38th CEF War Diary

WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Army Form C. 2118.

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38th Batt. Canadians

Original - Confidential War Diary for the Month of November 1916

Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information

Albert -- 1916 Nov 22 -- -- Batt at Albert. - Moved to Bouzincourt at 2pm. Heavy bombardment by our guns at night and continued through the day - Weather fine. Heavy mist at night - Search parties sent out for bodies of Officers - three bodies recovered. Capt Sears - Lieut. Lumsden - Lieut Parker - Eleven casualties to search party - Fine weather -- RBOS

Bouzincourt -- 23 -- -- Funeral of 3 Officers at 10am. Gen. Watson & staff & Col. Edwards and officers of 38th attended funeral - Warm weather. -- RBOS

Bouzincourt -- 24 -- -- Reinforcement of 118 other ranks paraded before the Pay Master at Bouzincourt. Fine weather. -- RBOS

Bouzincourt -- 25 -- -- Batt at Bouzincourt - Transport lines still at Tara Hill. Notice to move received. -- RBOS

Varennes -- 26 -- -- The Batt moved with Transport Lines from Bouzincourt at 2.30 pm under Major Fergusson. Col. Edwards acting Brigadier *General* (crossed through) of 12th Brigade. Batt arrived at Varennes at 6 pm and went into billets. Very cold. -- RBOS

Robompré -- 27 -- -- Batt left Varennes at 12.15 noon, arriving at Robompré at 5.15 pm. Went into billets. -- RBOS

Robompré -- 28 -- -- Batt resting - Physical drill. Heavy fog - very cold. -- RBOS

Robompré -- 29 -- -- Batt resting - cold weather. -- RBOS

Beauval -- 30 -- -- Batt started for Beauval at 11.45, arriving at 2 pm and were billeted for the night. Very cold and heavy fog. -- RBOS

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 Battalion Canadians

Original Confidential War Diary for the month of December 1916

Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices Beauval -- 1916 Dec 1 -- -- Battalion started from Beauval 9.25 am proceding to Froheu le Grand & were billeted for the night at Villers d`hospital. -- RBOS

Villers d`hospital -- 1916 Dec 2 -- -- Left Villers d`hospital at 9.45 am arriving at Guinecourt and Hericourt at 4 pm. Billeted. -- RBOS

Guinecourt and Hericourt -- 1916 Dec 3 -- -- Left Guinecourt and Hericourt at 9.55am arriving at Diéval at 3.30 pm. Billeted. -- RBOS

Diéval -- 1916 Dec 4 -- -- Left Diéval at 9.45 am for Poruay arriving at 2 pm. Battalion billeted. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 5 -- -- Batln in Poruay resting & being reorganised. Major part of battion paid by paymaster in the late after noon and evening. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 6 -- -- Balance of battalion paid . Company drill, {brigade} staff paid in the afternoon at Riuty, Reinforce ment of ten officers arrived. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 7 -- -- Routine work. Fine weather. Number of aeroplanes seen. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 8 -- -- Routine work. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 9 -- -- Routine in foreuoou. Reinforcemants of one hundred and fortyeight O.R.arrived. Oaraded before paymaster. -- RBOS

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