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38th Canadians

Original Confidential

War Diary for month of April 1917

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Chateau de la Haie & Trenches 1917 Ap. 4 cont. "C" Company will take over front line from Vincent Street to Oakley inclusive, "B" Co. the front line from Oakley Avenue exclusive to Blue Bull. C.T. "A" Co. will be in support of right Company, "D" Company in support of left Company. Units will leave their present billets at the following hours. Headquarters & signals -- 9.30 am "B" Company at 10. am. "A" Co 10.45 am "D" Co at 11.30 am "C" Co. will leave Chateau de la Haie in sufficient time to take over front line by 8.30 pm.

Company headquarters at Chateau de la Haie ready for removal by transport at 9 a.m. RBO'S

Trenches 5 Batt. in trenches as per above. Lieuts. K.U? Green & T.B. Greer, with four other ranks reported back from Schools of instruction. Rations? for the Batt. showed the strength to be 44 Officers, 1138 O.R.

Our artillery has been very active during the past 24 hours with barrage and scheduled shoots, the 18 pounders being freely used. As a result, much debris and construction material in the enemy's lines were

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38th Canadians

Original Condifential

War Diary for the month April 1917

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Trenches 1917 Ap. 5 cont. thrown into the air. Our Trench Mortars were engaged from 11 until 11.30 am shelling the enemy's line in the neighbourhood of Crater no. 3 and the junction of Clutch and Cyms trenches. Brigade machine guns during the preceding evening and night and about 7.30 this a.m. were noticeable in their bursts of fire. Lewis guns also carried out their usual intermittent firing. Over 30 of our planes flew over this area about 6.30 last evening, many of them passing over the Hun Support lines. A few A.A. guns fired on them but without effect. This a.m & p.m two of our planes patrolled the area over Zouave Valley & also crossed over the Hun line. A.A. Guns fired on them.

During the relief yesterday, the enemy artillery was very active from noon until 5 pm. His shelling consisted chiefly of H.E. and was directed on Zouave Valley and Hospital Ridge. Ersaty C.T. was blown? in and several casualties to troops caused Enemy retaliation on our shorts at 6. am, 8. a.m &

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Trenches 1917 Ap. 8 cont. and 11. am today, has been very feeble, a few shrapnel & H.E. however were put on our support lines & Zouave Vallley. At 8.40 last evening, the enemy ent up a golden rocket, from his Suppor Lines, followed by a Red and Green, a few minutes later. In about five minutes a heavy barrage was put on our front and Suppor Line, continuing for about 30 minutes. At the same time he fired a great many flares and also developed machine gun fire. This appeared to be in the direcion s.14.a.2.3; s.15.a.3.0; s.15.c.5.8. His retaliation to our shoot this morning took about five minues to commence, and in addition to firing at our Front and Support Line and the Valley, a few fell in the middle of No Man's Land. At 10.30 pm he sent up two green and some golden rockets. These also called for a bombardment on our Front and Support Lines. About 7 pm last evening five Enemy planes were noticed patrolling at a great height. These did not come oer our line. About

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War Diary for the month of April 1917

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Tranches 1917 Ap. 5 cont. 11.30 to 12.30 last night an aeroplane was heard in the direction of the Hun Line. Between 11 and 12 pm yesterday and at intervals later, whistle sounds were heard from the direction of the enemy's lines. Enemy's fire still continues to enfilade from Northeast & Southeast. During the night our front was covered by patrols. No enemy movement was seen or heard. Much difficulty was experienced in their own mobements owing to the wet and muddy condition of "No Man's land." RBO'S

Trenches 6th Batt. in trenches as per preceding. There was considerable shelling by our artillery last night, part of which was in retaliation. During the entire day, there has been much activity and between 11.30 and 12.30, our guns both heavy and light, shot effectively on the enemy's rear area. At 1.30 pm we carried out a very successful test barrage. heavy Trench Mortars fired for an hour this morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock on the area CYRUS and BABY Trenches.

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Trenches 1917 Ap. 6 cont medium trench mortars fired on targets in the vicinity of the junction of CLUTCH and CYCLONE Trenches. Both shoots apparently had good results. Vickers machine guns fired as usual during the nght at interals and also early this morning. Our Lewis guns were active at intervals.

Last night two of our planes flew over the enemy's lines showing red and green lights with a white tail light. The enemy used search lights and also apparently fired his machine guns at them. Last evening about 6 o'clock and at intervals during the evening our planes flew over the enemy's lines with very little attention paid to them, some A.A. guns fired but no machine guns, nor were there any enemy planes in sight. Today, however, while our machines patrolled, there was much A.A. firing, some machine gun firing, and one of our planes was brought down, about 10.30 am, in flames by a Hun machine, about s.15. Central. Further

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