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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.

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38th Batt Canadians

WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE Summary
(Erase heading not required.)

Page 34.
Army Form C. 2118.

Original - Confidential
War Diary Month August 1917

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

Support Line 1917 Aug 17 cont.
vicinity of Observation Balloons. Operation Order no 93
The 38th Can. Inf. Batt. will relieve the 72 Can. Inf. Batt
in the left sub-sector on the night of August 19th/20th 1917
"A" Co. will relieve Co. 72nd Batt in AVION.
"D" Co will relieve Co. 72nd Batt. in ELEU (horseshoe) trench sys-
tem. "B" Co with one platoon in ELEU dit LEAUVETTE
will relieve Co. 72nd Batt. left support. "C" Co. will
relieve 72nd Co. in right support. Relief not to com-
mence before 9.15 pm and no movement to take place
in larger bodies than platoons. disposition report to
be rendered to Batt. Hdqrs in PIANO DUE?VT showing
Platoons separately and giving the map location. RBO'S
18 Batt. in support. Companies down for bath & change.
Strength of Batt. officers 39. OR. 1016. Details away?
Off. 7 O.R. 123. Leave O.R. 35.
Trench Strength. Officers 24. plus Hdqrs.. O.R. 688. RBO'S
19 Batt. in support Co. down from preceding night for bath
& change returned to line (support) after dinner. Major
Parkinson returns from Couference & goes to Support Line
Operation Order 93 deferred to night 20th/21st. RBO'S