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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.)
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Army Form C. 2118.
38th Canadians Original - Confidential
War Diary for the month of February 1917
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Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and
references to Appendices
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1917
Verdrel -- 1917 Feb 15 -- -- Batt. at Verdrel. Draft of 15 men paraded by Capt. O'Sullivan
& later paid. Donation of cigarettes & tabacco sent by the Calgary Herald through the Paymaster deliveredto Major Parkinson for distribution to the men. -- RBOS
Verdrel -- 1917 Feb 16 -- -- Batt. at Verdrell. Mild weather. -- RBOS
Verdrel -- 1917 Feb 17 -- -- Batt. at Verdrell. Mild weather. -- RBOS
Verdrel -- 1917 Feb 18 -- -- Batt. returned to trenches at Vimy Ridge. Paymaster and clerk went to Rouen on duty. Mild weather. -- RBOS
Trenches -- 1917 Feb 19 -- -- Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS
Trenches -- 1917 Feb 20 -- -- Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS
Trenches -- 1917 Feb 21 -- -- Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS
Trenches -- 1917 Feb 22 -- -- Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge. At 5.30 pm a raid on German trenches was made by five officers and 85 other ranks, assisted by Field and Heavy artillery stokes mortors and machine guns. Results 38th Batt
1. Thirty three dead Huns were counted.
2. S? dug-outs were bombed.
3. Estimated that the enemy sustained at least forty other casualties besides the above dead.
4. Enemy wire practically nil. Trenches in bad condition. -- RBOS
2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/12.
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