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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 Batt Canadians

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

Page 65
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 28 cont.
Hostile retaliation to our fire has been slow in com-
mencing and weak, with the exception of the night of August
24th when our Machine Guns and Trench Mortars placed
a heavy barrage on his lines. On this occation, retalia-
tion was instant and heavy. A sniping gun was
very active against all movement in AVOIN on August
25th and 26th. In the AVION Sector, both our Stokes
Guns and 2" Trench Mortars have fired each night on
the grounds of the RED CHATEAU SALINE TRENCH, FOSSE 4. and
N.33.c.5.7. Enemy Trench Mortars have been active
on our right front, but there has been a decrease in fire
against the ELEU Sector. With regard to our Machine
Guns, activity was above normal, both on the part of
the Vickers and Lewis guns, covering back areas and
selected targets in ANTELOPE and SLACK Trenches, the
GREEN CRASSIER, Railway Embankment and CITE DU
NORD. Machine guns of the enemy have decreased
their fire, only occasional bursts of fire from the vicinity
of the GREEN CRASSIER and Railway Embankment bieng
reported. During the operations against the
GREEN CRASSIER our snipers were particularly active

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