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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 5

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary for month of March 1917

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

Trenches 1917 Mar 26 locations. The night was quiet with the exception of our
intermittent firing and was very dark. RBO'S

do. 26 cont. Batt. in Front Line Trenches. Vincent to Ersaty C.T.
There was considerable activity on the part of our ar-
tillery, 18 pounders and heavies being very active. The
heavy Trench Mortars and Stokes Mortars were also in
action. Our machine guns were employed inter-
mittently and Pte. Peters and Pte Nunney, Lewis Gun-
ners of D. Co. cuased visible loss to a party of 10 Huns.
The enemy artillery was very active with shrapnel &
H.E. paying particular attention to Cabaret Trench in
Zouave Valley, our Support Lines, & the point of junction
of Snergate? and Vincent Trenches, three direct hits
being registered at the last named point. Several
of the enemy aircraft penetrated our line as far
back as Zouave Valley.

At 5.30 am the enemy blew a Camouflet opposite the
neighbourhood of our Front Line at Oakley C.T. One of
our dug-outs was badly affected, being filled with gas
and flame. Seventeen members of no 13 Platoon were
gassed. Six were unable to get out and died, the
balance though badly burned and seriously gassed, were

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

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 5

38th Canadians

Original Confidential
War Diary for month of March 1917

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

Trenches 1917 Mar 26 locations. The night was quiet with the exception of our
intermittent firing and was very dark. RBO'S

do. 26 cont. Batt. in Front Line Trenches. Vincent to Ersaty C.T.
There was considerable activity on the part of our ar-
tillery, 18 pounders and heavies being very active. The
heavy Trench Mortars and Stokes Mortars were also in
action. Our machine guns were employed inter-
mittently and Pte. Peters and Pte Nunney, Lewis Gun-
ners of D. Co. cuased visible loss to a party of 10 Huns.
The enemy artillery was very active with shrapnel &
H.E. paying particular attention to Cabaret Trench in
Zouave Valley, our Support Lines, & the point of junction
of Snergate? and Vincent Trenches, three direct hits
being registered at the last named point. Several
of the enemy aircraft penetrated our line as far
back as Zouave Valley.

At 5.30 am the enemy blew a Camouflet opposite the
neighbourhood of our Front Line at Oakley C.T. One of
our dug-outs was badly affected, being filled with gas
and flame. Seventeen members of no 13 Platoon were
gassed. Six were unable to get out and died, the
balance though badly burned and seriously gassed, were

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