Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 5, 6 May - 16 May 1915, Part 2

II

Brigadier 4 Australian Inftry.
Brigade,
Referred, please cause
these Instructions to be promulgated.
MC Futing.
Major RMLI 
Brigade Major
7 May 1915
O.C. 13^th Bn JMA Durrant Capt.
14^th Chas MM Dare Capt & Adjt
15^th  Jn H Cannan Lt Col 7/5/15
16^th GWC  5.30 pm  7/5/15
To please copy & promulgate
accordingly
J P M^cG Lt Col
Bde Major
4^th Inft Bde
7-5-15 

"C" Form (Duplicate).    Army Form C. 2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
QW
WI
Charges to Pay. 
₤   s.  d.
Office Stamp.
46
Service instructions.

Handed in at           Office    m.   Received  4.35 pm.
TO   4^th Bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
NZA 211                               7^th
Tell Capt Rose number of
gun 1026 AAA Following x l
reinforcements will reach you.
after dusk 15^th bn. one officer
48 men 16^th Bn. 73 men
(48) 
O.C. 15^th Bn
"  16th "  H Pope Lt Col
To note & arrange please
J P M^cG Lt Col
Bde Major
4th Inf B^de
7  5/ 15
GH RSM
15^th
FROM                D.A.A.G.  ANZAC 
COVE
PLACE & TIME              4 20 p
_{W. 2384-583. 30.000 Pads - 8/14.   S.B.Ltd. - Forms/C.21223}
PTO

Capt Rose
To pls note & return
JP M^cG Lt Col
BM
4th Inf Bde
8 5/15
Noted 
JM Rose Capt
2-30pm 8/5/15 

To Lt Col. BURNAGE                      7         15   
Comm Pope Defences.
From Lt Col GODFREY               47
Left Section
7.5.15
I have made careful observation from two
observation stations & can see no trace of any
enemy movements.
The men in the observation stations say that
everything has been very quiet but that
very desultory sniping has been going on
They have noticed no retirement of enemy
nor have they noticed any movements of
picks & shovels to-day in the enemy lines.
F R Godfrey
Lt Col
R M.L.I
Left Section
5 p.m.
Brigade Major
Forwarded for Information
of Brigadier
HW Burrage  Lt Col
13 Battn
5.30pm
7/5/15

7 
"A" Form.   Army Form C. 2121.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message
Prefix   Code   Words
Office of Origin and Service Instructions.
Words. Charge
Sent
At   m.
To 
By 
Copy
This message is on a/c of:
Service.
(Signature of "Franking Office.")
Recd. at     m.
Date 
From
By
TO      No.  3   Section             49
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
NZG230                             Seventh

Please submit by seven AM daily a 
short summary of events in your
section during the past twenty four
hours from 6 AM on the previous day
to 6 AM on day of report AAA The daily
report sent to Army Corps HQs is to be
compiled from these summaries which
should include a statement of the

numbers of killed and wounded and
sick separately -
From            NZ & A DIV     BEACH
Place  
Time             7-10 PM
^{The above may be forwarded as now corrected.     (Z)
Censor
Signature of Addressor or person authorized to telegraph in his name.
*This line should be erased if not required.}

"A" Form.   Army Form C. 2121.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message

7
Prefix   Code   Words
Office of Origin and Service Instructions.
Words. Charge
Sent
At   m.
To 
By 
Copy
This message is on a/c of:
Service.
(Signature of "Franking Office.")
Recd. at     m.
Date 7/5/15
From
By   50
TO       Report from Capt Quinns
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA

A little bomb proof shelter was
discovered this afternoon by Capt Quinn
It is flying a small red flag with
something apparently white on it.  The
magnetic bearing from Capt Quinns position
is North 20 East and the distance is
twelve to fifteen hundred yards. Capt Quinn
suggests this may be Turkish HQrs
From
Place
Time    10PM
^{The above may be forwarded as now corrected.      (Z)
Censor
Signature of Addressor or person authorized to telegraph in his name.
*This line should be erased if not required.
3662 M. & Co, Ltd.  Wt. W929/549-100.000  6/14  Forms C2121/10.}

C.M. Form A.39.
"A" Form.   Army Form C. 2121.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message
Prefix   Code   Words
Office of Origin and Service Instructions.
Words. Charge
Sent
At   m.
To 
By 
This message is on a/c of:
Service.
(Signature of "Franking Office.")
Recd. at     m.
Date 
From
By
TO       Div. H.Q.

*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
Tell Colonel Manders no disinfectant
has yet arrived for General Trotmanns
Section. AAA. It must be expedited.
From General Godley
Place
Time  11-5 AM
^{The above may be forwarded as now corrected.         (Z)
Censor
John Monash
Signature of Addressor or person authorized to telegraph in his name.
*This line should be erased if not required.
D210/9.13. - C.9258}

7
Divisional Routine Orders by
Major-General Sir A J Godley, KMGCS
Commanding New Zealand & Australian
Divisions
Anzac Cove  
7^th May 1915.
Administration
(*D.O of A.  
States &  
Returns *)
Complaint has been made that the
States and Returns called for in general 
Routine Orders No 2 & 16 and subsequent
orders are not being clearly and correctly
rendered by many Units.  Officers
Commanding Brigades and Divisional
Units should ensure that these Returns
and States are rendered by Units under
their Command. Owing to the non 
completion of form A.N.Z.D.S. (Daily State)
and Casualty Reports it is often necessary
for the General Officer Commanding to 
estimate the efficiency of his brigade
before any operations.
Many Officers Commanding have kept back
Casualty Lists (Form C.) in order to furnish
the names of other ranks' casualties.
This is wrong. The Return calls for the
names of officers killed and the numbers
of other ranks killed and wounded
It should be furnished daily. Where
any doubt exists the Officer responsible
should not return a man as killed and
wounded as he may have been
separated from his Regiment and returned
next day. The names of other ranks
killed wounded and missing should
[* O.C. 
15^th & 16^th to
Copy. 
SWD
15^th Bn
Please note*]
[*Noted
16^th GLCarter Lt
adjt
11.30 AM
9/5/15 *] 

Orders 2
be shown on Form. B 213, to be rendered
each Sunday to the A.A.G 3^rd Echelon, 
M.E.F Alexandria, who will cable particulars 
to New Zealand, Australia and England. 
(*O.8.A.
Water tins*)
It has come to notice that water tins etc. are
left lying on ridges and prominent positions.
As these only serve to draw the fire of the
enemy and indicate our position, strict
precautions are to be taken to guard against
indiscriminately throwing these tins about
(*DC.9.A
Ammunition
Supply*)
The following supply will be maintained
in Brigades
                                            Rounds
On the man                      200
Regimental Reserve         60    } per rifle
Brigade Reserve                 40   }
                                               300 
                                              ^_______
Brigade commanders will furnish to Divisional
Headquarters daily not later than 4-30 P.M.  
a return showing the amount of ammunition
in the Brigade Reserve after the supply carried
by the man and the Regimental Reserves have
been replenished
(*D. O
Reporting
Casualties*)
Reference to the reporting and recording
of casualties to Officers and men, all lightly
wounded cases will be reported and 
recorded as follows: "Slightly wounded,
but still at duty."
(*D.C.11A.
Disposal of
Refuse *)
It is notified that the place for deposit of
receptacles of rubbish for transference to sea
is at No 3 Pier in front of Army Corps
Headquarters 

(*Orders 3
D.C. No. 12A
General 
Routine Orders *)
General Routine Orders dated 3^rd 4^th, 5^th &
6^th May 1915 are issued herewith to 4^th 
Australian Infantry Brigades, N^o's. 1 & 3
Naval Brigades, New Zealand Field Artillery 
Brigade and Divisional Train. Units not
in receipt of these orders may see them 
at the A.A.G's Office, Divisional Headquarters
Attention is directed to General Routine 
Orders No 92, No. 94, No 98, No 107, No 114 &
No 119.
E.W.C Chaytor.
Colonel,
Assistant Adjutant General