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

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Part of Quest:
Sir John Monash (General, b.1865 - d.1931)
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Open for review
Accession number:
RCDIG0000604
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Cr Form (Duplicate. L SONSINE MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. Na of Mossage- Charges to Pay. Office Stamp 1Mr RX Rurtes Hutcone 91 Rocoted 1457/ ORAC Handed in at th Brigado M TWNGINANS SATAINONN Sender's Number AAA OE 10 our 100 today at about artifery apet lso a part of wie about efd entangement a Di 110 degress to Carncade om Bry tomfrom Irstue FRON A subsec he BLAORATME 35 Fon on anno on A.B.M Forn
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TO PON OASSN M JOASRE MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. LLoMossaso Ofice Stamp Received Sent, or sentont PrOAL Code Words om 30 Cares i AllOO 12 same hmaion ORice. Received Handed mn at Fourth Bde SSMSSEENN SATSINON TWONYISNSNSN AAA 169 OA.450 BM 19 Received noted and P Fnom DLRRANTS POST MACEATME 1615 F t newe on CI IAM T OAN M TC. POW SSSS A S MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. Na of Mossage JACSSANN Charges to Pay. 19 Sintes Teeone 146 Handed in at th Bde BM. H.0 SACINON SACNONANT WTOGESNSDSS AAA 108 BMILHY X noted assword TROM PAOEATME WM MOPed S ABLd-F Lec
19/1/15 Rest SECTIONS 2SOR N0 AGHYL DERE OF TROOP. DISPOSITION ma mn mn NOD POST] NEWBURYS AND BECKS BLUFE garrisones by H CoY. commanding LT PARKEA LT SOMERVILLE Ott LT BUSH BARRICRDE to No (2) POS OLD NORPOSI 5ap can IN57 als MCRSEMatt NRWBORYS D. Coy by Garrisons LT 1MLA LF HAATLEY FROMOLDNS No(3) POSI PoST TO.WARNISk TOHSTLE (INC) also com sap. FRANKLINE to arrisone by DA 1 WOUDTPARN
FRANRLINAD NO(H) POST) garrisance by B. Cay commarda LT EVHNS 11 COOK CAPT WILTON TO ALL ENGINEERING WORE IN NOIS) SSSROTON to be attached LT HDAMS to CaptWitton LT TUCKER in terrasy wart. also as ordely Off 108 B STRENGTH. 83 B 143 179
10 2 500 HGHVLDERE 19/11/15 GOb. South Barky Hay vaisy WAAR Your 4AB resen 1114 Matter is receiving my utmost attention al ma t CA 16BA 1 092

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

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

 

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

[*Entered
 & to SC *]

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


 

 

 

143
[[Form?]] In 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
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix SM Code   G Rand    Words 37
Recd
From  
By DAG
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
141
₤  s.  d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.    Received here at   m.
TO  4th Inf 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 snipers aaa  Quiet night
Addressed 54th Div repeated
161st  &  4th  Aust Bde.
Bm
7043*
JM
FROM                    162nd  Bde
PLACE & TIME     0658
 

 

 "C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C. 2123   
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message

4aB

1177      QE  PFS
Charges to Pay. 
₤   s.   d.
Office Stamp.
42
BQ
19/11
Service instructions.
Handed in at            Office    m.   Received   1454 m.
TO   Brigade Mjr 4th 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.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message
Prefix   Code   m.
Office of Origin and Service Instructions.
Words. Charge
Sent
At   m.
To 
By 
This message is on a/c of:
Service.
(Signature of "Franking Office.")
Recd. at     m.
Date 
From   148
By
TO   4th Aust inf Bde 
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
  BM 610                           19th
The password for to-night
is PICTON

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

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

 

 

"C" Form. (Original.)  Army Form C.2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  Code     Words
Recd
From   QA
By         P.H
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To   150
By
Office Stamp.
Bq
19/11
₤  s.  d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.    Received here at   m.
TO     Fourth Bde
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
QA 450                            19                          BM 1647
Received and noted
P.W.
JM 
FROM                                DURRANTS POST

PLACE & TIME                1615

 

[*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 NO 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

1/C ALL ENGINEERING
WORK IN NO(2) SUB SECTION
_______________________
LT ADAMS  } To be attackhed
LT TUCKER }  to Capt Witton
                       } in terracing work
                       } also as Orderly OFF
_________________________
STRENGTH.   A      108.

                       B        85

                       C      143
                       D      179
8
 

 

NO 2 SUB SECTION

AGHYL DERE

19/115
G.O.C.   Fourth Bde HQ

Hay Valley
Your 4aB/1114 received AAA
Matter is receiving my
utmost attention
EMargolin major
CO. 16 HQBn

0925
J.M.
 

 


GOC
 

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