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May 29, 2023 Warlund Jul 22, 2021 Capt Newcombe Sep 12, 2020 Capt Newcombe	e000977044 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 17 38th Canadians Original Confidential War Diary Month June 1917 Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices Front Line 1917 June 19 cont. fire each night on enemy routes and back areas, while our Lewis guns have directed bursts of rapid fire throughout the night at half-hour or hour intervals with the idea of har- assing working and carrying parties. A morning party of fifteen was dealt with in this manner at dawn this am. Hostile machine gun fire has been below normal, several nights there being only one or two guns in evidence in the front line system & then only firing at infrequent times. Our riflement have directed a large volume of fire daily into enemy lines, ruins in enemy areas & in the direction of sus- pected posts with the objective of keeping down hostile sniping. This has been much effective as enemy sniping has been very slight. Aircraft observation has been fair during the period covered in this report & there has ben daily activity by our aircraft over enemy lines. Enemy aircraft activity has decreased by at least one half in comparison 2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/13.	e000977044 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 17 38th Canadians Original Confidential War Diary Month June 1917 Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices Front Line 1917 June 19 cont. fire each night on enemy routes and back areas, while our Lewis guns have directed bursts of rapid fire throughout the night at half-hour or hour intervals with the idea of har- assing working and carrying parties. A morning party of fifteen was dealt with in this manner at dawn this am. Hostile machine gun fire has been below normal, several nights there being only one or two guns in evidence in the front line system & then only firing at infrequent times. Our riflement have directed a large volume of fire daily into enemy lines, ruins in enemy areas & in the direction of sus- pected posts with the objective of keeping down hostile sniping. This has been much effective as enemy sniping has been very slight. Aircraft observation has been fair during the period covered in this report & there has ben daily activity by our aircraft over enemy lines. Enemy aircraft activity has decreased by at least one half in comparison 2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/13.

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