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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.

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38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary Month July 1917

Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices 4

Front Line 1917 July 1 cont.
golden, one single green, 1 double green and two double &
1 single red flare from about N.27.c.5.5. At 2.50 am 9
double red flares from about N.27.c. At 9.35 pm a
fire was observed about N.22.c. lasting for about 15 minutes,
and at 1.10 am an explosion was heard which seem-
ed to be about N.27. RBO'S

Villers au Bois 2 Batt. at Villers au Bois. Transport at Maimil? Bouché. RBO'S

do 3 Batt. at Villers. Baths & Kit inspection. Reorganisation of
Platoons. Making up of equipment & clothing RBO'S

do 4 Batt. at Villers. Physical Training, bayonet fighting. Reorgani-
sation of platoons. Musketry. Lectures. Map Reading. Mes-
sage writing. reports. Bombing & Grenading. Batt. received
pay. RBO'S

do 5 Same as preceding day, with addition of practicing
jumping off from Trenches by day & by night. Assembly
by night. RBO'S

do 6 Same as 4th with addition of practicing night bombing
attacks, forming waves both from Trenches & from Ar-
tillery formation.

do 7. Brigade Route march.

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