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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.
Army Form C. 2118.

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

Original Confidential
War Diary Month, October, 1917

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

29th Cont.
In the matter of equipment, all ranks other than Bombers, Lewis Gunners and
Signallers carried 70 rounds of S.A.A., while Specialists carried 120 rounds, each.
Bombers & Mills Grenades, each Rifle Grenadier 1 smoke Grenade, 5 Mills Grenades RFP.
and 5 no. 28 Grenades. Each Lewis Gun Crew was equipped with 35 Magazines. One
Ground Flare per man was issued. 4 S.O.S. Grenades per platoon, 4 Sand bags per man,
100 shovels per Company and 104 Rifle Wire Cutters. Great coats and rubber sheets are
being carried by all ranks. In addition to iron rations, each Officer, N.C.O. and
man carried 48 hours rations.

The Battalion moved forward at 7.30 P.M. with the following Officers:-
Lieut. Colonel C.M. Edwards, D.S.O. In Command Lieut. Colonel R.H? Webb, M.C., attached, RFP.
Lieut. R.S. Cross, Adjutant Lieut. J. N?. D. Elder, Signalling Officer, Capt. N. M. Halkett, Medical
Officer, Capt. R. F. Thompson, M.C., Chaplain.
"A" Company
Lieut. W. Vernon in Command. Lieut. R.B. Veit?, Lieut. A. G. Starkings, Lieut R. D. Stalker.
"B" Company
Major J. N? Motherwell, in Command, Lieut. R? G? Burr, Lieut G.W. Banks, Lieut E.N. Almos.
"C" Company RFP.
Capt. J.O. Slaght in Command. Lieut. R? W. Rose? Lieut. F.H. Barnes, Lieut. R.D. Millyard.

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