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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.

38th Canadians

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

Page 54
Army Form C. 2118.

Original - Confidential
War Diary for the month of October 1916

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

Front Line 1917 Aug 25 cont.
or an area dump. A sniping gun would be very effective
if turned on this spot, as the approach to it is three hun-
dred yards without cover.
There has been less enemy movement than usual during
the past 24 hours due probably to our sniping and machine
gun activity. Throughout the night, the enemy displayed
a nervous attitude as shown by exceedingly large num-
ber of flares and that the fact of the appearance of our
patrol at N.26.b.6.4. caused a bombing fusilade
all along this front.
Strength of Battalion
Officers 38. Other Ranks 1004. Details Officers 10. OR. 190
as per a.7.b.213. 25/8/17.
Trench Strength.
Officers 19 + Hdqrs. O.R. 625. RBO'S

Front Line 26
Batt in Front Line as per Oper Order 93.
Patrol Report.
Report of the day light patrol carried out by
Lieut. A. F. Menzies, M.C. on August 25th.
Starting point. LENS-ARRAS Road N.25.b.7.2, along
road to crossing of Canal at N.25.b.80.60. traversed
South side of Canal Bank to N.26.a.5.7. Could not
pass this point on account of enemy sniping

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