Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 5, 6 May - 16 May 1915, Part 13

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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Finalised
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RCDIG0000587
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O May 
April 1915 

Received  9-35am. 
COL. CHAUVEL

COL MONASH 

3 Sect.  

Sender's Number. NZG 2/44 Day of Month. 15 

xxxx General Bridges intends
to visit No 3 Section this 
morning AAA. The G.O.C will be 
glad if you will meet him 
and arrange to show him 
round AAA Addressed Col. 
Chauvel repeated Col. Monash 

(Major General Bridges was hit 20 yards from 
me, just as I was walking down to meet him 
at the entrance to Monash Valley) 

FROM N Z & A Div ANZAC 
                                    COVE 
PLACE & TIME          9-30am

 

(11b)
TO 4th Australian Infantry Brigade
       Report for period 6pm 15 5 15 to 
                                         to      16-5-15

15  5 15  6pm Quiet.
Comparatively quiet throughout night.

11-40 am 16-5-15 
Burials stopped in New Cemetery Southern end 
of Valley owing to sniping of burial parties.
Pte Manly of 13th Bn shot just in 
rear of Bde HQ at noon today supposedly 
by sniper from Razor Ridge locality. 
Communication by trench Courtney's Post and Quinn's
Post also between former post and Section 
on Right thereby  completed early this afternoon
G.O.C. visited Section Today.

13th Battalion laid out and partly 
Completed road diversion commencing
about 300 yards down stream from 
Brigade

(119)
(2)
Brigade Headquarters and running through 
bush to a point about 50 yards
below Bde Headqrs so as to cut 
out the most dangerous zone of 
Valley road.

15th Bn Supplied 100 men every four (4) 
hours cutting covered approaches to 
QUINN'S POST and POPE'S HILL which work
is still continuing. This Bn also 
provided sixty (60) Extra men for QUINNS 
POST in digging bomb proof shelters.
13th Bn supplied 150 men for sundry work 
on the Beach and later in day an Extra 
50 men to break up a lighter to provide
timber for Head Cover.
16th Bn supplied 10 men (Experienced miners)
for well sinking work during past 24 hours
6pm Exceptionally quiet
Monash Valley JP McGlinn Lieut Col 
Gallipoli Peninsula Bde 
per O.C. 4th Inft Bde

 

16/5/15   
(12)

Received here at 1-50 PM.
TO 4th Bde 
No shots have been observed  
in our direction yet

FROM hill
PLACE Queens  Post  1-00 pm

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