38th_War_Diary_Complete

CONFIDENTIAL

WAR DIARY OF

38th Canadian Battalion - 4th Canadian Division

From 1st December t0 31st December 1916

Volume 5

3

War Diary 28th Canadian Bn. 4th Canadian Division, from 1st to 31st December, 1916. Volume 5. Diary Text 3 Pages.

38th Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary. for month of December ,1916

Original copy.

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 1

38th Battalion Canadians

Original Confidential War Diary for the month of December 1916

Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices Beauval -- 1916 Dec 1 -- -- Battalion started from Beauval 9.25 am proceding to Froheu le Grand & were billeted for the night at Villers d`hospital. -- RBOS

Villers d`hospital -- 1916 Dec 2 -- -- Left Villers d`hospital at 9.45 am arriving at Guinecourt and Hericourt at 4 pm. Billeted. -- RBOS

Guinecourt and Hericourt -- 1916 Dec 3 -- -- Left Guinecourt and Hericourt at 9.55am arriving at Diéval at 3.30 pm. Billeted. -- RBOS

Diéval -- 1916 Dec 4 -- -- Left Diéval at 9.45 am for Poruay arriving at 2 pm. Battalion billeted. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 5 -- -- Batln in Poruay resting & being reorganised. Major part of battion paid by paymaster in the late after noon and evening. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 6 -- -- Balance of battalion paid . Company drill, {brigade} staff paid in the afternoon at Riuty, Reinforce ment of ten officers arrived. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 7 -- -- Routine work. Fine weather. Number of aeroplanes seen. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 8 -- -- Routine work. -- RBOS

Poruay -- 1916 Dec 9 -- -- Routine in foreuoou. Reinforcemants of one hundred and fortyeight O.R.arrived. Oaraded before paymaster. -- RBOS

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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 2

38th Battalion Canadians

Original Confidential War Diary for the month of December 1916

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

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 9 -- cont -- Batt paraded at 2 pm to complimentary concert at "Very Lights" Theatre. Very heavy rain. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 10 -- -- Church Parade at 10.30 am. Large mail. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 11 -- -- Batt at routine work. Preparation for inspection by General Byng. Fine weather. Large mail. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 12 -- -- Parade at 9 o'clock am. for inspection. Very wet. Heavy snow fall in forenoon. Inspection postponed. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 13 -- -- Batt at routine work. Part of Battalion paid by Paymaster at night. LCol Edwards returned to Battalion. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 14 -- -- Inspection of Battalion by General Byng in forenoon Brigade staff paid by Paymaster in afternoon. Balance of Battalion paid by Paymaster in afternoon. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 15 -- -- Battalion at routine work. Cold weather. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 16 -- -- Battalion at routine work in forenoon. Cold. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 17 -- -- Colonel of Batt receives ribbon of D.S.O. Goes on leave Church parade in forenoon. Heavy fog in afternoon. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 18 -- -- Routine. Cold. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 19 -- -- Routine. Cold. -- RBOS

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