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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Army Form C. 2118.

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38th Battalion Canadians

Original Confidential

War Diary for the month of November 1916

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

Somme Front 1916 Nov. 1
Transport Lines at Tara Hill - Battalion in Chalk Pits.
Working parties supplied - Wet weather.
RBO'S

2
Paymaster at Chalk Pits to pay Batt but orders
having been received that Batt. would return to
trenches that afternoon, pay was postponed -
Brigade staff paid - Wet weather -
RBO'S

3
Batt. returned from trenches to Transport Lines - Wet.
RBO'S

4
Batt. received issue of clean clothing and paraded
to battle in Albert - Part of Battalion paid before
being moved to Bouzincourt at 2.30 pm - Wet.
RBO'S

5
Batt. at Bouzincourt - Paid by P.M. - High wind -
RBO'S

6
Batt. at Bouzincourt - Wet weather - Hostile airmen
exploded trench ammunition dump - Heavy hostile
shelling of vicinity of Transport lines - High explo-
sive calibre - Bombs dropped in lines - No casual-
ties - Tents nearly blown over by concussions -
Short of coal and wood -
RBO'S

7.
Batt at Bouzincourt - Wet weather - Our gains in
vicinity very active through the day & preceding night -
RBO'S

8
Batt. at B - Showers through the day - Mutual
firing in evening and night.

C M Edwards Lt Col.
Commander, 38th Battn Canadians