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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 5

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month July 1917

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

Villers au Bois 1917 July 17
8 am - 9 am. P.T. & B.F. Cose order drill at W.24.d.5.4.
9 am to 4 pm at Rifle Range. Batt. paid in afternoon
& evening receiving double pay. RBO'S

do 18 Sports again postponed on account of wet. Roster for
the day called for 8 am to 9 am P.T. & Close Order Drill
B.7. 9 am to 12 noon. Platoon in attack. 2 pm to 4 pm
Company in attack. Practice in assembling in trenches
& attack from trenches. Bombing. Rifle Grenading, Sig-
nalling. Lewis Gun. RBO'S

do 19 Roster for the day. 8 to 9 Close order Drill & P.T. at
W.24.d.5.4. 9 to 12 noon. B.7. & Platoons in attack.
Wet weather continues. Observation balloon destroyed. RBO'S

do 20 Sports of the 4th Canadian Division, after many post-
ponements, pulled off.

do 21 Batt. Route March. Hot weather. Present Strength of the
Batt as at this date - Officers 40. OR 1057. Details
Officers 10 0 OR 88. 38th Concert Troupe put on show
at Transport Lines in evening. RBO'S

do 22 Church Parade. Hot weather. Fritz generous in fore-
noon with shell fire to our East.

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

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