Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 5, 16 May - 25 May 1915, Part 1

"C" Form (Original) 
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.  No. of Message... 
  
Office Stamp. 
16/5/15 
(*14 in circle*) 
  
Handed in at.....Office at .......m.Recd here at  3.25PM. 
  
TO               4^th  Bde 
  
Sender's         Day of          In reply 
Number          Month         to Number    
  QC 2            Sixteenth                                     AAA          
  
Courtneys Post has now established
communication with first Bat on
our right The trenches are
now complete from Queens Post
through Courtneys Post to 1^st
Bat
  
  
FROM
PLACE   Mjr Rankine 
                 3-25PM 

                                                          C.M. Form A.39. 
"A" Form.                                      Army Form C. 2121. 
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message 
  
This message is on a/c of: 
 ......................................Service. 
344 p 
16-5-15 
(Signature of "Franking Office.") 
  
Recd. at .............m. 
Date .......................... 
From  (* 13 in circle*) 
By ................................. 
  
TO       4th   Bde   A.I.F       
  
Sender's          Day of          In reply 
Number.          Month.         to Number     
  Q.C.  42          Sixteenth           --                     AAA      
  
Communication trenches with QUINN'S
POST on our left and with WALKER'S
POST on our right are now complete.
  
  
From       14^th  Bⁿ  A.I.F 
Place 
Time        3.35 PM 

O. C. 
No. 3 Section   (*15 in circle*)
Monash Valley
  
Forwarded for information & for
favor of return
  
J P. McGlinn Lt Col
Bde Major
4th Infty Bde 
JM ac
16/5/15 

4th Inf Bde 
Noted 
C W McWilliams Maj 
for C.O. 
16.5.15 
7.25pm

17
Quinns Post
17.5.15
(*21 in circle*))
  
To Brigade Major
4^th Infty Bde
  
The 15^th Bn was in bivouac
until 11 Pm when it proceeded
to Quinn's post less 60 men who
had been on duty at the post
for the preceeding 24 hours, and
the sick & slightly wounded who
were left in the bivouac.
They relieved the 16^th Bn under
Col Pope at 12 noon and after
manning the trenches, the balance
with 60 men of 13^th Bn who had
reported for duty, were employed
in improving & rebuilding the
existing trenches, & digging new
communicating & support
trenches.  In consequence there
will be a considerable
improvement in the post
The enemy were very quiet all day
H R Carter Major

"C" Form (Duplicate).           Army Form C. 2123.    
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message.... 
  
Office Stamp. 
17/5 
(*16 in circle*) 
  
TO           4th  Bde 
  
Sender's        Day of         In reply  
Number        Month        to Number      
P2                         17                                      AAA 
  
We  received  a  message  from
Capt xxxx  Quinn  last  night  to
display  a  flag  at  our  right
forward  position  at  9 A.M.  today
for  benefit  of  4^th Batt Mch Gun
AAA  We  complied xxx  but having  recd
no  instructions  the 14^th Batt
did  not  observe  signal
  
FROM                        16^th Batt
TIME & PLACE         Quinn's Post 9.40 A.M.
  
PTO

O.C.
Courtneys Post
Anything known please
  
JR McGlinn  Lt Col
BRIGADE MAJOR, 4TH INF. BRIGADE
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
17 MAY 1915
  
 4th Inft Bde AIF. 
  
Remarks O.C. Machine Gun Section 
are attached. 
  
RE Courtney 
Lt Col 
CO  14^th  Batt  AIF
17.5.15
11.15 AM

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"A" Form.                                       Army Form C. 2121. 
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.    No. of Message ..... 
  
Recd. at.............m. 
Date ......................... 
From   (*17 in circle*) 
By.................................  
  
TO                 RSM Blainey 
  
Sender's           Day of         In reply 
Number            Month.       to Number      
 QC 45           Seventeenth                            AAA 
  
re  P.2  attached.   Do  you  know
anything  of  this?
Please  add  remarks  at  foot
hereof.  
  
C.O. Courtney's Hill
Remarks  appended.
  
A.Blainey W.O.
17/5/15   o/c M. G. Section
  
  
From       14^th   Bⁿ  
Place 
Time        9.54  
  
The above may be forwarded as now corrected. 
Censor 
(Z)   RE Courtney 
Signature of Addressor or person authorized to telegraph in his name. 

C.O.  Courtney's Hill 
                                                         (*19 in circle*)
I am not aware of
any flag being arranged
for our benefit.
We have a gun
position which covers
enemy trenches to front of
Quinn's Hill.   A bearing
was taken on this two
days ago by aid of a flag
shewn from that position.
and as the extent of field
of fire was marked off
there is no necessity for
further bearings to be
taken 
  
                                              (*18 in circle*) 
I accompanied Capt 
Rose yesterday to position
held by 1^st Brigade where
he selected positions to
put guns of 3^rd Light Horse
Reg^t.
I understood from
Capt. Rose that he was.
going to arrange for a
flag to be shown from
QUINN's Hill to-day to
mark fields of fire for
these guns, but I was not
aware of time or that it
was his intention to take
bearings from Courtneys Hill
  
A Blainey W.O.
to M G Section

17                                         (*20 in circle*)
  
Capt Rose   
Bde Eng O 
Referred
JP McGlinn  Lieut Colonel
BRIGADE MAJOR, 4^th INF. BRIGADE
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
17 MAY I9I5
  
Hd Qrs
4^th Austn Infy Bde
17/5/15 
  
O.C 
4th Infy Bde 
Arrangements made by me were to the
effect that a flag should be shewn on
the most forward position of Quinns POST at
9. am. 17/5/15 in order to shew the O.C. M.G.
Section of 3^rd Light Horse how far he could
fire with safety to our own men.
This was done and observation taken from
their MG Position on the left of the 1^st Bde.
It was unecessary to include the O.C. MG Section 14^th
Bn. as he dealt with this question on the 15th inst.
  
J.M Rose  Capt NZS Corps
BMO
(*2.5pm*)

Section Order N^o. 2                         ^{Copy No.} 
               by 
Colonel H. G. Chauvel, C.M.G
Commanding N^o. 3 Section of Defence
  
[*BO760
para 7*] 
  
Monash Valley 
Gallipoli Peninsula 
17/5/1915 
  
Reorganisation of Section. 
(1)  Permanent Command of Posts:  - At 12 noon today the
Officers mentioned below will take over command
of posts as set out.
Each C.O. is provided with a permanent staff
as set out below.
(a) Courtney's Post: - To Command
                                    Lieut. Col R. E. Courtney, 14^th Inf. 
                                         2^nd in Command
                                         Major R. Rankine, 14th Inf.
                                         Orderly Officer
                                         2^nd Lieut L. E. Ball, 14^th Inf. 
(b) Quinn's Post:        To Command
                                       Lieut. Col J. H. Cannan, 15^th Inf. 
                                      2^nd in Command
                                         Major L.E. Tilney, V.D., 16^th Inf.
                                         Orderly Officer
                                     xxx Lieut T. P. McSharry, 2^nd L.H. 
(c) Pope's Post:          To Command
                                         Lieut. Col F. M. Rowell, 3^rd L.H. 
                                      2^nd in Command
                               Major T.W. Glasgow, D.S.O., 2^nd L.H.
                                         Orderly Officer
                                         Lieut B. P. Nettleton, 1^st L.H. 
  
The Engineer personnel attached from time to time
to a post will be under the supervision of the
O.C. Post.
  
(2) Garrisons of Posts: - 
(a) Courtney's Post: - 14^th Infantry to form a permanent garrison 
(b) Quinn's Post: - To be relieved every 48 hours at 11 a.m. by
Units of 4^th Infantry Brigade.
O.C. 4^th Infantry Brigade will furnish a
roster showing the rotation in which Units will go into
the post. This roster should also show the Bivouac area
in which Units are located.
(c) Pope's Post: - To be relieved every Wednesday at 9 a.m.
by Units of 1^st A.L.H. Brigade.