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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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38th Batt Canadians

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

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Ganspette -- 1916 Oct.
do -- 1 -- 8. am -- Church Parade - Training in the afternoon

do -- 2 -- -- Training - Bombing - Orders recieved tp move.

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

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

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

do -- 5 -- -- Training of Battalion

do -- 6 -- -- Training of Battalion

do -- 7 -- 7.30 am -- Marched to Rubompre

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

' -- 8 -- 8 am -- Battalion marched to Marloy - Bailleau

Márloy Bailleau -- 8 -- 11 am -- Battalion arrived at Marloy - Bailleau
do -- 9 -- -- Physical Training

do -- 10 -- -- Physical Training

do -- 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
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