Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 7, 15 August - 22 August 1915, Part 11

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Following from 9^th Corps 
begin g s 243 twenty second The Corps 
Commander has left it in Gen 
Marshall's hands to decide 
what action he will take 
this morning with regard to 
the line now held by his 
troops AAA. He will inform you 
immediately he has decided what 
action he will take AAA 
Whether Gen Marshall 
decides on withdrawal from the 
line he now holds or not 
it is to be distinctly understood 
that the line of Turkish trenches 
Captured by the 11^th Div yesterday 
which ran from about SUSAK  
KUYU to HETMAN CHAIR 
are to be held by that 
Division and further the

2
2 
left of this line is to be 
linked up with our original 
line about the S E Corner 
of hill 50 The 11^th 
Div will also capture the 
Turkish Communication trench 
running eastwards from  
HETMAN CHAIR and 
will hold the very least 
70 yards of it from 
HETMAN CHAIR It is of 
great importance that the 
Marshall informs other divisions 
as early as possible what action 
he will take also that 
Should a withdrawal take 
place Troops of the mounted 
Division if possible should

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be sent back towards 
LALA to BA BA before daylight 
and there reorganize AAA 
Addressed 29^th, 10^th  11^th 54^th Divs 
Repeated Ends 
N.Z.A. & A Div
Gen Cox 
Repeated

Anzac

51  
Received 14 Turkish prisoners 
from Aust 4th Inf Brigade 
22/8/15 
D Kettle Lt 
APM

O.C. 
4^th Inf Brigade

"A" Form.         Army Form C.2121.
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TO   O.C.  13^th } 
                  14th} 
                  16th , 15th} Battns.

An attack is to be 
made at 0415 by a 
fresh Australian battalion on Turk 
trenches on KAIAJIK AGHALA AAA 
This attack will be launched 
in an Easterly direction from 
the knoll North of trench 
held by the New Zealanders 
AAA you will cooperate where 
possible by fire
  
From General Monash
Place
Time 0130
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TO   4th Aust Inf Bde

Following from Eleventh Division 
Begins Staff Officer just returned 
from Chocolate Hills reports 
situation of 11^th Division as follows 
AAA Thirty first Bde with part 
of 29^th Division facing East 
from about hill 70 through 
TRE
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torgut Chesme to about 105S2 
Thirty third Bde of two and a half 
Battalions near C of Hetman Chair 
now trying to clear enemy out of 
communication trench AAA Remaining one 
and a half Battalions believed very near 
point 100 if not on it AAA Thirty
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TIME
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form, and the particulars of such charges and of amounts  paid out are to be set forth in writing above,  in the spaces headed "Delivery" and
"Charges for Delivery".
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four Brigade left near 
Tike Cheshme right believed in touch 
with Indian Bde but this not quite 
certain yet message ends addressed 
Genl Cox repeated nos  3 . 4 and 5 
Sections N3 Inf Bde 4^th and 5^th 
Aust Bdes 
FROM NZ Report Centre 0140
PLACE
TIME
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form, and the particulars of such charges and of amounts  paid out are to be set forth in writing above,  in the spaces headed "Delivery" and
"Charges for Delivery".
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