Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 10, 1 November - 12 November 1915, Part 5

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drawing of compass
 

No 2 SUB-SECTION
16 Bⁿ
Ref. GALLIPOLI  1/20,000
KURIJ A DERE
92
 Map drawn to scale showing AGHYL DERE

80

FB      FORWARD BARRICADE       92 x 3

NP     NEWBEURYS POST                92 Y 2

B        BECKS BLUFF                          92 Y 6
W       WARWICK CAZSTLE              92 Y 3

F         FRANKLINS POST                   92 Z 4

SK      SANDY KLNOLL                       92 Z 4

5

Compasss indicating N

1/200  

16 Bⁿ       N^o 2 SUB SECTION
Map drawn to scale showing
MG location from N^o1 post
Warwick Castle
Franklins
Sap from Aghyl Dere

 Aghyl Dere
all sub section posts

Dressing station

Latrine

Well

see original for detail 

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5/11/15
Numerous Units - Assistance
No definite organization - 40 ^reg units
difficulty in [provingating?] orders
Work by Divisions - ( Power N.Z& A & Austr.)

10  
11          R.N.D.
13          N.Z & A )

^29       1st Aust. )
42 
52          odd details - unattached officers    [*noted [laugh*?]]
53           Notice Board  -
54           Can get list from 
                ships ' adjt

Faults.
Men not on parade - didn't know.
Men not properly dressed - clean fatigue army
Men Orderlies not in mess rooms
Mess rooms ) with few exception in a
Troop decks )  most filthy state
Unpunctuality at meals.
Each sitting must clean up
Tomorrow all ready for 10.30
Orders: - men wear life belts & life jackets
throughout day
If alarm  - fall in quietly - & wait
boat crews at the boats
remainder on parade decks.
Assure yourselves every man knows his
place & where to go & what to do.
______________
Parade at 4 p.m. without rifles -
 

ANCHOR LINE
TWIN SCREW STEAMER
TRANSVLVANIA
5/1/15
Locke.           B.5
Johnston.     B. 14
Fuhrmann.  B. 12
Kennedy       B. 9.
Dawson         C. 120
 

"C" Form. (Original.)  Army Form C.2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  Code     Words
Received
From  13^th Bn
By   RFS
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
BQ

4
6/11
₤  s.  d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.    Received here at 0515  m.
TO 4^th Bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
QA 330                             6^th                                  ____
Report for 24hours ended
0500 6/11/15
1  Our snipers report no
definite success observed ^aaa
2  At 0830 two men who werer
standing in an exposed
position in rear of our
right werre sniped from
the Apex one being killed
the other seriously wonded aaa
3  No movement onserved
during the day aaa
4. At 1845 heavy firing was
heard in the direction 
of Chocolate Hills

FROM 
PLACE & TIME

"C" Form. (Original.)  Army Form C.2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  Code     Words
Received
From  
By 
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
13
₤  s.  d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.    Received here at   m.
TO     2
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
but everything remained
quiet on our front aaa
5  Parkes sent out to cut scrub
and to improve wire -
entanglements aaa
6. Patrols and listening posts
report no Movement
7. Total casulatites .
1 Killed

1 Wounded
DW
Bm 1462
FROM  Durrants Post
PLACE&TIME   0500
 

"C" Form. (Original.)  Army Form C.2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  Code     Words
Received
From  16^th Bn 
By  RFS
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
BQ
12
6/11
₤  s.  d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.    Received here at   0530 m.
TO    4^th Bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
Reportfor 24 hours ending
0500  6/11/15
_________
All quiet ^aaa yesterday morning
enemy shelled FRANKLINS
POST at 0-900 doing little
damage aaa
Two casualties in ARCHYL
DERE from snipers both
dangerously wounded
DW 1462
FROM  O.C.N^o 2 Sub Section
PLACE&TIME   0515

 

 C Form
"C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C. 2123   
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
SM  F Lam   25
NZ. GP
Charges to Pay. 
₤   s.   d.
Office Stamp.

11
Service instructions.
Handed in at    ZPB        Office    m.   Received  0138  m.
TO   4th Aust bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA

  Bm 395                          6th
wholly uneventful period both
for ourselves & apparently
for the Turks aaa Addressed
54th Divn repeated 161
& 4th Inf Bde

FROM   162 Bde  0655
PLACE & TIME
 

B.M. 395
Otago Gully,
6th Novemebr 1915
[* AUSTRALIAN 
IMPERIAL FORCE

NOV 7 1915
4th Infantry Brigade.*]

CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM TO BRIGADES
 Copy New Zealand and Australian Division's N G 634 dated
4th November is attached for information and action. The question
of closer cooperation, particularly in case of night attack, is
one which was already engaging attention..
2. The following allotment of batteries to Bridages of Infantry
is now brought into action force.
1st A.L.H. Brigade  ( H.Q. 80 B 5).
One section N/69
3rd A.L.H. Brigade (H.Q.  80. I 3).
4in Battery and same section D/69
7th A.I. Brigade (H.Q.  80. D  8).
Left section Ist Battery
5th Battery
One section 6th Battery
4th A.I. Brigade (H.Q, 93  X 3/5).
For this purpose, this Brigade may be considered as having
the same front as the7th Brigade and no guns are specially
allotted tas to it.
162nd Inf. Brigade (H.Q. 92 y 5).
B/69.
161st Inf. Brigade H.Q. 92 SE^3/TI).

One section C/69
163rd  Inf. Brigade  (H.Q. 92 N 7).
2nd Battery
4th Battery
One section 6th Battery
One section 17th Siege Battery
One section D/63
Indian Brigade   (H.Q. 32 L 8/9).
3rd Battery
One Section C/69
 JM

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3. In connection with this allotment artillery brigade
commanders will arrange for telephonic communication direct between
batteries and infantry brigadesconcerned and will also arrange
that night lines are 1aid to the satisfaction of the infantry.
In the case of the APEX and HILL 60 arrangementsfornight lines
will be made by this office.
4. In the event of one infantry brigade relieving
another, the incoming brigade will, of course, take over the
artillery from the outgoing one.
ounsicheed
Captain, R.N. z. A.
Brigade Major R.A.N.Z.& A Division.
[????]

Brigade major

4th A.I.Bde
Copy for your information.
[????]
Capt.

7/11/15
Met Bgdr. Genl. R.A. on 14/11/15 at 1000, & with who him
to Observation Station of "C" C^o 13^th Bn on Durrants post; where
it was arranged to establish, at once, an observation post to F.O.O.
will telephone to him Batteries, & to H.Q. of 13^th B^n.
John Monash
Bgd Leuit.
14/11/15
 

SHIP'S ORDERS     H.M.T. TRANSYLVANIA  6/11/15.

NO. 4

By Brig-General John Monash G.B.  V.D.
DISEMBARKATION.
1. It is impossible to say how long the
Troops will remain on board, but O.C's
Units will see that they are ready to
disembark at an hours notice, at any
time.
RATIONS.
2. Quarter Master Sergeants together with
fatigue parties from their Units will
parade at No 8 hold for the issue of
Iron rations at 9 as tomorrow morning.
INSPECTION.
3. There will be no Inspection tomorrow.
CLEANLINESS.
4. Officer commanding all Units are

responsible that the portion of the SHIP
occupied by the Troops under their command
are left on disembarkation in a perfectly
clean and satisfactory condition.
DUTIES. 
3. Captain of the day. Captain Findley    Scrivener ^CWF
    Next for duty.            Captain Burrows.
    Orderly Officer.          Lieut Ross Gavin.
    Next for duty.             Lieut Barclay.    
    O.C. Gaurd.                  Lieut Billborough A.H.B.
    Next for duty.              Lieut De Mortmorency.
    Medical Officer.          Captain. Jeffries.      
    Next for duty.              Major Williams.

C. M. Johnston
Captain & Adjutant.