CONFIDENTIAL
WAR DIARY
OF
18th Canadian Battalion – 2nd Canadian Division
From 1st July to 31st July 1916
Volume II
With appendices 1 – 4
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
| Front Line | 1 | Battalion in trenches at BLUFF INTERNATIONAL TRENCH, BEAN and POLLOCK. 2 o.r.s. Wounded, 2o.r.s.sick, admitted to hospital | |
| 2 | Position as yesterday. Enemy artillery action 3 o.r.s. “Killed in action.” 6 o.r.s. wounded. 1 o.r. admitted to hospital. 2 o.r.s. returned from hospital. Lieut. W.K. FRASER admitted to hospital (sick). Lieuts. W.H. WILLARD, W.O. BROWN, W.F. HUYCKE arrived as reinforcements. | ||
| 3 | Position as yesterday. 1 o.r. “Killed in Action”, 2 o.r.s. sick, 1 o.r. admitted to hospital. | ||
| 4 | Battalion relieved by 31st Can. Bn. 18th Battalion in reserve at QUEBEC CAMP. Nothing unusual. | ||
| QUEBEC CAMP | 5 | Clothing Parades and Routine. 3 o.r.s. returned from base hospitals. 2 o.r.s.(sick) admitted to hospital. 2 o.r.s. returned from hospital. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 6 | Pay Parade. Part II orders #26 shows 41 o.r.s. struck off strength of Battalion. 8 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. 1 o.r. returned from hospital. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 7 | Battalion rifle inspection by Brigade Armourer Sgts. DICKEBUSCH FATIGUE party replaced and officers relieved. Lieut. R.H. SHEFFIELD proceeded to ENGLAND under more orders | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 8 | Routine. 2 o.r.s. sick admitted to hospital. Lieuts P.C. PEPPIATT and J.C. [J.M.] CHISHOLM arrived as reinforcements. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 9 | Church parade 10 am. 1 o.r. reported “Died of Wounds” 6-7-16 C.C.S. 2 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. 1 o.r. returned from hospital. Lieut. A.P. ROSS arrived as reinforcement. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 10 | Parades as per syllabus attached. 3 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 11 | Parades as per syllabus attached. Battalion as gas demonstration 2.30 pm. CAPT. T.C. LAMB admitted to hospital. Part II orders shows 24 o.r.s, 1 officer struck of strength of Battalion. | |
| QUEBEC trCAMP | 12 | Parades as per syllabus attached. LIEUT. C.E.B. CO.R.BOULD (wounded) reported transferred to England, | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 13 | Parades as per syllabus attached. 100 o.r.s. arrived as reinforcements. 3 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 14 | Battalion parade for Pay. LIEUTs. E.R.V. LLYOD and H.D. DUNNETT proceeded on leave. CAPT. C.H. EMERY takes over duties of paymaster. 2 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. | |
| QUEBEC CAMP | 15 | 7 pm | Battalion moved to front line and relieved 22nd Can. Bn. 1 o.r. admitted to hospital. 2 o.r.s. returned from hospital. |
| TRENCHES | 16 | Position as shown in operation orders. 3 o.r.s.(sick) admitted to hospital. 3 o.r.s. wounded. | |
| TRENCHES | 17 | Position as yesterday. Enemy artillery very active. 2 o.r.s. killed in Action. 9 o.r.s. wounded. 3 o.r.s. sick admitted to hospital. 2 o.r.s. returned from hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 18 | ‘A’ and ‘B’ coys relieved ‘C’ and ‘D’ coys in front line. Part II orders #28 shows 2 officers and 14 o.r.s. struck off strength of Battalion. Enemy shelling heavy to rear of line. 5 o.r. sick admitted to hospital | |
| TRENCHES | 19 | Position as yesterday. LIEUTS. A.R. MACKEDIE and R.O. MITCHELL (wounded) admitted to hospital. 10 o.r.s. wounded. 4 o.r.s. sick admitted to hospital. 2 o.r.s. returned from hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 20 | Position as yesterday. LIEUT. N.H. RUSSELL proceeded on leave. 1 o.r. Killed in Action. 1 o.r. Died of Wounds. 2 o.r.s. reported Died of Wounds in hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 21 | Position quiet. LIEUT. J.C. CULLEN returned from hospital. 1 o.r. Killed in Action. 1 o.r. wounded. 3 o.r.s. sick admitted to hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 22 | Position as yesterday. Nothing unusual. Enemy artillery action. 5 o.r.s. wounded. 2 o.r.s. sick admitted to hospital, 4 o.r.s. returned from hospital. C and D coys relieved A and B coys front line. | |
| TRENCHES | 23 | Position as yesterday. 1 o.r. reported “Died of Wounds” #10 C.C.S. 20-7-16. 1 o.r. killed in action. LIEUT. W.H. WILLARD and 3 o.r.s. wounded and admitted to hospital. 49 o.r.s. arrived as reinforcements. LIEUTS. E.R.V. LLYOD and H.D. DUNNETT returned from leave. | |
| TRENCHES | 24 | Position as yesterday. Part II orders #29 shows 17 o.r.s. struck off strength of Battalion. 8 o.r.s. sick. 2 o.r.s. wounded, admitted to hospital. 3 o.r.s. returned from hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 25 | Position as yesterday. 4 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. 1 o.r. returned from hospital. Reconnaissance of Enemy wire made by patrol in view of a raid. | |
| TRENCHES | 26 | 10.30 pm | Position as yesterday. 2 o.r.s. sick 6 o.r.s. wounded admitted to hospital.Scouts and bombers made raid on enemy trench. |
| TRENCHES | 27 | A and B Coys relieved C and D Coys in front line. 1 o.r. reported “missing”, 1 o.r. returned from hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 28 | Position as shown yesterday. LIEUT. W.K FRASER returned from hospital. 1 o.r. admitted to hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 29 | Position quiet. SGT. T RAYWARD appointed Temp. Lieut and posted to ‘D’ Coy. 2 o.r.s. wounded. | |
| TRENCHES | 30 | Position as yesterday. 30 o.r.s. arrived as reinforcements. 2 o.r.s. admitted to hospital. 1 o.r. returned from hospital. | |
| TRENCHES | 31 | Battalion will be relieved tonight in front line and move units Reserve at ALBERTA CAMP. |
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