Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 10, 1 November - 12 November 1915, Part 8

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First World War, 1914–18
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Sir John Monash (General, b.1865 - d.1931)
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copy of General Natine order No. 635 dated 8/11/15. RAUK OF OPVLCERV. G.R.O. No. 615 of 2nd. November, 1915, is cancelled and the Following will be substituted :- In order to correct some misapprehensions which have occurred as to the precedencs of officers in units, it 18 notified as follows:- In accordance with Army Order 35 of 1915, all officers belonging, transferred, posted or attached, to a unit will take precedence therein and in their respective ranks according to the date of appointment cf or promotion to those ranks, and not according to the date on which they actually join the unit for duty. (B(3340).
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Copy of General Routine Order No. 635 dated 8/11/15.

RANK OF OFFICERS.
G.R.O. No. 615 of 2nd. November, 1915, is cancelled and the following
will be substituted :-
In order to correct some misapprehensions which have occurred as
to the precedence of officers in units, it is notified as follows :-
In accordance with Army Order 35 of 1915, all officers belonging, transferred, posted or attached, to a unit will take precedence therein and in their respective ranks according to the date of appointment of or promotion to those ranks, and not according to the date on which they actually join the unit for duty. (B/3340).

 

 

argus Sep 6/15
(Large Photo)
MAJOR T.H. REDFORD
(Killed).
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
The following promotions and appointments to the Australian Imperial Force have been gazetted:-
DIVISIONAL STAFF (Promotions).
Lieutenant-Colonel J.K. Forsyth, from 4th Light Horse Regiment, to be Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General).
Honorary Captain T. Griffiths, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, to be Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General (temporarily).
Major C.H. Foot, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Major E.S. Stokes to be Lieutenant-Colonel whilst holding the appointment of Acting Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services (temporarily).
4th Light Horse Regiment, -To be Major-Captain S.G.A. Hindhaugh. To be Captain -Lieutenant J. Parkin. To be Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant-Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant J. Duffy. To be Second-Lieutenant-Warrant-officer N.L [[?]]
5th Light Horse Regiment.-To be Lieutenants- Second-Lieutenants T.B. Fargher, D.W. Rutherford, J.G.D. McNeill, H.K. Irving, W.M.J. Lyons, and A.G. Bolingbroke.
6th Light Horse Regiment.-To be Lieutenants-Second-Lieutenants A.R. Hordern, D.G. Cross, H.S. Ryrie, D. Drummond, N.M. Pearce, H. Robson, J.M. Chisholm.
7th Light Horse Regiment.-To be Lieutenants-Second-Lieutenants J.O. Stevenson, H.O.C. Madrell, T.H. Bird, N.D. Barton, and A.K. Lake.

Divisional Artillery.-To be Majors-Captain H.W. Lloyd, Captain G.I. Stevenson, Captain C.G.N. Miles (from appointment of adjutant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade). To be Captains-Lieutenants A.P. Crisp and R.C. Crocker. To be Lieutenant-Second-Lieutenant A.J. Glendinning.

Divisional Engineers.-To be Captain-Lieutenant I.F.S. Mather. To be Second-Lieutenants-Warrant-officer W.W. James, Quartermaster-Sergeant H. Greenway, and Sergeant G.N. Croker.
2nd Infantry Brigade.-Captain C.H. Jess, from appointment of staff-captain, 4th Infantry Brigade, to be major and brigade major.
3rd Infantry Brigade.-Captain A.M. Ross from appointment of staff-captain, to be major and brigade major.
1st Battalion.-To be Majors-Captains W. Davidson and P.G.P. Hill. To be Captain-Lieutenant G.F. Wootten. To be Lieutenants-Second-Lieutenants B.J. Buchanan, P.L. Howell-Price, and G.A. Street.
2nd Battalion.-To be Majors-Captains C.R. Richardson and L.J. Morshead. To be Captains-Lieutenants I.F. Campbell, J.H.F. Pain, G.S. Cook, R. Harrison, H.L. Nash, and R.T. Brown. To be Lieutenant-Second Lieutenant R.T. Tarrant. To be Second Lieutenants-Company Sergeant-Major H.A. Youden, Sergeant G.L. Phillips, Corporal E.R. Egan, Sergeant R. Murray, and Corporal W.R. Craddick.
3rd Battalion.-Major C.H. Brand, from appointment of brigade major, 3rd Infantry Brigade, to command (temporarily), and is granted the local and temporary rank of Lieutenant-colonel whilst in command of the 3rd Battalion. To be Major-Captain D.M. McConaghy. To be Captains-Lieutenants D.T. Moore G.E. McDonald and W.R. Carter. To be Second Lieutenants-Sergeant V.E. Smythe, Company Sergeant-Majors P.W. Woods, Albert McDermid, and Thomas Edward McGowan, Sergeants S.A. Pinkstone, A.F. Burrett, and J.H. Matthews. To be Second Lieutenant and Quartermaster - Staff Sergeant-Major A. Stronach. 
5th Battalion.-To be Lieutenants-Second Lieutenants E.T. McVea and A.G. Adams. To be Second Lieutenants-Sergeants F.A. Leslie, L.H. Kelly, S. Ricketson and W.T. Meikle, Corporals H.A. Fleming, F.W. Harris, and H.S. Dickenson, Sergeant H.A. Gray, and Company Sergeant-Major L. Ghent.
6th Battalion.-To be Lieutenant-Second Lieutenant P.D. Kalmer. To be Second Lieutenants-Warrant-Officer C. Guilfoyle, Sergeants H.O. Ritter and A.G. Carne, Company Sergeant-Major W.P. Adams, Company Quartermaster-Sergeant F.D. Johnstone, Sergeant R.T. Fairclough, Corporal A.C.H. Jackson.
7th Battalion.-To be Lieutenants-Second Lieutenants W.L. Heron, A.R. Heighway, F.O. Rogers, and A. Liddelow. To be Second Lieutenants-Sergeant K.L. Walker, Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant W.J. Symons, Company Quartermaster-Sergeant B.B. Nicholson, Sergeants H.E. Bastin, B.N. Edwards, and F.A. Oates, Company Quartermaster-Sergeant H.A. Kuring, Sergeant H.A. Barker.
8th Battalion.-Major (temporary Lieut.-Colonel) C.H. Brand, from temporary command of 3rd Battalion, to command (temporarily), and is granted local and temporary rank of lieut.-colonel whilst in command of the 8th Battalion. To be Captain-Lieutenant D.F. Hardy. To be Second Lieutenants - Company Quartermaster-Sergeant A.B. Glasson, Sergeants W.G.J. Catron and C.L. Fox, Corporal H. Bolton, Company Quartermaster-Sergeant G.E. Johnston, Sergeants W.A. Bayliss, L.P. Thomas, J.C.M. Traill, and L.P. Fay.
9th Battalion.-To be Captains-Lieutenants E.C. Plant, L.A. Jones, W.M. Young, and D. Chapman.
10th Battalion.-To be Major-Captain F.M. de F. Lorenzo. To be Captains-Lieutenants E.J. Sexton, L.G. Holmes, and C. Rumball. To be Second Lieutenants-Sergeant H.N. Henwood, Corporal R.K. Hurcombe.
12th Battalion.-To be Major-Captain J.L. Whitham. To be Captains-Lieutenants L.M. [[Mull?]] N.D. Fethers, L.E. Burt, and R.A. [[Raff?]] Lieutenant C.A. Littler (seconded) is granted the rank of captain whilst holding the appointment of adjutant, Anzac Cove area. To be Second Lieutenants-Regimental Sergeant-Major W. Kennedy, Sergeant-Major W.A. Connell.
Divisional Train.-To be Lieutenants-Second Lieutenants J.R. Rigby, R.A. Thomson, W.L. Hamilton, C.B. Grieve, and J.E. Savage.

2nd Light Horse Brigade Train.-To be Lieutenants-Second Lieutenants R.G. Bosanquet and G.D. Smith.
[[Div?]] Ammunition Park.-Lieutenant U.E. Parry[[?]]den is granted the temporary rank of captain whilst he is the senior officer of his company present with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Army Medical Corps.-Private Eugene Cook, 1st Australian General Hospital, to be second lieutenant (temporarily), without pay, from June 9, 1915, to July 17 1915.
Australian Post-office Corps.-To be Lieutenant-Staff-Sergeant C.S. Cunningham.
APPOINTMENTS.
To be Lieutenants.-A.E. Hunt, A.S. Nobbs, A.C. Anderson.
To be Lieutenants (provisionally).-R. O'Brien, H.G. Shaw.
To be 2nd Lieutenants.-F.J.S. Hoad, C.J. Carroll, P.L. Elwell, T. Francis, B.A. Keid, H. O'Neill Kearney, F.R. North, C.D. Lucas, J.N. Land.

To be Captains.-R.N. Rosenfield, Australian Army Medical Corps; J. Sprent, Australian Army Medical Corps; F. Howson, Medical Corps Reserve, C.S. Browne, W.E. O'Hara, R.L. Henderson, F. [[?]]ouse, R.C. Winn, H.L. Deck, E.W. Arn[[?]]H.R.J. Harris, J. Aiken, G.C. Willcocks, H.S. Allen, J.V. Griffith, H.W.F. Mitchell, J.H. McGee, K.S. Cross, K.R. Shaw, R.M. McMaster.
Chaplains.-Anglican Denomination-To be Chaplains, 4th Class: Rev. F.G. Ward, Rev. W.G.A. Green. Roman Catholic Denomination-To be Chaplains, 4th Class: Rev. T.J. King, Rev. W.N. Close. Presbyterian Denomination-To be Chaplain, 4th Class: Rev. G. Cranston, B.A. Methodist Denomination-To be Chaplain, 4th Class: Rev. D.S. [[?]]rumwell. Baptist Denomination-To be Cha[[?]] 4th Class: Rev. D.S. McNicol.
Instructional Staff.-To be Lieutenant-Staff-Sergeant-Major T.F. Sheridan.
APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)
To be Colonels.-Colonel T.J. Courtney, V.D., O.C.; Hon. Colonel J.W. Hacker, V.D.
To be Lieut.-Colonel.-Lieut.-Colonel C.D.W. Rankin.
To be Major.-Major T. Anderson.
PROMOTIONS.
To be Brigadier-Generals.-Colonel J.W. Mccay, V.D.; Colonel E.G.
Sinclair-MacLagan, D.S.O., Colonel H.N. MacLaurin, Colonel J. Monash, V.D.; Colonel G. de L. Ryrie; Colonel F.G. Hughes, V.D.; Colonel H.G. Chauvel, C.M.G.
AUSTRALIA[[?]]

 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS
Sm [[I & Ran?]] 21
[[WB?]]
[[KJ?]]
8/11/15
Handed in at  [[NZ?]]
Received  0931
To     O.C.  4th Inf Bde
Sender's Number
G 1.4
Day of Month
8th.
Please meet Col Braithwaite at the Hotchkiss gun at 1030 this morning.
Done

From     [[n z a Div?]]
Place & Time

 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.

Sm G Larpan 15

nz

TJ
Handed in at    AC
Received
2009
To    Brigade Major
4th AJB Hay Valley
Day of Month 8th
Periscopes leaving immediately.
[[SP?]]
Sgt Perry report.
50 Received 8/11/15
From   Sergt Perry
Place & Time  1959

 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.
[[IH?]]
Office Stamp.
54

Received   [[0520*]]
To    4th Bde
Sender's Number
Q A [[3409*]]
Day of Month
9
Report for 24 hrs ended 0500
9-11-15   (1)  at 0940  reported
Tactics placing given near ANAFARTA
SACHIR area observed movement of 
men and horses and screams
being placed area approximate
position 106 I 5 area (2)  1200 Turkish
[[repl*]]  fired area over areoplane
near farm area were replied 
to some who showed above
the parapet area (3) Work
continues in forward [[safe*]]
T heads and lateral communications
area (4) scrub cutting area where
work continued throughout the
night and (5)  Patrols and listening.
From

Place & Time                Bm 1505

Office Stamp.
53
[[first*]] report all quiet (6)
casualties Lt Davidson 14th Bn
wounded (7) snipers tally [[ *]] to
date
From                       DURRANTS Post
Place & Time          0500            

 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS
Office Stamp
52
0610
To   4TH Bde
All quiet Patrol sent out last night to HACKNEY WICK area
Progressing with  [[safe?]]  area  to FRANKLINS
Div & 16 2nd
Bn
1505
From         No. 2 [[Sub?]] Section
Place & Time  16th Bn     0520

 

MESSSAGES AND SIGNALS.
LM [[*]]
Received From 16 [[?]] By [[RAG?]]
Office Stamp.  9/11/15
[[YAB.  to?]]
Received 0732 a
To  4th Aust Bde
BM416
Day of Month   9th
Nothing happened aaa addressed 54th Div repeated 161st & 4th Aust Brigade.
From      162nd Brigade
Place & Time    0652.

 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS
SM
Office Stamp    51
Received   0600
To  4th Battalion
16th Battalion is standing to arms
From   U.C    16th Bn
Place & Time   0520

 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS
No. of Message   1
GM
N.Z. [[A Divn?]]
Office Stamp
BQ
9/11/15

Handed in at      NZ

Received 1015
To   GEN MONASH
Day of Month
9TH
Capt Mairs is coming up with some orders AAA  If Gen Monash is out would he please leave word where Capt Mairs can find him
√
From  CAPT MAIRS
Place & Time   NZ & A DIV                                                    1012

 

Received Nov. 9.

Notes for replies.

Eau de Cologne

Chlorodyne

Tob..- 8 tins Captstan √

[[Soap  Mils  Sox - Mick & [[ Ch   Tin?]]  Soap - 4 safety pins

Soap (Mat) - Fly    (tape) -leather laces (4)   Cat[[? (Tanto)?]]

[[book?]]pads (3) 5 packs envelopes - Gum leaf (Mrs M. Rainer) Penknife (W) 

Cunninghame   Oct 4, & [[Jacks   ?]]         [[             ?]]

Burnape    Sep 14 & Sep. 23                     Bert    Sep. 7  √

[[                34?]] 

[[ - odley        M        20?]]                           Vic   Sep 6 √

Griffiths  [[     ?]] Oct 8, Oct 9                    Walter - argus July 19.   

Hugh Wells         Oct 15

[[Ch      pter?]]     Oct 12                             Read & dispose arguses

Karl. R.                    Oct 14                            Night Socks.

[[F. Gab   ?]]           Sep. 7                    Appoint Bgde N.G.O. [[     298.    ?]]                                                                                                 [[ - Rose.?]]

Chaplain [[         ?]]    "  12            Bert. & Mat M. & sympathy

Eastwood                   "   18            Write D: Barrett

Chauvel                Oct 22               Send acorns to plant .

Burnape                Sep. 23              Send Cunningham specimen

Wiltshire                Aug 25

Walter       Sep. 19 - for Sep 19 - Anzac card

Walter       Sep. 14    

[[*]] Sep.     Argus cutting Sep 6 - Mat √

Mat M.       Sep. 6 √

 

                             

 

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