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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

38th Canadian Infantry Battalion

Army Form C. 2118.

original

30/

Confidential
January 1919

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

LATHUY 1 New Year's Day. No.Parades. Concert by 4th Cdn.Div Concert Party "Babes of Bourlon Wood" RSC.
in Harmony Hall, JODOIGNE in evening. Battalion dance after. Weather fine.

" 2 Weather fine and cold. Battalion in Training & Educational Work. Preparing for move. RSC
Billeting party moved off at 09.00 hours.

" 3 Battalion fell in at 08.00 hours and marched to BIEZ and arrived at 12.00 hours. During
march Battalion was inspected by Major-General Sir David Watson, KCB, CMG. and congratulated RSC
on appearance and marching. Orders received to resume march on January 4th. Weather
dull with occational showers. B.H.Q. located in Estaminet on Main Street, BIEZ, "A" & "B"
Companies were billeted in BIEZ and "C" & "D" Companies in HEXES.

BIEZ 4 Battalion fell in at 07.30 a.m. and moved off at 08.00 hours arriving at BOURGEOIS at 12.50 RSC
hours. B.H.Q. located at 26 Rue de Haute. Weather unsettled.

BOURGEOIS 5 Roman Catholic Church Parade to village church at 09.30 hours. Weather dull. RSC

" 6 Battalion in Training, and Educational Work.
Weather fine. RSC

" 7 Battalion in Training and Educational Work. Weather fair. RSC

" 8 Commencement of re-organization of Bugle Band. Kit Inspection. Weather dull & raining. RSC

" 9 Route March - Battle Order. Weather fair. RSC

" 10 Battalion in Training. Bath Parade. Educational Work. Weather fair and cold. RSC

" 11 Battalion in Training. N.C.O.'s drill class. Transport competition at 2.00 p.m. RSC
Half Holiday. Battalion dance in evening.

" 12 Protestant Church Service in Dance Hall BOURGEOIS at 09.00 hours. R.C. Service in village RSC
Church, Bourgeois at 09.30 hours. Weather unsettled.

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

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