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Original Confidential

War Diary month May 1917

38th Canadians

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.
Army Form C2118.

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

Hosp'l Ridge 1917 May 2 cont
each from "B" Company. "D" Co. in Second Line, "A" & "B"
Companies in the Third Line "A" on the Left and "B" on the
right. The Battalion will move in the following order. Head-
quarters, "C", "D", "B" and "A" Companies. First Company
38th Canadian Infantry Battalion to arrive at 72nd Can. Inf.
Batt. Headquarters at 10 pm. remaining Companies at
20 minute intervals each. No movement over Vimy
Ridge before 8.40 p.m.

Completion of relief to be reported to Batt. Headquarters by O.C.
Company's wiring in his own name. RBO's.

Left Sub Sector Frontline 3
Batt. in front line on Left sub-sector
Our Atillery barrage at 3.45 am today was not heavy on
this Batt. front being very light in comparison with our
fire on our right. Oberving officer in our front line re-
ports that fire was accurately placed on enemy front line
system. Enemy S.O.S. signals were displayed on our

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