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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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 19 -- -- Routine - Cold -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 20 -- -- Routine. Preparing to move. Very cold. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 21 -- -- Routine. Preparations to move completed. -- RBOS

Brouay -- 1916 Dec 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. -- RBOS

Estree Coucher -- 1916 Dec 23 -- -- Routine work. -- RBOS

[Estree Coucher]] -- 1916 Dec 24 -- -- Routine work. Draft of 93 O.R. paraded before Paymaster. -- RBOS

[Estree Coucher]] -- 1916 Dec 25 -- -- Batt. moved out at 9. am. to Cambligneul & went into billets. Visit in afternoon by Brigadier General. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 26 Routine. Some of the officers inspected front lines. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 27 Routine. Other officers of Batt. inspected front lines. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 28 The Colonel in command. Details sent to schools. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 29 The Colonel in command. Routine work. Details sent to schools. Gas tests. Final preparations made to move. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 30 Battalion marched out at 9 am to Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS

Cambligneul -- 1916 Dec 31. Battalion located at Vimy Ridge. Transport remaining at Petit Servins??. -- RBOS

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 Jan 1 -- -- Batt. at trenches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Petit-Servins. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 2 -- -- Batt. at trenches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Petit-Servins. Cold. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 3 -- -- Batt. at tranches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Petit-Servins. Cold. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 4 -- -- Batt. at trenches Vimy Ridge. Transport at Petit-Servins. Cold. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 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. -- RBOS

Villers-au-Bois - 1917 Jan 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. -- RBOS

Villers-au-Bois - 1917 Jan 7 -- -- Batt. holding same locations. -- RBOS

Villers-au-Bois - 1917 Jan 8 -- -- C & D Cos. M. G. Sec. go to Bajolie Line & A & B Co's come out to Villers-au-Bois. -- RBOS

Villers-au-Bois - 1917 Jan 9 -- -- A & B Co's paid at Villers-au-Bois. Cold & cloudy. -- RBOS

Villers-au-Bois - 1917 Jan 10 -- -- A & B Co's at V. au-Bois. Cold and wet. -- RBOS

Villers-au-Bois - 1917 Jan 11 -- -- A & B Co's leave V-au Bois & Batt. moves up to trenches. Snow. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 12 -- -- Batt in trenches. Cloudy & cold. Major Olver goes on leave. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 13 -- -- Batt in trenches. Cold. Capt O'Sullivan acting O.C. Transport Lines. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 14 -- -- Batt. in trenches. Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 15 -- -- Batt. in trenches. Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 16 -- -- Batt. in trenches. Vimy Ridge. -- RBOS

Trenches - 1917 Jan 17 -- -- Batt moves from trenches to Cambligneul. Snow. Cold. -- RBOS

Cambligneu - 1917 Jan 18 -- -- Batt. at Cambligneul. Mr. Muckle, (shot by sniper) buried in the forenoon. Batt. paid in afternoon. -- RBOS

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