38th CEF War Diary

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.

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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE Summary (Erase heading not required.)

Page 3 Army Form C2118.

Original - Confidential War Diary for the month of October 1916

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

----- Tara Hill Gaeup Albert -- Oct 19 -- Working pary supplied. Heavy bombardment.

do -- 20 -- -- Working party supplied

do -- 21 -- -- Working party supplied.

do -- 22 -- -- Church parde. Rain at night-working party supplied

do -- 23 -- -- Working parties supplied.

do -- 24 -- -- Working parties supplied. Heavy rain. Vicinity shelled.

do -- 25 -- -- Heavy raines. Working parties. Vicinity shelled.

do -- 26 -- 2.30pm -- Battalion marched to the trenches. First Tracesport Lines established at Olverville - Tara Hill Gaeup. Several stragglers who had lost their way returned to the lines during the night. Wet weather.

Trenches -- 27 -- -- Battalion in the front line trenches. Major McNeill wounded. Wet weather

do -- 28 -- -- Batt. in trenches. Wet weather.

do -- 29 -- -- Batt. in trenches. Wet weather.

do -- 30 -- -- Batt. stationed at Chalk Puts. Wet weather.

do -- 31 -- -- Batt. stationed at Chalk Puts. Wet weather. Vicinity of Frausport Lines heavily shelled in the afternoon

CM Edwards LCol. [signature] Commanding 38th Battalion.

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