Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 10, 18 November - 25 November 1915, Part 4

NZ Sub Sec Report N8
19/11/15
G.O.C.  4^th  Inf                       145

Progress of works
Terracing has been carried 
on.
Saps sap to Franklin's has
been further improved
A new sap has been
commenced to Newbury's.
Last night's no rain
has given some extra
work for to day which
has been attended to.
Wire Entanglements
Wire entanglements have
been continued in
front of the firing line
                                                    76

 

Snipers report                  44 
On the far side of
Bulgar Bluff about
900^t north East of Warricks
Castle observed to Turks
putting up sand bags
in theyer trenches Pt's
Woottan & Hadoly fired
one Turk was observed 
to drop and then croled into 
the trenches apparently 
wounded the others disappeared.
They have also cut some 
telephone wires as already 
reported by special report_x

[*Entracted
 & to SC *]

Patrols report some digging
is carried on by the
Enemy in the Great Turkish
trenches East of Becks
Bluff
                                                                  78


 

143
xxxxIn General every
thing was very quiet
nothing unusual 
occurred
E Margolin
major
O/C NZ Sub Sec
0527
Div Bm
1642 
JM
                                               80

 

 "C" Form. (Original.)  Army Form C.2123.
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141
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Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.    Received here at   m.
TO  4th A Bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
BM 492                            19th
Considerable Shrapnel   Shelling
all Morning of Stafford Gully
& Main Arghyl DERE aaa
Very little sniping aaa  Quiet night
Addressed 54^th Div repeated
161^st  &  4^th  Aust Bde.
Bm
1043*
JM
FROM                    162^nd  Bde
PLACE & TIME     0658
 

 "C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C. 2123.  
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4aB

1177    19 X1 15  QE  PFS
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42
BQ
19/11
Service instructions.
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TO   Brigade Mjr 4^th Bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
QE 107                              19th

at about 1100 today our
artillery knocked down
a part of ^TURKISH parapet also
about 15 yds of wire
entanglements aaa
Direction 110 degrees from
barricade
Div BM 1648
[*Brigadier*]
[*include in tomorrows' report.
JM
19/11/15 *]
[*included
BM1650*]

FROM                No 2 SubSection
PLACE & TIME   1435

 

"A" Form.   Army Form C. 2121.
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TO   4^th Aust inf Bde 
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  BM 610                           19^th
The password for to-night
is PICTON

OC No1 Sub Sect     }  BM 1647
  "     "   2  "      "           }    JP McG

                                           1535
From          N.Z. inf Bde
Place
Time           1500
ROChunnery Major
Bde-Major

 

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QA 450                            19                          BM 1647
Received and noted
P.W.
JM 
FROM                                DURRANTS POST

PLACE & TIME                1615

 "C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C. 2123.  
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TO   B.M. 4^th Bde H. Q 
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QE 108                              19th                     BM 1647
Password noted 

P.W.
JM
FROM                            No 2 Sub Section

PLACE & TIME             1625

[*Recd   19/11/15*]
18

NO 2 SUB SECTI0N 
AGHYL DERE

DISPOSTION OF TROOPS

NO (1) POST  } NEWBURYS

                         }   AND
                         }   BECKS BLUFF
garrisoned by A Coy.
LT PARKER             commanding
LT SOMERVILLE

act LT BUSH
NO(2) POST   } BARRICADE to
                          } OLD NO 4 POST
                          } (INC) also Cam sap
                          } MORSE Tunnel to NEWBURYS
garrisoned by D. Coy.
LT IMLAY
LT HARTLEY
NO(3) POST   } FROM OLD N^O 5
                          } POST TO WARWICK
                          } CASTLE (INC)

                          } also com sap.
                          } to FRANKLINS
garrisoned by C Coy.
7

CAPT HARWOOD, LT PARKS

 

NO(4) POST   }FRANKLINS       19
                          }
garrisoned by B Coy.
LT EVANS       commanding
  "   COOK
 

CAPT WILTON

I/C ALL ENGINEERING
WORK IN NO(2) SUB SECTION

LT ADAMS  } To be attached
LT TUCKER }  to Capt Witton
                       } in terracing work
                       } also as orderly OFF

STRENGTH.   A     108.

                         B       85

                         C      143
                         D      179
 8
 

                                                 24
NO 2 SUB SECTION

AGHYL DERE

19/11/15
G.O.C.   Fourth Bde HQ

Hay Valley
Your 4aB/1114 received AAA
Matter is receiving my
utmost attention
ELMargolin major
CO. 16^thHQ Bn

0925
J.M.
 

GOC