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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 War Diary Confidential

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

ECURIE WOOD 17 Battalion supplied working party of 400 men and 4 officers digging JULY TREN H. Balance
of Bn. Carried on training. Weather fine and warm with a few showers. pART ii oRDERS nO 62
dated 16/7/18 contain the following under "Honors and Awards": MENTIONED IN DESPAT HES
LT. OL EDWARDS, C.M. D.S.O.: MAJOR ENGLISH A.S. : LT. COL. MURRAY F. J. : MAJ OLVER E? A.
Auth. Supplement to London Gazette No 30706 dated 28/5/18.

" LT COL. EDWARDS C.M. D.S.O. awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Order
in recognition of gallantry and distinguished service rendered in the Field." Auth. Supp. to
London Gazette No 30716, dated 3/6/18.

" 633803 Corpl. Gray J.E. : 246634 L/3pl. Roome W.E. : 261230 Pte Deyotte D. awarded
the Military Medal for bravery in the Field. Auth. Supp. to London Gazette No 30743, dated
12/6/18." RBO'S

" No 189994 Pte Pay B. awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for distinguished gallantry
and devotion to duty in the Field." Auth. Supp. to London Gazette 30716, dated 3/6/18.

" No 669870 Pte Stewart D. mentioned in despat hes of Sir Douglas Haig." Auth. Supp. to
London Gazette No 30706, dated 28/5/18. RBO'S

do do 18 Day devoted to general training. Weather very warm. RBO'S

do do 19 In accordance with Operation Order No 34 the Battalion relieved the 4th Canadian Infantry
Battalion at night, leaving ECURIE WOOD Camp at 8 p.m. Frontage approximately H.5.a.9.1
to H.11.C.8.5. Ref Map 51 B N. W. Company disposition- "A" Coy right support Company;
"B" Company, right front line Company: C Company left front line Company: "D" Coy left
support Company. During the day considerable enemy shelling in immediate vicinity of ECURIE
WOOD CAMP in a vain attempt to bring down our observation balloon near-by. Weather fine and RBO'S
very warm.

IN THE LINE do 20 Our aircraft active over enemy back areas. Occasional
FAMPOUX section front line. Enemy balloon damaged and forced to descend. One casualty, No 219277 Pte Palmer
on the Scarpe killed. RBO'S
North of ARRAS

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