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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.

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38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month March 1918

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

EMILE subsection support 1918 Mar 19 cont
Propaganda balloons were noticed during the
tour. Twelve dead Germans have been
counted lying outside our Trenches as a token
of our success against their attempted raid.
Battalion Headquarters now at M.11.d.90.50 with
four platoons in cellars around "A" Co H.Q. at M.11.
c.50.40 and the other platoons also housed in
cellars. The men are shaking hands with
themselves on their luck in getting out of the
trenches before the rains came. ajor Parkinson
D.S.O. went up to the Batt. and assumed command. RBO'S

do 20 Continued wet weather. Fine in late afternoon RBO'S

do 21 Our Batt. working parties accomplished good
work.
Brigade Orders, issued under date of 19th March,
by Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Edwards D.S.O. Com-
manding 12th Canadian Inf. Brigade, contained
the following.
5.53. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES. The following
congratulatory messages on the result of the

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