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May 24, 2023 Warlund Jul 22, 2021 Capt Newcombe Sep 12, 2020 Capt Newcombe	e000977311 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 2 38th Canadians Original Confidential War Diary August 1918 Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices 1918 August 4 HEUCOURT Day spent in rest. Marched from HEUCOURT at 8.30 pm to BOUGAINVILLE arriving about 2.00 am owing to the exigencies of open warfare, kits were cut down to a shadow, with shaving kit a tooth brush the sine qua nons. There were a few exceptions, but only in the cases of Field Officers to whom deserved privileges were extended. On arrival at Bou- gaginville, it was discovered that "someone had blundered" a most extraordinary occurence, but the net result was that there was no billets and we were politely told by the inhabi tents that we "Really, were not expected." The Colonel and Quartermaster worked hard and as a result good shelter was obtained. The climax to this humorous situation came in the late forenoon, when the Colonel was accused by a French lady of "salvaging" the razor of her beloved spouse. Weather - improving. RBO'S BOUGAIN VILLE 5 Marched out from Bougainville about 9 pm & arrived at BOVELLES about midnight after a fine march. RBO'S BOVELLES. 6 Left Bovelles at 8.30 pm & had good marching until we struck mud going into BOVES WOOD. 2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/13.	e000977311 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 2 38th Canadians Original Confidential War Diary August 1918 Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices 1918 August 4 HEUCOURT Day spent in rest. Marched from HEUCOURT at 8.30 pm to BOUGAINVILLE arriving about 2.00 am owing to the exigencies of open warfare, kits were cut down to a shadow, with shaving kit a tooth brush the sine qua nons. There were a few exceptions, but only in the cases of Field Officers to whom deserved privileges were extended. On arrival at Bou- gaginville, it was discovered that "someone had blundered" a most extraordinary occurence, but the net result was that there was no billets and we were politely told by the inhabi tents that we "Really, were not expected." The Colonel and Quartermaster worked hard and as a result good shelter was obtained. The climax to this humorous situation came in the late forenoon, when the Colonel was accused by a French lady of "salvaging" the razor of her beloved spouse. Weather - improving. RBO'S BOUGAIN VILLE 5 Marched out from Bougainville about 9 pm & arrived at BOVELLES about midnight after a fine march. RBO'S BOVELLES. 6 Left Bovelles at 8.30 pm & had good marching until we struck mud going into BOVES WOOD. 2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/13.

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