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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 Battalion

Original Confidential

War Diary Month August 1917

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

Front Line 1917 Aug. 10 cont.
Company Headquarters at N.26.c.2.4.
1 Platoon at N.26.d.30.25. to N.26.c.75.65
1 Platoon at N.26.c.75.80. to N.26.c.75.65
1 Platoon at N.25.b.95.05. to N.25.b.75.40
1 Platoon at N.26.c.30.20. to N.26.c.05.60

Summary of Intelligence 9 pm Aug 9th to 9 pm Aug. 10. 1917.
Our Artillery was active throughout the period. At 2.30
am barrage was placed along railway embankment
from N.33.a.9.9. to N.35.b.7.1. in conjunction with pro-
jection of gas. This afternoon enemy positions in
rear of railway embankment from N.33.b.70.01. to N.33.
a.90.95. were engaged by heavy guns. Wire cutting oper-
ations were also carried out in the area of AVION
CHATEAU. LENS was bombarded at intervals, at
5 am our Trench Mortars directed about fifty (50) bombs
to N.33.a.5.8. Bursts of Lewis Machine Gun fire were