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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 C2118.

Page 12

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month April 1918

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

FRONT LINE April 27
There was hostile steady but scattered shelling spread
over our area. Several hits were made on TIRED ALLEY
between RED LINE and PLUMER. Little shelling of our
Right Front Line.
Weather - dull with poor visibility. RBO'S

do 28 Weekly Records of the Month
Effective Strength Ration Strength Details Reinforcements
Offs. OR. Offs. OR. Offs. OR Offs. OR.
April 6th 1918 46 1056 39 983 10 87 --- 119
13th 45 1053 39 993 9 69 --- 14
20th 46 1075 42 950 7 133 x1 42
27th 47 1037 43 915 7 130 xx 1 2
2 '77
x Captain E. Bassett added to Effective Strength, and
Details on being attached to 142nd Infantry Brigade.
xx Major A.S. English rejoined unit 26-4-18.
Operation Order no 25 issued. Ref. Map MAROEUIL 1/20.000
The 38th Can. Inf. Batt. will be relieved by the 85th

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