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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 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 delivered
to Major Parkinson for distribution to the men. RBO's
16 Batt. at Verdrell. Mild weather. RBO's
17 Batt. at Verdrell. Mild weather. RBO's
18 Batt. returned to trenches at Vimy Ridge. Paymaster
and clerk went to Rouen on duty. Mild weather. RBO's
19 Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge.
20 Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge.
21 Batt. in trenches at Vimy Ridge.
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 RBO's
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2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/12.

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