38th CEF War Diary

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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

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 19 -- -- Routine - Cold -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 20 -- -- Routine. Preparing to move. Very cold. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 21 -- -- Routine. Preparations to move completed. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 22 -- -- Left Brouay at 8.30 am arriving at Petit Serovins? at 1 pm. (where Transport lines were established) & at Estree Coucher at 2.30 pm where the Batt went into billets. -- RBOS

Estree Coucher -- 1916 Dec 23 -- -- Routine work. -- RBOS

[Estree Coucher]] -- 1916 Dec 24 -- -- Routine work. Draft of 93 O.R. paraded before Paymaster. -- RBOS

[Estree Coucher]] -- 1916 Dec 25 -- -- Batt. moved out at 9. am. to Cambligneul & went into billets. Visit in afternoon by Brigadier General. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 26 Routine. Some of the officers inspected front lines. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 27 Routine. Other officers of Batt. inspected front lines. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 28 The Colonel in command. Details sent to schools. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 29 The Colonel in command. Routine work. Details sent to schools. Gas tests. Final preparations made to move. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 30 Battalion marched out at 9 am to Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 31. Battalion located at Vimy Ridge. Transport remaining at Petit Servins??. -- RBOS

R S. Parkinson Major for O.C. 38 Battn Cos

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