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  • War Diary of the 16th Infantry Battalion (Canadian Scottish), August 01 to August 31, 1918

    Subject
    Drill and minor tactics, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Fortification, Field, War casualties, Intrenchments, Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th, Soldiers--Health and hygiene, Military supplies, Soldiers--Billeting, Military hygiene, Military history, Soldiers--Training of, Battle of Arras (Arras, France : 1918 August-September), World War (1914-1918), War diaries, Battle casualties, Soldiers--Social conditions, Canada. Canadian Army, Military camps, Trenches, Soldiers, Military decorations, War, Soldiers--Training, and Weather
    Creator
    Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 1, 1918 to August 31, 1918
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    24 pages ; 21 x 34 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    France--Somme-Boves, Western Front (World War (1914-1918)), and France--Somme--Parvillers-le-Quesnoy
    Coordinates
    49.7466, 2.7395 and 49.84556, 2.39083
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The 1918 diaries are 12 months in one bundle with a blue cover and with sub-bundles inside. Most diary pages are handwritten on template pages made of lightweight vellum paper or heavier bond (rag?) paper; some are typewritten; some leaves are not on template pages, size...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Military History Collection
    Provenance
    Transferred to UVic Special Collections and Archives from BC Archives, May 2006.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    personal narratives, typescripts, manuscripts (documents), diaries, and journals (accounts)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2006-011
    Fonds Title
    16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC338
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/16th-battalion-canadian-scottish-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek Opticbook A-300 600 DPI tiffs (gamma 1.20, no color correction) by PD. Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context
    (l) . " WAR DIARY Arniy Furiu C. 2118. Instruction" regarding War Diariei:; and Jntel11gence Sumrnarie1:, are contninrJ in F. S. Hc>gs., Part IL and the Staff i\fanual respectively. Title pages will be prcvared in manuscript. 16th. Cdn. Inf. Bn. or ( t:;111se ...