38th_War_Diary_Complete

Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Par II. and the Staff Manual respectively. Title Pages will be prepared in manuscript.

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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 19 Routine - Cold RBO'S

do 20 Routine. Preparing to move. Very cold. RBO'S

do 21 Routine. Preparations to move completed. RBO'S

do 22 Left Brouay at 8.30 am arriving at Petit Serovins? at 1 pm. (where Transport lines were established) & at Estree Coucher at 2.30 pm where the Batt went into billets. RBO'S

Estree Coucher 23 Routine work. RBO'S

do 24 Routine work. Draft of 93 O.R. paraded before Paymaster RBO'S

do 25 Batt. moved out at 9. am. to Cambligneul & went into billets. RBO'S

Cambligneul 26 Routine. Some of the officers inspected front lines. RBO'S

do 27 Routine. Other officers of Batt. inspected front lines. RBO'S

do 28 The Colonel in command. Details sent to schools. RBO'S

do 29 The Colonel in command. Routine work. Details sent to schools. RBO'S Gas tests. Final preparations made to move. RBO'S

do 30 Battalion marched out at 9 am to Vimy Ridge RBO'S

do 31. Battalion located at Vimy Ridge. Transport remaining at Petit Servins. RBO'S

R S. Parkinson Major for O.C. 38 Battn Cos

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Confidential

WAR DIARY OF

38th Canadian Battalion - 4th Canadian Division

From 1st January to 31st January 1917

Volume 6

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WAR DIARY

38th Canadian Battalion 4th Canadian Division. from 1st to 31st January, 1917. Volume 6. Diary Text 2 Pages.

WAR DIARY for the month of JANUARY, 1918 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion

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.

38th Battalion Canadians

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Original Confidential

War Diary for the month of January 1917

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

Trenches 1917 1 Jan Batt. at trenches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Petit-Servins. RBO'S

do 2 " Batt. at trenches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Pt. Servins. Cold. RBO'S

do 3 " Batt. at tranches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Pt. Servins. Cold. RBO'S

do 4 " Batt. at trenches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Pt. Servins. Cold. RBO'S

do 5 " Batt. changes. C & D. Co's, M. G. Section. H.2, & Signallers moved out in pm to Villers-au-Bois. A & B Cos in support at Bajolie Line RBO'S

Villers-au-Bois 6 " C & D Cos. M. G. Sec. H.Q. & Signallers at V-au-Bois. A & B at Bajolie Line N.C.O.'s & men at Villers-au-Bois paid. RBO'S

do 7 " Batt. holding same locations. RBO'S

do 8 " C & D Cos. M. G. Sec. go to Bajolie Line & A & B Co's come out to Villers-au-Bois. RBO'S

do 9 " A & B Co's paid at Villers-au-Bois. Cold & cloudy. RBO'S

do 10 A & B Co's at V. au-Bois. Cold and wet. RBO'S

do 11 A & B Co's leave V-au Bois & Batt. moves up to trenches. Snow. RBO'S

Trenches 12 Batt in trenches. Cloudy & cold. Major Olver goes on leave. RBO'S

do 13 Batt in trenches. Cold. Capt O'Sullivan a/c? O.C. Transport Lines. RBO'S

do 14 Batt. in trenches. Vimy Ridge. RBO'S

do 15 Batt. in trenches. Vimy Ridge. RBO'S

do 16 Batt. in trenches. Vimy Ridge. RBO'S

do 17 Batt moves from trenches to Cambligneul. Snow. Cold. RBO'S

Cambligneul 18 Batt. at Cambligneul. Mr. Muckle, (shot by sniper) buried in the forenoon. Batt. paid in afternoon. RBO'S

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