Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 7, 15 August - 22 August 1915, Part 3

To/
G.O.C. 4th Australian Brigade.
    O.C. 4/ South Wales Borderers.
     "           Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
     "            14th Sikhs.
     "            1/5th Gurkha Rifles.
     "            1/6th       "           "
     "           2/10th    "           "
 

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No. 1775/M.
ORGANIZATION.  Head Quarters No.6 Section, 17-8-15. 
                                       -----
xxx 4th Australian Brigade. Responsible for the sanitation of all
gullies and routes leading from their front to the AGHYL DERE.
4/ South Wales Borderers. For those leading from their front to
the AGHYL DERE.
Indian Brigade. For those leading from their front to AGHYL DERE 
and for all roads etc., on the flat ground between the DAMAJELIK
XXXX BAIR and the left of our line.
2nd Coy. N.Z. Engineers. Will take charge of the main AGHYL DERE
route itself and the wells in it, and be responsible that they
and the road in and beside gully is kept clean and clear.
Each area must have the following :-
(a) A dumping place near the AGHYL DERE for all rifles, equipment,
stores, rations, etc., picked up - there to be sent to
A.N.Z.A.C. on return empty mules daily.
(b) Rubbish Pits. at intervals along routes, etc., _^into which old tins,
papers, and refuse generally is to be thrown and buried.
A sanitary officer and sanitary squad. is to be detailed by all 
above mentioned (except N.Z.E.) to carry out these orders, and
to inspect areas daily.
W M Churchill Captain,
Staff Captain, No. 6 Section......
4th
To/ G.O.C./Australian Brigade.
  "    O.C. 4/ South Wales Borderers.
  "       "   No.2 Co. N.Z. R.E..
  "       "     14th Sikhs.
  "       "     1/5th Gurkha Rifles.
  "       "     1/6th       "           "
  "       "     2/10th    "           "
  "      S.M.O., Indian Brigade.

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N^o 4
Kaiajick Dere
N^o 3 POST
ISMA DERE
92
NO
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100
N^o 2 POST
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MAGNETIC
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PICQUET
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13^TH Bn A I F.
No 3 POST.
Aust Valley.
Report 24 hrs ended
0500 18/8/15.
23
Heavy firing was heard last
night in direction of Chocolate
Hill. All quiet along our own
front.
Improvements to Fire and communication
trenches are being steadily
pushed forward
8 officers from this Battalion
went around Nos 1 and 2
Posts yesterday
10/8/15  F V Thompson
Lt Adj
JM
56

N^o 2 Post
Report. 24 hrs ending 18-8-15 
21
Trenches Work still
proceeding satisfactory
on all.
Sapping good progress
made in both saps
towards N^o 3-1 Posts
Snipers Posts. Several in
our Fire Trench from
which good shooting
is done.
Roads are be made
to our position from
gully.
P Cooper Capt
for Major
0520 C.O. N^o 2 Post
JM

18 8 15
HQ. 4^th Inf Bde.
22
Works of improvements
discussed with Capt. Skelsey RNZE. in
morning and design for advanced fire
trench settled. Well at front of No 1
Section caved in. New well started
further down Gully.
Machine Gun on No. 3 Section put
out of action in morning. Reported
to Bde M.G. Officer.
Lieut. Taylor sent away sick in
evening. leaving Lieut. M^cPherson
alone in charge of No. 4 Section.
The following are required as
per Report of 16.8.15
12 Periscope Rifles
3 Telescopic Rifles
20 Steel Loopholes.
Sniping into right of No. 4 Section
was very bad & accurate during
afternoon. Periscopes were shot
away. No other casualties.
H Pope Lt Col
OC No 1 Post
JM
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TO 4^th Aust Bde
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FB 18                              18/8/15
Please expedite your effective strength
and Casualty report
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TO General Monash
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Your proposal approved AAA
General Cox will visit Knoll
100 in your line tomorrow
about 6 30 AM
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Please wire direct Anzac at
once position of all machine 
guns in your line
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R                                        18/8/15                   JB 45
Permanent position of Machine Guns
in Section held by 4th
Australian Infantry Brigade are as 
follows AAA.
N^o 1 Gun Sq 92   U. 6 firing East on Enemys positions
 "    2    "     "    92  U. between 3 & 6 firing N.E - "  -  "
 "    3    "     "    92  U. 50 yds S.W. of 3 firing N. N.W. & N E
 "    4    "     "    92  P. (100 South op)    "    -   "   -   "   -   "
 "    5    "     "     92  between O.9 & P.7 Commands 400 yds
of Valley of Kaiajik DERE & firing N. & N.W.
 "    6   Sq. 92-0-9. Firing N & N W on Enemys positions
 "    7     "    92 N _^ between 3 and 8 6 Commanding Lower part of KAWK KAIAJAK
DERE. firing N. & N.W.
From  4th Bde H.Qrs
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39^th Inf. B^de
Dear General Monash.
Thank you very much for
letting me have Serg^t Dawn for
[?] 3 days. I found him most
useful & I am sure he put
our Bⁿ snipers up to plenty of 
wrinkles.  Is the junction of our
two lines all right? I was up
there this morning but could not
actually see the point you right
rested on? All very quiet here
just now but the Turks are
digging like moles below Chanak
Bair.
Yrs W. de S. Cayley
19-8-15
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13^th Bn A I.F
No 3 POST
Aust Valley.
Report for 24 hours ended
0500 19/8/15
33
1 Very quiet all along our front.
2 Improvements to trenches still
continue.
3 4 Other Officers of the Battalion
visited other POSTS. TOTAL 14.
4 An effort was made to draw
enemies fire at 2100 by xxxx
demonsration. Enemy replied, but
fire very small in volume.
JM
FV Thompson
Lt Adj
79
19/8/15

Report 24 hrs ending 0530 19-8-15
34
Trenches: Work of improving 
still continues.
Communication trenches 
are being widened
to admit of stretchers
being carried through.
Parapets. Being improved
and loopholes put
in.
Sniping Posts are kept manned
and periscope Rifles
are kept going all
day.
Sapping Continues day and
night good progress
made.
General. Very quiet during
day very little
sniping about
2100 heavy Rifle
and M.G. Fire on 
Chunak Bair very
quiet on our 
front.
JM
19-8-15
0520
R. Rankine Major
C.O. N^o 2 Post