Confidential War Diary
of
18th Canadian Battalion 2nd Canadian Division
From 1st February to 29th February 1916
Volume 6
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
| VIERSTRAAT | Feb. 1 | “B” and “D” Coys in trenches “M” + “N”. Lt. Col. E.S. Wigle acting Brigadier 4th Can. Infy. Bgde. Lieut. RISPIN went to 1st Infy. Bgde. On Staff. 2 other ranks admitted to hospital. 2 other ranks reported missing. Failed to return from patrol. | |
| 2 | 5 pm | Relieved by the 19th Can. Bn.. 18th Bn. went to Brigade Reserve at RIDGEWOOD. 2 other ranks admitted to hospital. 1 other rank returned from hospital. | |
| RIDGEWOOD | 3 | Routine. 4 other ranks struck off strength of Battalion. | |
| Do [Ditto] | 4 | -Ditto- [Routine] 2 other ranks admitted to hospital. 70 reinforcements arrived. | |
| Do | 5 | -Ditto- [Routine] 2 other ranks returned from hospital. | |
| Do | 6 | -Ditto- [Routine] Communion service was held at 11 a.m. CAPT. HALE proceeded on leave. | |
| Do | 7 | Routine. LIEUTS. F. LAWSON and R.H. MARTIN arrived as reinforcements. CAPT. KENNY of 5th Ambulance attached to relieve CAPT. HALE (M.O.) | |
| 8th | 5 pm | Relieved 19th Can. Bn. at VIERSTRAAT. “A” + “C” Coys in trenches “M” + “N”. LIEUT. C.P. LAING promoted to CAPTAIN to date from 30th Dec. 1915. CAPT. T.C. LAMB admitted to hospital. | |
| VIERSTRAAT | 9th | Nothing unusual. 4 other ranks admitted to hospital. 1 other rank returned from hospital. | |
| Do | 10th | MAJOR NELSON returned from leave. 2 other ranks admitted to hospital. | |
| Do | 11th | “B” + “D” Coys relieved “A” + “C” Coys in trenches at 6.30 pm. | |
| Do | 12th | “B” + “D” Coys in trenches. 4 other ranks struck of strength of Battalion. | |
| Do | 13th | Church Parade was held at 9.45 A.M. at VIERSTRAAT for Companies in Reserve. MAJOR JONES and CAPT. LOGHRIN proceeded on leave. | |
| 14th | 11 pm | Battalion relieved by 19th Can. Bn. Relief was delayed on account of heavy shell fire in BOIS CARRE Communication Trench. Battalion in Div. Reserve at LA CLYTTE. 2 other ranks returned from hospital. MAJOR NELSON admitted to hospital. | |
| LA CLYTTE | 15th | Coys held clothing, bath, pay parades – CAPT. HALE returned from leave. | |
| Do | 16 | -Do- [Coys held clothing, bath, pay parades.] 6 p.m. Fatigue party for wire laying of 500 men. 20 other men arrived as reinforcements. 2 other ranks admitted to hospital. 2 other ranks returned from hospital. | |
| Do | 17th | Battn. received inoculation for Para typhoid. 5 other ranks returned from hospital. | |
| Do | 18 | Inoculation completed. 3 other ranks returned from hospital. | |
| Do | 19 | Battalion resting after inoculation. CAPT. T.C. LAMB returned from hospital. | |
| VIERSTRAAT | 20 | Battalion relieved 19th Can. Bn. in trenches “M” + “N”. “A” + “C” Coys in trenches. CAPT. EMERY and CAPT C.P. LAING proceeded on leave. MAJOR EMMERTON admitted to hospital. | |
| Do | 21 | Position of Battn. as yesterday. 2 other ranks admitted to hospital. | |
| Do | 22 | -Do- [Position of Battn. as yesterday.] 2 other ranks returned from hospital. | |
| Do | 23 | 6 pm | “B” + “D” Coys relieve “A” + “C” Coys. LIEUT. GWYN arrived as reinforcement. |
| Do | 24 | Position as yesterday. MAJOR JONES takes over duties as Commandant of Trench Warfare [Sheffield]. | |
| 25 | 6 pm | Battn. relieved by 19th Can. Bn. 18th Bn. in RIDGEWOOD in Brigade Reserve. LIEUT. DILLON (wounded) admitted to hospital. 6 other ranks struck off strength of Battn. | |
| RIDGEWOOD | 26 | Position as yesterday. | |
| 27 | -Do- [Position as yesterday.] LIEUT. KERR transferred to artillery. LIEUT. FORBES-MITCHELL transferred to Bgde. Machine Gun Coy. | ||
| RIDGEWOOD | 28 | Battalion relieved 27th Battn. in S.P. Trenches. “A” Coy in reserve at RIDGEWOOD. 1 other ranks killed. 2 other ranks wounded. | |
| Do | 29 | Position as yesterday. CAPT. EMERY & CAPT. C.P. LAING returned from leave. |
The Butchers Bill
| Last Name | First Name | Age | KIA/DOW | Rank | Service No. | Details |
| BRODIE | JAMES BENJAMIN | 42 | 25/02/1916 | Private | 53776 | HUSBAND OF ESTHER BRODIE, OF 2, ANTRIM ST., ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO. NATIVE OF LONDON, ENGLAND. |
| COLVIN | D | 24/02/1916 | Private | 54223 | ||
| HADLEY | J | 28/02/1916 | Private | 412764 |
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