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.

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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