Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 8, 25 August - 27 August 1915, Part 6

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Part of Quest:
Sir John Monash (General, b.1865 - d.1931)
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Finalised
Accession number:
RCDIG0000596
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"C" Form (Duplicate).                Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.     No. of Message
SM LJ 55 NZ ES
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
£  s.  d.
22
Office Stamp
BQ
26.8.15
Handed in at  NZ         Office  1145  m.    Received 1205  m.
TO     Gen Monash
Sender's Number

NZ M608
Day of Month

26th
In reply to Number

__
AAA
I will be at 4th Field Amb.
at 1630 this afternoon would you
kindly instruct your medical officers
to meet me there during their
absence any casualties will be
attended by C section 4th Field
Ambulance which is in your
vicinity General Godley approves
 16th McGregor  infmd  1345
13th Tilney                 "      1400
15th McSharry          "      1405
14th Cooper              "      1407
   
FROM    A D M S
PLACE & TIME       NZ and A Divn NZ Report
                                  Centre 11 35
W.2384-583  30,000 Pads-8/14. S.B. Ltd.-Forms/C.2123.

 

16
Reference your 1045 in event it would
facilitate preparation if indication could be
given whether contemplated operations would, if
at all, take place coming night . AAA. (Noted
re attending Conference this afternoon .-AAA)
My understanding is that I xxxxxxxxx will furnish two
hundred men
A Waring
BM
942

"C" Form (Duplicate).        Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.     No. of Message
SM 619
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
£  s.  d.
19
Office Stamp.
26
---

7
Handed in at     ZKX  Office    m.                Received 0230  pm.
TO     Gen Monash
Sender's Number

1215
Day of Month

26
In reply to Number

BM 942
AAA

Contemplated operations will
not take place before
afternoon 27th

FROM  6th Section 1215
PLACE & TIME
JM
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"C" Form (Duplicate).              Army Form C. 2123.
 MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.       No. of Message
737
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
£  s.  d.
17
Office Stamp.
26/8/15
Handed in at         Office    m.       Received 2.50pm.
To General Monash
Sender's Number 
1430
Day of Month
26
In reply to Number
_____
AAA
Please report at once
How many Machine
Guns of 17th Battn
Aust. Inf. are being used
and how many are Surplus
BM 945

945
FROM                   6th Section
PLACE & TIME    1430
W.2384-583  30,000 Pads-8/14. S.B. Ltd.-Forms/C.2123.
(PTO)

 

 "C" Form (Duplicate).  Army Form C. 2123.
 MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.    No. of Message
737
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
£   s.  d.
17
Office Stamp.
26/8/15
Handed in at     Office    m.  Received 2.50 pm.
To General Monash
Sender's Number
1430
Day of Month
26
In reply to Number 
_____
AAA
 

BM 945
3.25
Two Guns of the
17th Bn are in use
on No 1 Post 6th Section.
There are no surplus Guns.

 

"A" Form.                                          Army Form C. 2121.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.         No. of Message
Code   m.
Office of Origin & Service Instructions.

Words    Charge
Sent.
At     m.
To
By
This message is on a/c of:
   Service
(Signature of "Franking Officer")
Recd at     m.
Date  QA
From  268
By
To Brigade Major
4th Brigade        54
Senders Number
HH109
Day of Month.
TWENTY-SIXTH
In reply to Number.
AAA
Bags are on the way across to Major
MARGOLIN AAA Lieut BRIERLEY reports
Artillery Officer asked that Bags be left
round his observation Post

From  13th Bn
Place
Time  1430
The above may be forwarded as now corrected.
Censor.
(Z)
D Marks Lt. a/adj.
Signature of Addressor or person authorized to telegraph in his name.
* This line should be erased if not required.

 

"C" Form. (Duplicate).                 Ar
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS      No. of Message
330p  30
Service Instructions
Charges to Pay.
£  s.  d.
94
Office Stamp.
26/8/15
Handed in at        CLH     Office              m.    Received 3.40  pm.
TO     O.C. 4th Aust Inf Bde
Senders Number
K6 37
Day of Month
26
In reply to Number
______
AAA

Has Seventeenth Battalion
been ordered to move
to No 3 Section AAA
If so when does it start

BM 948

FROM                 B M
PLACE & TIME  5th Aust Inf Bde

 W.2384-583  30,000 Pads-8/14. S.B. Ltd.-Forms/C.2123.
                            1526 No 4 Section

 

C. Form. (Duplicate).                   Army Form C.2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.       No. of Message
345p  16
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
£  s.  d.
Office Stamp
21
Handed in at N Z Office  m.  Received 3.37pm.
Sender's Number
NZAB77
Day of Month
26
In reply to Number
_______
AAA

 

Thanks for Sending
Cook

O.C. 13th Bn
To note & return pls
JP McGlinn
BRIGADE MAJOR
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
26 AUG1915
Noted
D Marks
Lt Col  1720
FROM                   N Z & A Div
PLACE & TIME   No 2 Post 335p
W.2384-583  30,000 Pads-8/14. S.B. Ltd.-Forms/C.2123. 

 

C.M. Form A 39(b).
Army Form C.2123.
C. Form. (Original).      MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message
Recd
from Q.B.
16.40
By FR Small
Prefix    Code    Words
Delivery
Means
Distance
Charges for Delivery
Collected
Paid out
Sent, or sent out
At    m.
By
Returned   46
at
Office Stamp.
26/8/15
Handed in at the    Office at   m.  Received here at    m.
To BDE MAJOR 4th BDE
*Sender's Number
OP xx
Day of Month
26
In reply to Number
BM 946
AAA
 

Instructions noted

FROM  ADJT 15th Bn
PLACE
TIME  1626
All Porterage, Redirection, or other charges collected on delivery are to be brought to account by means of Stamps affixed to the face of the 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".
* This line should be erased if not required.
D.362/7.14-C.7220.

 

"C" Form (Original).                       Army Form C.2123.

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.         No. of Message
Prefix  SM  Code DL  Words
£  s.  d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions.
Received
From Nz
By C Gray
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
20
Handed in at   NZ  Office  1655 m.  Received 1702 m.
To  4th Bde
*Senders Number
NZA 980
Day of Month
26
In reply to Number  AAA
 

A tree about four feet
in diameter has to be
felled tonight for gun position
AAA Please detail sufficient
party to execute this work
to report with tools to
an artillery guide who will
be at Gen. Coxs headqrs
at 1930 tonight
 14th Bn
BM 962

FROM   NZAD
PLACE & TIME
* This line should be erased if not required.

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Army Form C.
C. Form. (Original).    MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.    No. of Message
Recd 
from
By
Prefix   Code  Words
Delivery
Means   Distance
Charges for Delivery
Collected
Paid out
Sent, or sent out
At    M.
By    52
Returned
at       M.
Office Stamp.
BQ
26/8
Handed in at the  RF Office at 2155  Received here at 100 M.
To   FOURTH BDE
*Sender's Number    
Day of Month
26th
In reply to Number.
AAA

Howitzer battery now shelling
at good range please inform to 
keep up same elevation
 

BM 957

FROM  MAJ. MARGOLIN
PLACE
TIME   2155
All Porterage, Redirection, or other charges collected on delivery are to be bought to accouat by me ans of Stamps affixed to the face of the
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".
* This line should be erased if not required.

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