38th CEF War Diary

Volume -1. Pages - 4. 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.

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WAR DIARY of INTELLIGENCE Summary (Erase heading not required.) 38th Batt Canadians

Page 1 Army Form C2118

Original - Confidential War Diary for the month of September/16

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Summary of Events and Information

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

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Ypres Salient -- 1916 Kemmil Front - Sept. 1 -- -- Battalion in Trenches. Transport at Quebec Camp. -- RBOS

do -- 2 -- -- Battalion in Trenches - Surprise mounts commenced Gas alert at Transprt Lines 11.30 pm to 1.30 am Sep 3. -- [RBOS]

do -- 3 -- 1030 am -- Transport Lines broke Camp, proceeding to Locre & there established First Line Transport. -- [RBOS]

do -- 4 -- -- Patrol report. Listening Patrol from midnight till 1. am Sep 5th Could hear no hostile patrols moving about and no working parties. Our artillery quiet. Bombing etc. nil. Machine guns occasionally. Sniping nil. Listening patrols only.

Enemey's Artillery quiet. Their bombing - nil. Machine guns occasionaly. Rifle fire desiltory. Sniping nil. None of enemy's patrols discovered [d], their attitude passive - Nothing was observed in connection with the ebeny's trenches and works, aircraft or identification. -- [RBOS]

do -- 5 -- 2 am -- Slight shelling by our Artillery. Our bombing was quiet. Machine guns intermittent. Sniping was occasional with indirect fire at Hop Point - during the night - Our patrols established a listening post.

Enemy's activity - Artillery quiet. Bombing nil - Machine guns intermittent. Rifle fire slight. Sniping from Relack Redoubt. Patrols nil. Attitude Passive. Trenches and works nil. One enemy Biplane observed at 2.30 pm. -- [RBOS]

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