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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.

Sheet -3-

Original Confidential

November 1918

38th Canadian Infantry Battalion.

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

ANZIN 12 Battalion in training. Bath Parade to VALENCHIENNE in morning but baths were not available
until afternoon. Fire broke out in Battalion Headquarters at 2.30 p.m. and was quenched
about 5.00 p.m. All records and hourse? furniture saved, and picquet was placed on and around KCC?
property. B.H.Q. moved to 216 Rue de Conde. Weather fair.

ANZIN (216 Rue de Conde) 13 Battalion in training. Warning Order received to be prepared to commence march to Soblens?,
Germany, on the 13th inst. Officers' Mess dinner at 7.30 p.m. to Brigade Staff and Battalion KCC?
Commanders. Weather dull.

do 14 Battalion in preparation for move to Germany. Conference of Company Commanders held at 8.30
and Battalion Commanders' Conference at 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters at 2.30 p.m. KCC?
Billeting Party of one Officer and six other ranks, on bicycles, moved forward in evening.

do 15. Battalion fell in at 11.00 a.m. and moved from starting point at 11.42 and marched to KCC?
BAISIEUX arriving at 4.30 p.m. Battalion Headquarters at 164 Rue de LOUISE. Weather fine.

BAISIEUX 16 Battalion left starting point at S.18.c.25.55. at 9.00 a.m. and continued march to
PETIT WASMES, arriving at noon. B.H.Q. at 130 Rue de Bahut. Weather fair and cold. KCC?

PETIT-WASMES 17 Weather fine and cold. Roman Catholic Church Parade at 9.00 am. to R.C. Church in WASMES. KCC?
Protestant Church Parade at 10.00 a.m. in church at WASMES. Commanding Officer meets all
Officers of the Battalion in conference at Headquarters Mess at 10.30.. Bath Parade to
baths in WASMES Mines in afternoon. Staff parade of N.C.O.'s at 4.30 p.m.

do 18 Snowing and Raining. Battalion in Training. Short Route March in full marching order, KCC?
in forenoon. Sport in afternoon.

do 19 Weather dull. Battalion in training. Preparation for resumption of march next day. KCC?

do 20 Misty and cold. Battalion left WASMES at 9.15 for CIPLY arriving at 12.30. B.H.Q. at KCC?
No. 1 Rue de FAISSEAU.

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