. Inf. Batt.
April 23rd 1917
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1. The Battalion will go into the line tomorrow April 24th
moving by Companies from the present billets at 8.30 am
at 5 minute intervals, in the following order. Head-
quarters, "A", "B", "C" and "D" Companies.

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