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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 2118.

Page 5

Original Confidential

38th Canadians

War Diary Month May 1917

Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information 6 Remarks and references to Appendices

Vimy 1917 May 3 cont.
The limited fire on our front and support lines consisted of
77's, 4.2's and overhead shrapnel, while some heavy shells
were directed on the Lens-Arras road. From 4.45 am, our
aeroplanes patrolled this Battalion frontage. No casualties
have been reported, as yet, as a result of enemy retaliation.
An officer's Patrol under Lieut. H. C. Graves, Scout Officer,
and his scouts, fully patrolled the frontage of left sub-
sector from 10.30 pm last night to 3 am today, recom??-
tring as far as wire in front of enemy front line system.
No enemy patrols were seen or encountered, nor was any
movement dissernable in enemy line.
Hostile machine gun fire, in very small bursts, came inter-
mitantly throughout the night from the direction of M. 36.a.3.9
and F.1.a.8.5.

The enemy displalyed a considerable number of flares from
the direction of T.1.a.3.9 M.36.d.8.3 1/4 and T. 1. a. 9. 6.

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