Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 1, 6 January - 31 January 1915, Part 9

THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR 
THE DISEMBARKATION OF SICK AT ALEXANDRIA. 
  
Disembarkation M.O.  Lieut. Colonel T.B. Boach, R.A.M.C. 
To be found at disembarkation office on the Quay. 
S.M.O's will prepare nominal rolls in triplicate of 
all sick. 
(a) to remain in hospital at Alexandria 
(b) Fit to travel by ambulance train to Cairo. 
All sick fit to travel with Regiments will do 
so and will not be included in the lists. 
The sick will be ready to land immediately the ship 
is alongside the Quay. 
Documents to be handed to the Disembarkation M.O. 
(1) Medical History Sheet. 
(2) Case Sheet 
(3) Nominal rolls of sick. 
Pay Books to be in possession of patients. 
Equipment and rifles to be handed in to stores. 
Greatcoats to be worn; Kit bags with Patients. 
Rations for 24 hours handed over with each patient. 
Infectious Cases will be admitted to Quarantine 
Hospital.    Port Health Officer Alexandria will 
remove same, and carry out disinfection of bedding 
etc., if no disinfecter on board ship. 
Surplus drugs and dressings to be packed and marked 
with Red Cross and list of same to be handed over to 
Medical Officer i/c Disembarkation for storage at 
Alexandria. 
  
(sgd) H. N. BAGSHAWE 
Major, R.A.M.C. 
D.A.D.M.S 
Cairo 
23-1-15.

23/1/15
LA MARSEILLAISE.

Notre père xx qui êtes aux cieux, que Votre nom soit sanctifié que Votre 
règne, arrive, que Votre volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au-ciel, 
donnez-nous aujourd'hui notre pain quotidien, pardonnez-nous nos  
offenses comme nous pardonnons à ceux qui nous ont offensés, ne nous 
induisez pas dans la tentation et delivrez-nous du mal, ainsi soit-il. 
  
(The Lord's Prayer. )

The Blue Funnel Line           
S.S. "Ulysses." 
23/1/15 
  
THE CHAIRMAN and COMMITTEE request the pleasure 
of Colonel. Monash. V.D 
Company at a 
CONCERT 
To be Held in the 
DRAWING-ROOM 
On SATURDAY, 23rd January, at 8.30p.m. sharp. 
PROGRAMME 
13TH AND 14TH BATTALIONS 
("Unity is Strength") 
Chairman- Col. J. Monash, V.D. 
Committee- Lieut. Salier, Lieut. Smith, Lieut. Fuhrmann 
and Lieut. Crabbe 
Accompanists- Lieuts. Richardson and Salier. 
Leader of the Orchestra- "Herr Maxie Barton"

A Sketch in Sharps and Flats ... Mr. Hanlin 
Song   "Marsellaise"  Capt. Brache 
Recitation   "Shakesperian"  Capt. Loughran 
Song   "Father O'Flynn"  Mr. Hanlin 
Cornet Solo   "Because"  Capt. Durrant 
Song   "My Old Shako"  Lt. Crabbe 
Recitation   "Kipling"   Capt. Jess
  
Song  ...   ...   ...  Capt. Hutton 
Recitation     (Selected)     Capt. Gillison 
Song "Come, Sing to Me"  Lt. Fuhrmann 
Musical Monologue  ...   ...   Lt. Salier 
Song   ...        ...              ...        Lt. Smith 
Recitation- "Little German Band" ... C. P. Smith 
Song      "The Lost Chord"   Lt. Thompson 
  
GOD SAVE THE KING! 
→Life Boats at 10.30 p.m.←        [P.T.O.

Australia will be There!

Notes for the General Officer Commanding's Conference 
on Saturday, 23rd January, 1915.

1. Venereal question.
Those who break out of field ambulance will be sent back to unit's 
lines to be dealt with. 
Presence of young officers in streets frequented by men where there 
are brothels. 
2.  Do all officers take a personal interest in the welfare of their 
men, especially as regards their rations and the manner in which 
it is cooked; their dress, and their kits? 
Example to other ranks. 
3rd para of preface to 2nd lot of notes from the Front. 
All officers' business to check faults and abuses. 
All officers to understand the organization and composition of the 
Division 
3.  Are Kit Inspections held frequently? 
4.  Are shortages made good? 
5.  Ment to be warned that any moment they may be called on to 
proceed to fight, and therefore special care to be taken to prevent 
losses, both in clothing, necessaries and equipment. 
6.  Are the men attending to their feet, their socks, and breaking in 
their new boots? 
7.  Are the men washing well and keeping clean; from a recent report 
from the Detention Barracks, such would not appear to be the case. 
8.  Has each man got on him now, an Identity Disc and a First Field Dressing? 
9.  What steps are being taken to provide an "Emergency" or "Iron" 
Ration 
0.  Are water bottles kept clean? 
1.  Warn the men against bad water, especially when out on the Canal. 
2.  Are the Battalions and Regiments practising the supply of Ammunition  
in the field? 
3.  They should be supplied with Ammunition bags or preferably Khaki 
drill Ammunition bandoliers. They should be made by local tailors. 
4.  Are bayonets sharp? 
5.  Do not waste ammunition. 
6.  Warn all ranks against associating with civilians and natives.

2.  
This is going on to a great extent.  Spies abound
17.  All ranks to assist in preserving the cable and telephone lines 
intact. 
18.  Officers on the Continent do not read Field Service Regulations 
Pt 11 sufficiently. Hence they are unaware of the correct way of 
obtaining full value from the system of maintenance which is the 
best in the world.  If the men go hungry or are in want of equipment  
or stores in most cases it will be the fault of the senior 
officers in not having read their Field Service Regulations Pt 11, 
which tells you how to obtain everything, and deal with any 
administrative difficulty. 
19.  Are your 1st Line Transport and Train in working order? 
20.  Field Cookers and especially the utensils belonging thereto not to 
be used till ordered. 
21.  Do the men every hear Orders read? It would often appear that 
orders never filter down to the Rank and File. 
22.  Is every Officer in possession of a revolver and 36 rounds of 
correct service ammunition; no flat nosed bullets like III, IV, or 
V are allowed. 
23.  Has every Officer and senior N. C. Officer had a chance of reading 
the various Notes and Pamphlets from the Front? 
24.  The question of digging is of supreme importance, and an additional 
supply of large entrenching tools per regiment is necessary, beyond 
what the Book of Regulations allow. 
Best Regiments those that dig best when tired. 
25.  How should the Officers be dressed and equipped in War? 
26.  You will only be allowed to take the exact amount of baggage and 
transport allowed in Regulations; do not begin to collect too 
much in this Camp, as it will have to be left behind. 
27. Second Reinforcements arrive in a few days time. 
Arrival of Australian Brigades and pitching of their Camps and 
horselines, also hospitality of regiment to regiment. Meeting of 
trains, provision of means, &c., &c. 
Same applies to our own reinforcements. 
Bands at station.

26/1/15
received March 2/15
Attached are the originals of the two 
signal messages, sent and received today 
between me and Col. Bowler of the New 
Zealand division of this Convoy, upon the 
occasion of the receipt of the news, by 
intercepted wireless, of the participation of the 
battleship 'New Zealand' in the victorious 
sea fight which took place in the North Sea 
yesterday.-  These messages will have  
an historic interest, & will be worth keeping. 
They will, I expect, duly make their 
appearance in the 'Argus' articles. - 

A.S. 1320b. 
NAVAL SIGNAL. 
FROM- Flag    TO- NZ Commandant     DATE- 26-1-15  
                                         Willochra               TIME- 2 15pm 
M One three seven. (stop) The Soldiers 
of Australian Convoy congratulate  
New Zealand upon the participation 
of its gift battleship in 
yesterday's successful engagement
in North Sea. Monash. 
[[??]] 
[[so]] Convoy 
26-1-15 
  
File 
NZ Convoy 
JM
B. & Y.-200M-10/14.

A.S. 1320b. 
NAVAL SIGNAL. 
FROM- N.Z. Div.    TO- O.C. Australian     DATE- 26-1-15  
                                          Troops                   TIME- 3.15pm  
                                                                          3 25pm 
N.Z Troops convey thanks to O.C. 
Australian troops for his hearty 
felicitations. NZ does not forget 
the great services rendered by the 
Australian Navy in the Southern 
Pacific. 
Brig. Major 
File 
NZ 
JM
B. & Y.-200M-10/14.