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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 sub-sector 1918 Mar 24 cont.
artillery and planes active on both sides.
Huns attempted a raid on our left company
early this morning. He approached in two par-
ties of fifteen and twenty respectively. None of the
enemy passed our wire and it is estimated that
he suffered twenty casualties. Weather : fine RBO'S

do 25 Very heavy barrage at 5 am. Cold in early morn
with white frost. Information on the fighting
front very discouraging. Official French an-
nouncement that Paris is being shelled by long
range gun. Bright moonlight. Weather cold
& dreary but improved in late afternoon.
Raiding parties of the Huns were dispersed by
our rifle and Lewis Gun fire & the enemy did
not reach closer than 50 yards to our lines.
Our casualties were 1. OR killed & 6 OR. wound-
ed. Enemy casualties, not known.
Brigade Orders under this date, state that
Brigadier General J.H. MACBRIEN. C.M.G. D.S.O.
reassumes command of this Brigade from
23-2-18. RBO'S

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