Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 7, 15 August - 22 August 1915, Part 2
"C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C.2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
SM Kas ZBK Coutts
Service Instructions.
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Handed in at ZBK Office 1007 m. Received 1025 m.
TO x 4th Bde
Sender's Number Day of Month In reply to Number AAA
1015 16th Bm 794
Your message has been sent
on to Divn in full
with special regard to your
demands for periscope rifles
and loopholes. and health
of your Brigade.
This refers to our
this morning's report
see Bm 794
JPMcG Lt Col
BM
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NO. 6 SECTION ORDERS.
Point92-L-V-S
16th August 1915. 1350
1. READJUSTMENT OF LINE. (a) The 4th Australian Brigade will,
in addition to the line they already hold, take over part of the
line now held by the 4th South Wales Borderers, viz- to a point
about 250 yards from the present left of the South Wales Borderers.
(b) The South Wales Borderers and Canterbury Mounted Rifles
will hold from the above point to a point which will include ike
150 yards of the present right line of the 14th Sikhs on Holly
Hill.
(c) The 14th Sikhs will hold from the left of the South Wales
Borderers and Canterbury Mounted Rifles to a point 10 yards to
the right of No. 1 Picquet.
2(. Movementsx entailed by the above will take place at dusk
tonight.
3. The 1/6th Gurkha Rifles will retain Nos.1 and 2 picquets,
but will have a British Officer in command of No. 2 Picquet by
day and night, who will arrange for a special watch along the
base of Holly Hill and report any movement of enemy in that
direction at once.
4. The line held by the 14th Sikhs will be held by one
Double Company by night and by two picquets by day. Remainder
of battalion is xxxxxx local reserve.
5. The 1/5th Gurkha Rifles will remain in generalx reserve.
for BM Churchill Captain,
Brigade Major, Indian Brigade.
To/ O.C. 1/5th Gurkha Rifles.
" 1/6th " "
" 2/10th " "
" 14th Sikhs.
4th Australian Infantry Brigade.
O.C. Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
" 4th S. W. Borderers.
Operation order
No 9 1600
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TO 4th Aust Inf Bde
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1600 16th ----
In your daily reports please
include full particulars about
the enemy trenches positions
movements etc especially noting
any new developments and
Snipers also our anti sniping
measures
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To G O C
4th Aust Bde
Sender's Number Day of Month In reply to Number AAA
16th
Your BM805 you held original
line before trenches were complete
with present numbers less 100
men detached aaa Some parts
your line now very strong
and could be held by
few men with machine guns.
aaa New line given you
should not take more than
200 men and with careful
rearrangement I think you should
still have about 200 in
reserve aaa Am coming see
you about 6.30 AM Tomorrow
morning & will discuss matter
further then
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JM
17/8/15
Anzac
My dear Monash.
Very many thanks fr
your note. I have told Knatchbull
of your appreciation of the service
of the battalion & it is most gratifying
to me that my young troops should
have done so well in their first
fight & that they should have been
associated with our Australian
brothers on that occasion.
Y Sincerely
FCShaw
17/8/15
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13TH Bn AIF.
No 3 POST
Aust: Valley.
Report for 24 hrs ended
0500 17/8/15.
1 Heavy firing was heard towards
the Chocolate Hills during the
night, report all quiet on our
front. AAA
2 No 1 Observation Post is now
linked up with Firing Line and
will when completed form
front of new Firing line.
Report Progress in improvement
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of trenches and communications
trenches.
At 6 2030 last evening 15TH
Bn took over part of our
Bivouac Area
During afternoon CO. and 2nd in
Command visited 16TH Bn
No 1 POST for the purpose of
reconnaissance
F. V. Thompson
Lt & Adj
17/8/15
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No 2 Post
Report 24 hrs ending
17-8-1915
Trenches. Work of
improving still going
on, support trenches
have made good
progress, Communication
are being improved
Sapping towards No 1
& 3 Posts still continues,
hope to open up with
No 1 tomorrow.
Snipers are still busy
and have partly
succeeded in beating
enemy down.
R. Rankine Major
O.C. No 2 Post
17-8-15
0525
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Service Instructions.
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TO HQ 4th Inf Bde
*Sender's Number. Day of Month. In reply to Number. AAA
17th
Barbed wire Entanglement has
been put in front of
Nos 1 & 4 Sectors AAA
Two steel loopholes received have
been fixed in No 3 Sector
AAA Sapping further progressed
and now ready for connecting
fire trenches AAA A new well
has been put down at foot of
no 1 Sector and is nearly at water AAA
Brig. Gen Skeen and Capt Hastings visited
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post 1100 and were shown
line to Hampshire Regt AAA
Turkish work on ridges opposite front
have been actively prosecuted by day
& night AAA They are well built AAA
Sickness is on the increase :- Especially
in Bowel Complaints
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No. 1774/M.
Head Quarters No. 6 Section, 17-8-15.
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MEMORANDUM ON DEFENCES NO. 6 SECTION.
The G.O.C. has now been able to see personally very nearly the whole
line, and he wishes the following points attended to particularly:-
(1) Line held by 4th Australian Brigade - is generally a strong one.
It requires pushing forward to obtain a better field of fire on the
left (i.e. the part taken over from the S.W.B.) and posts must be established
which will completely command the bottoms of ASMA and KAIAJIK
DERES. When this is done it will be possible to hold the line with
fewer men and to have more in support and resting. The one or two
places where the front line is not continuous should be linked up as
soon as possible. A great deal of very good work has been done in the
time.
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(2) Line held by 4/South Wales Borderers - requires further work, particularly
in establishing of sniping posts beyond parapet which will command
low ground to front and prevent enemy collecting there. Such posts
are useful places for machine guns. The battalion should be able to
hold one company in reserve.
O.C. S.W.B's will arrange for siting of trench mortar to fire on
KABAK KUYU hill and for observation of fire. Also for cutting as soon
as possible a communication trench from his left to the right of Canterbury
Mounted Rifles line.
(3) Line held by Canterbury Mounted Rifles. - the trenches as taken
over by them were not finished; this must be done. The regiment is to
hold 100 yards of trench on HOLLY HILL. This it can do with 2 picquets
by day, and about 70 men by night with another 30 or so in close support.
So the regiment should have 100 men in reserve. the G.O.C. hopes it will
be possible to push forward extreme right by a sap so as to really xxxxxx
command and dominate KABAK KUYU well and its defences.
(4) Line held by 14th Sikhs - HOLLY HILL - 2 picquets can hold this by
day; by night it will require half the battalion. The trenches require
finishing and there is still undergrowth to be cut. Barricade across
military road requires strengthening and wiring in front, and should be
strongly guarded at night.
(5) Picquets Nos. 1 & 2 - held by 6th Gurkha Rifles. Actual defences and
communications well forward. Wire entanglements too prominent and not
thick enough; posts too high.
(6) Picquets Nos. 3 & 4 - held by 10th Gurkha Rifles. No. 3 is still
weak and trenches backward. the wire entanglements are feeble and badly
placed and the lane leading to picquet from lateral road is still unsafe,
both as to visibility and from bullets. Work must be vigorously
pushed on without cessation till finished, by day and night in shifts
No. 4 Picquet satisfactory.
(7) Lateral Road. - Behind Picquet line. 2/10th Gurkhas will continue
work on the portion between Nos. 4 and 3 Picquets, making it possible
to pass along it without being seen and to use it, if necessary, as
a fire trench. The 1/5th Gurkhas will do the same on the portion between
No. 3 Picquet towards No. 2.
(8) G.O.C. wishes to impress on those in command of the parts of the
line in hilly ground the absolute necessity for having local supports
and reserves close to the 1st line at night. If they are not so placed
they will be late in arriving - none should be more that 200 yards away.
usually closer.
GMJefreys Captain,
Brigade Major, No.6 Section.....
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