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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.

Page 3

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month April 1918

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

VICTORY CAMP April 6
Hun planes dropped bombs on adjacent camps from a
great height. There were some casualties. Batt. cleaning
up. Weather :- Fine sunshiny day, rain at night. RBO'S

do 7 Church Parades. Weather :- Sprinkling rain most of the day. RBO'S

do 8 Batt. carrying on as "B" Batt. Weather :- cold but clear
through preceding night and guns and planes were working. RBO'S

do 9 Anniversary of "VIMY RIDGE" victory. A day of remi-
niscences. Artillery dual in forenoon between the heavies
located near us & the Huns. In the afternoon, Capt
GOODWIN on behalf of the officers, N.C.O.'s & men of "B" Co.
presented Capt. O,SULLIVAN, Paymaster, with a Hun re-
volver, captured on the night of the Hun raid on the
Company, last month. At 7.30 pm an anniver-
sary banquet was held and, in addition to the Officers
of the Batt, there were present Brigadier General
MacBrien, Colonels Clark, Kirkcaldy, Borden & others.
The menu was exceptionally good, speeches were inter-
esting and the amusement programme a great suc-
cess. Weather. Heavy Fog most of the day but fair
at night. RBO'S

do 10 Batt. carrying on. Mail brought papers at noon
containing Sir Arthur Currie's Orders to the Corps.

2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/13.

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