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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.

WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
(Erase heading not required.)

Army Form C. 2118.

Page I

38th Canadians

Original . Confidential
War Diary for month of March 1917

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

Villers au Bois -- 1917 Mar 1 -- -- Battalion at Villers au Bois and Bijoli Line. Fear of German counter attack after losses sustained in raid by 75th and 54th sent all but one Company into support and tht Co. was standing to. 75th & 54th Colonels killed. -- RBOS

Villers au Bois -- 1917 Mar 2 -- -- Batt. at Villers au Bois and Bijoli Line. Heavy fog in the morning, but cleared towards noon. -- RBOS

Villers au Bois -- 1917 Mar 3 -- -- Batt. moved from Villers au Bois in the afternoon to
Coupigny. Batt. band being re-organised. Very mild. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 4 -- -- Batt. at Coupigny. Transport Lines still at Petit
Servine. Cold and windy but bright. Transport Lines paid. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 5 -- -- Batt. paid at Coupigny. Very warm. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 6 -- -- Batt. at Coupigny. Warm. Aeroplanes very active.. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 7 -- -- Batt. at Coupigny. Transport Lines moved to Hersin
in afternoon. Snow. Very cold and windy. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 8 -- -- Batt. at Coupigny. Heavy snow storm. Cold. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 9 -- -- Batt. at Coupigny. Marched to Chateau de la Haie to
combine with the rest of the 12th Brigade for an in-spection by Sir Robert Borden. Very cold and windy. -- RBOS

Coupigny -- 1917 Mar 10 -- -- Batt. at Coupigny. Marched to Chateau de la Haie
to Horse Show. Transport competed successfully. also day of Brigade Sports. CME. -- RBOS

2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/12.

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