38th CEF War Diary

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 or INTELLIGENCE Summary (Erase heading not required.)

Page I Army Form C2118. 3

Original - Confidential War Diary for the month of October 1916

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

----- Ganspette -- 1916 Oct. -- RBOS

Ganspette -- 1 -- 8. am -- Church Parade - Training in the afternoon -- RBOS

Ganspette -- 2 -- -- Training - Bombing - Orders recieved tp move. -- RBOS

Ganspette -- 3 -- -- Battalion marded out at 10.30 am, arriving at Argues about 530 pm. Battlion entrainined at 7.30 pm -- RBOS

Gaudas -- 4 -- -- arrived at Gaudas by train about 9.30 am & marched to Fieffes -- RBOS

Fieffes -- 4 -- -- arrived at Fieffes about 4. pm & placed in billets -- RBOS

Fieffes -- 5 -- -- Training of Battalion -- RBOS

Fieffes -- 6 -- -- Training of Battalion -- RBOS

Fieffes -- 7 -- 7.30 am -- Marched to Rubompré -- RBOS

Rubompré -- 7 -- -- Battalion arrived about noon & placed in billets -- RBOS

Rubompré -- 8 -- 8 am -- Battalion marched to Márloy Bailleau -- RBOS

Márloy Bailleau -- 8 -- 11 am -- Battalion arrived at Márloy Bailleau-- RBOS

Márloy Bailleau -- 9 -- -- Physical Training -- RBOS

Márloy Bailleau -- 10 -- -- Physical Training -- RBOS

Márloy Bailleau -- 11 -- -- Physical Training. Orders to move to recieved. Arrangements made by Chaplain in Y.M.C.A. tent for administration of Holy Communion to all men wishing to attend. Attendance was entirely voluntary and about 250 men ----- 2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/12.