Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 10, 25 November - 30 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
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Open for review
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RCDIG0000605
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"C" Form (Duplicate).              Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.
No. of Message
QE
RAS
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
£  s.  d.
73
Office Stamp.
BQ
26/11
Handed in at   Office   m.  Received 1700 m.
TO Bde [[Ag?]] 4th Bde
[*Recd at Base
07C 1723*]
Sender's Number      Day of Month.    In reply to Number       AAA
QE 158                            26                                  BM1736
Password received
and noted
[*OC Bde Sigs
Please Explain delay in delivery
of this message; shown as receivd
from CO. 16th Bn 1700, recd here
at 1753
JP McGlinn Lieut. Colonel,
BRIGADE MAJOR, 16TH. INF. BRIGADE,
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
26 NOV 1915*]
[*As Orderly in this office in this office &
other men of section were having tea I
accept it till orderly had finished. L Kerr
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                                74                                 26/11

Service Instructions.
Handed in at   ....Office  .... m.   Received 1700m.
TO 4th Bde
Sender's Number          Day of Month    In reply to Number      AAA
QA315                                26                           BM1736
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PLACE & TIME    1655
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SB                     4aB                   £   s.   d.                              97
                         1331
Service Instructions. Priority
[*AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
NOV 26 1915
4th Infantry Brigade.*]

Handed in at ... NZA Office ....m.  Received 1617m.
TO  N Bde
4th Inf Bde
Sender's Number                  Day of Month    In reply to Number      AAA
NZ911                                            26th
The period of Silence
will Not be broken before
2300 Tonight.
[*Already promulgated  }  Bm 1729
to all Concerned              }  Issued 1225
 26
+ 17
75 *]
JP McG L. Col
Bm                                                    
26 XI 15                                             
FROM NZA Div
PLACE & TIME 1716

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PHraj                                         £   s.   d.                                26/11/15
Service Instructions.                      83                                     
Handed in at   ....Office  ....m.   Received 2115 m.

TO B.M. 4th BDE

Sender's Number              Day of Month             In reply to Number           AAA
QE 161                                        26th                             BM 1742
We received message BM 1722
Re extension cessation to 
2300 AAA to BM NO 1729
has been received
[*This refers to
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FROM                O C No 2 Sub-Section
PLACE & TIME      2005

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                        1331                          £   s.   d.                                                      98

                        NZA                       AUSTRALIAN
                       TJa                        IMPERIAL FORCE
                                                        NOV 27 1915
                                                     4th Infantry Brigade
Handed in at .....NZ Office  .....m.  Received 2134 m.
TO 4th Aust Inf Bde.

Sender's Number       Day of Month                   In reply to Number    AAA
G916                                 26th
Cancel my G910 aaa The 
policy of silence will be
continued till 2400 24th / 28th.
2.45
Ackn
Bm 1744 1745
out to all Bns
Bm1744
JPMcG 2145  26-XI-15

FROM                  NZA Div
PLACE & TIME   2115
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Prefix   Code   Words        Received         Sent, or sent out                              Office Stamp.
From QA           At  AUSTRALIAN                                        26/11/15

By PH              IMPERIAL FORCE                                             90

                                                4aB                      NOV 27 1915

                                                1331                       4th Infantry Brigade

Service Instructions
Handed in at   ......Office     ......Received [[2200?]]

TO    4th Bde
*Sender's Number              Day of Month     In reply to Number        AAA
QA520                                       26                              BM 1744
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From Q.C.                      At

By P [[Hrdg?]]            To     89                         26/11/15.           
                                         By                         

Charges to collect   £   s.   d.
Service Instructions.
Handed in at   ......Office   ....m.  .... Received 2224 m.
TO  B M 4th Inf Bde
*Sender's Number      Day of Month                       In reply to Number                           AAA
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1744

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                                                        By PH                   88                                  26/11
Service Instructions.
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TO  B.M. 4th Bde
*Sender's Number   Day of Month     In reply to Number                      AAA
                                         26th                                   BM1744
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                                                  By  P.H & agn         To                                        26/11/15
                                                                                      By 87 
Handed in at    ....Office   ..... m.  Received 2230 m.
TO  BM 4th In Bde
*Sender's Number       Day of Month      In reply to Number              AAA
QE163                                26th                              BM1744
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Prefix SM Code 28  Words     Received          Sent, or sent out       Office Stamp.
                                                             From QA           At                                      27/11/15

                                                              By LKerr           To    116                              BQ
                                                                                          By

Charges to collect
£   s.   d.
Service Instructions.
Handed in at    ....Office    .....m.  Received 0605 m.
TO  4th Bde
*Sender's Number             Day of Month             In reply to Number   AAA
QA525                                          27th
Report for 24 hrs ended 0500
27/11/15 aaa
(1)  No sniping aaa
(2) Turks moving freely in their
trench xx sand & are exposing
themselves mor than usual aaa.
Sniper at apex has command of
portion of our ∧line of approach aaa
(3)  Casualties one wounded 14th Bn
aaa
(4)  Engineering works progressing
satisfactorly aaa
(5) Patrols nothing to report

FROM                           Durrant Inf Post
PLACE & TIME              0300  W.J. M. L

[*JM*]
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No 16                                                       52
No 2 Sub, Section
AGHYL .DERE
115            27/11/15
G.O.C.
Fourth Bde HQ
Hay Valley
Special Report
Terracing carried on
successfully during 
the Daylight.
Tunnel of Newburys
put further in.
Path to Newburys was
further improved.
The new fire trench
near Barricade is
almost completed.
The well was further
improved by driving
towards Aghyl Dere.
New High Water Road
from Aghyl Dere to


II
114                           53
our Bivouvac was put
through last night & now
only requires improving.
Shelters for the men were
worked at at Newbury
Franklins, Barricade
& Becks Bluff.
Franklin Sap (communication)
was much improved by
overhead cover almost
all the way to Darwick.
A new Bivouac was
started yesterday for
BCoy on the western
slopes of Warwick Castle
It is intended to have
& communication Sap
from this Bivouac up 
to Darwicks Castle

 

III
113                         54
nipers were only
observing during the Day
Nine Turks were seen
on the Southern side
of Hackney Wick about
1400.  They were
apparently observing
as they did not attempt
to fire, one using
his glasses.  Acting
on instructions, we
refrained from firing
until permission
was obtained from
Bde H.Q. by that
time Enemy had
disapeared into his
trench.
Barb wire entanglements
were erected in front
of Hackney Wick

 

                                                            54
on night of 25th / 26th &
were further strengthened
last night.                                         112
Enemy were very
quiet during the day
only individual movement
being observed.
Patrols went out as per
my dispositions report
everything quiet.  The
firing line personally
inspected at 0200 everything
satisfactory.
E Margolin   Major
OC No 2
Sub Section
0530
27/11/15
[*JM*]

 

"C" Form (Duplicate).                       Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.                                 No. of Message
SM LF 35                                                Charges to Pay.              Office Stamp.
                         NZ                                   £   s.   d.                               110
                          Ta
                           4aB
                           1374
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
NOV 27 1915
4th Infantry Brigade
Service Instructions.
Handed in at...                NZ  Office   .....m.  Received [[1124?]]m

TO 4th  Aust Inf Bde
Sender's Number            Day of Month        In reply to Number     AAA
G 925                                        24th

Artillery observer reports at 1045
that Turk trenches from 92
trench 9 southward to Farm are
full of men aaa Both lines
of trenches very strongly manned
[*Capt Marks to No 1 SS
Maj Margolin  No 2 SS
informed JP McG Lt Col
1200 - 1204
26 XI 15*]
[*Challenged
Div
Bm1753
JPMcG 1210
26 XI 15
FROM                   NZA Div
PLACE & TIME      1120
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