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WAR DIARY
38th Canadian Bn. 4th Canadian Division,
from 1st to 31st December, 1918.
Volume 29.
Diary Text 3 Pages.
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Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices
WAR DIARY
38th Canadian Infantry Battalion
December 1918
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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 (Erase heading not required.)
Army Form C. 2118.
December 1918 Confidential
38th Canadian Infantry Battalion
Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices
CIPLY 1 R.C. Church Parade in St. Joseph's Church HYON at 09.00 hrs. Protestant Church Parade KCC? held in School Grounds at B.H.Q. at 10.00 a.m. Weather Fair.
" 2. Battalion in Training. Sports in afternoon. Weather Fair. KCC?
" 3. Brigade Group Route marched through MONS. 38th Battalion congratulated by Brigadier on creditable showing. KCC?
" 4. Battalion in Training. Weather Misty and dull. KCC?
" 5. Battalion in Training. Sports in afternoon. Weather dull and cold. KCC?
" 6 Battalion in Training. Educational Classes. Rain. KCC?
" 7 Battalion in Training. Educational Classes. Dull. KCC?
" 8 R.C. Church Parade at St.Joseph's Church at 09.00 hrs. Protestant Church Parade KCC? held in School Grounds at B.H.Q. - 10.00 hours. Weather fair. KCC?
" 9 Battalion in Training. Educational Classes. Dull. KCC?
" 10 Orders received that march to Germany would be resumed on the 12th. Battalion in Training KCC? and Education Classes.
" 11 Battalion making Preparations for march on the 12th. KCC?
" 12 Battalion fell in at 7.30 and moved off at 7.55 arriving at HOUDENG-GOEGNIES at 13.30 hours B.H.Q. at 126 Rue de la Chaussee. Rained all through the march. Orders received for KCC? further move on the 13th.
HOUDENG-GOEGNIES 13 Battalion left HOUDENG GOEGNIES passing Starting point at 9.08 a.m. arriving at GUOY le PIETON KCC? (North) at 13.45 hours. Rained during march. Orders received to resume march on 14th.
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WAR DIARY or
Army Form C. 2118.
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December 1918 Confidential
38th Canadian Infantry Battalion
Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices
GUOY Le PIETON 14 Battalion fell in at 7.30 a.m. and march to FLEURUS. Arrived at FLEURUS at 14.00 hours. B.H.Q. located at 227 Rue de La Chaussee Charleroi. As Battalion was entering FLEURUS it KCC? was inspected by General Sir H.S.Rawlinson, Bart., G.C.VV.O., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., commanding Fourth Army. Rain.
FLEURUS 15 Roman Catholic Church Parade at 10.30 hours. Battalion Resting and cleaning up. KCC? Orders received for march to be resumed on 16th to GRAND LEEZ. Weather fair and cold.
" 16 Battalion moved off at 07.45 hours passing Starting Point at 08.00. Arrived at GRAND LEES KCC? at 14.00 hours. Rained during March. Orders received for continuation of march on 17th.
GRAND LEEZ 17 Left Grand Leez at 08.00 hours and arrived at LATHUY at 2.15 p.m. KCC?
LATHUY 18 Battalion Resting and Cleaning up.Battalion Colours arrived from England under charge of KCC? Lieut. J.G.McGarrity, MM.
LATHUY & MELIN 19 "A" and "B" Companies removed to MELIN owing to lack of accomodation in LATHUY. "A" & "B" Companies were designated Right Half Battalion and "C" and "D" Companies as Left Half Bn. KCC? N.C.O.'s Class recommenced. Weather dull.
" 20 Battalion in Training. P.T., Drill and Educational Classes. Rain KCC?
" 21 Battalion in Training. P.T., Drill and Educational Classes. Fair. KCC?
" 22 R.C.Church Parade in village Churches at LATHUY and MELIN. Notification received that 410935 Pte. C.J.P.NUNNEY, 38th Canadian Inf.Battalion, had been awarded VICTORIA CROSS. KCC?
" 23 Battalion in Training. Educational Classes. Dull. KCC?
" 24 Battalion in Training. Preparations under way for Christmas festivities. KCC?
" 25 The usual Christmas Dinner and festivities were held in the school rooms at LATHUY and MELIN Band was in attendance at LATHUY and rendered popular tunes. Special orchestra was provided for Right Half Battalion at Melin. Sergeants Mess dinner at MELIN in evening, at which Band KCC? was present. Weather damp and cold.
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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
38th Canadian Infantry Battalion
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Original
Army Form C. 2118.
December 1918 Confidential
Place -- Date -- Hour -- Summary of Events and Information Remarks and references to Appendices
LATHUY & MELIN 26 Battalion in Training. Educational Classes. Dull and Cold. KCC?
" 27 Route March of five miles. Light Marching Order. Educational Classes. Weather Fair. KCC?
" 28 Pay Parade. Raining. KCC?
" 29 R.C. Church Parade in village Churches at LATHUY & MELIN. Protestant Church Parade KCC? LATHUY at 9.30 a.m. Fair.
" 30 Platoon Competition in marching, etc. held over course of five miles. Resulted in No. KCC? Platoon, "C" Company, commanded by Lieut. W.E.French, DCM, winning with 280 points. R.G.H.W. MacCarthy's platoon being second wtih 270 points
" 31 Battalion in Training. Weather dull and wet. KCC?
Extracts of A.F.B. 213 Showing Effective Strength, Attached, Details and Ration Strength.
Date of EFFECTIVE STRENGTH A T T A C H E D DETAILS RATION STRENGTH A.F.B.213 Officers O.R.S. Officers. O.Rs. Officers O.R.s Officers. O.R.s
Dec. 7 29 726 4 10 9 88 24 648 KCC? " 14 28 763 4 10 11 84 21 689 " 21 29 751 3 10 10 110 22 651 " 28 29 768 3 10 8 109 24 669
The ration Strength is found by adding together the effective Strength and the Attached Strength and Subtracting the Details.
A Douglas Cameron Lieut.Colonel Commanding 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
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