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War Diaries – 38th Bn. CEF

38th Bn, CEF-Wednesday, October 2, 1918

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Battalion Resting all day. B Echelon in Quarry Wood. Left at 6.00p.m. and marched to west of Queant arriving at about 9.30p.m. Hot tea and light lunch serve by kitchens. Reinforcements Fifty O.R.s Weather wet.
War Diaries – 38th Bn. CEF

38th Bn, CEF-Saturday, October 19, 1918

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Preparing to move. Party of 160 O.R.’s and 4 N.C.O’s cleaning up obstacles in streets. Battalion moved off at 3.00p.m. full marching order via Frebain and Monchcourt. Arriching and Emerchicourt at 6.00p.m. BHQ in Chateau. Rained heavily all night.
War Diaries – 38th Bn. CEF

38th Bn. CEF- Saturday, August 10, 1918

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Zero hour was arranged for 10.15 a.m. and proceeded by Tanks, the leading Battalions moved off followed by the support Battalions at about 800 yards distance. The advance through Rosieres-en-Santerre was carried out without incident, but an emerging on the East of this Village, we came under machine gun fire and light artillery fire. The 85th Battalion suffered considerably from this cause, and upon arrival at the Meharicourt-Lihons Road had lost both their acting Battalion Commander and acting Second in Command of the Battalion. [Follow the link for the full entry]

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