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CONFIDENTIAL
WAR DIARY OF
38th Canadian Battalion - 4th Canadian Division
From 1st December t0 31st December 1916
Volume 5
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War Diary 28th Canadian Bn. 4th Canadian Division, from 1st to 31st December, 1916. Volume 5. Diary Text 3 Pages.
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38th Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary. for month of December ,1916
Original copy.
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DEC 1. Battalion started from Beauvalat 9.25am proceding to Froheu le Grand & were billeted for the night at Villers d` hospital. DEC 2. Left Villers d` hospital at 9.45 am arriving at Guinecourt and Hericourt at 4 pm. Billeted. DEC 3. Left Guinecourt & Hericourt at 9.55am arriving at Dieval at 3.30 pm. Billeted DEC 4. Left Dieval at 9.45 am for Poruay arriving at 2 pm. Battalion billeted . DEC 5. Batln in Poruay resting & being reorganised. Major part of battion paid by paymaster in the late after noon and evening. DEC 6. Balance of battalion paid . Company drill, {brigade} staff paid in the afternoon at {Riuty}, Reinforce ment of ten officers arrived. DEC 7. Routine work. Fine weather. Number of aeroplanes seen. DEC 8. Routine work. DEC 9. Routine in foreuoou. Reinforcemants of one hundred and fortyeight O.R.arrived. Oaraded before paymaster
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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.
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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 9th cont Batt paraded at 2 pm to complimentary concert at "Very Lights" Theatre. Very heavy rain. RBO'S
do 10 Church Parade at 10.30 am. Large mail. RBO'S
do 11 Batt at routine work. Preparation for inspection by General Byng. Fine weather. Large mail. RBO'S
do 12 Parade at 9 o'clock am. for inspection. Very wet. Heavy snow fall in forenoon. Inspection postponed. RBO'S
do 13 Batt at routine work. Part of Battalion paid by Paymaster at night. Colonel returned to Battalion. RBO'S
do 14 Inspection of Battalion by General Bying in forenoon Brigade staff paid by Paymaster in afternoon. RBO'S Balance of Battalion paid by Paymaster in afternoon. RBO'S
do 15 Battalion at routine work. Good weather. RBO'S
do 16 Battalion at routine work in forenoon. Cold RBO'S
do 17 Colonel of Batt receives ribbon of D.S.O. Goes on leave Church parade in forenoon. Heavy fog in afternoon. RBO's
do 18 Church parade in forenoon. Heavy fog in afternoon. RBO'S
do 19 Routine. Cold. RBO'S
Routine. Cold. RBO'S
2449 Wt W14957/M90 750,000 1/16 J.B.C. & A. Forms/C.2118/12.