Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 1 December - 25 December 1915, Part 2

9/12/15

Expectations of Parcels

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

IMPERIAL FORCE.
DEC 9 1915
4th Infantry Brigade.
EM   SC   M 15
4AB
1693
Service Instructions.
₤    s.    d.
Office Stamp.
BQ

9/12
Handed in at .....Office...m.   Received 1125 m.
TO             Bde Major  4^th  Bde  

Sender's Number    QA 683
Day of Month    9^th
In reply to Number    BM 1951
AAA

Acknowledged actions taken

FROM                        N^o  1   Sub-Section
PLACE & TIME         1115
 

1
"C" Form (Original).
Army Form C 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message...
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
DEC 9 1915
4th Infantry Brigade.
Prefix    SM      Code    F Kerr      Words    24
₤    s.    d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions.
Received
From  FK
By   ACN
Office Stamp.
BQ
9/12
Handed in at ......Office,,,,m.   Received 1205 m.
TO            4^th  Aus   Bde
Sender's Name    FK 2
Day of Month    9^th
In reply to Number    BM 1952
AAA

Arrangements have been made
as required and programme
all understood

FROM              Lt. Opie   Durrants Post
PLACE & TIME       1145
 

2
"C" Form  (Duplicate).
Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.   No. of Message...
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
DEC 9 1915
SB    MF    31
LK
Service Instructions
QE
Office Stamp.
Handed in at .......Office....m.   Received  1230  m.
TO                 Bde  Major
Sender's Name    QE 305
Day of Month    -
In reply to Number    BM 1957
AAA

Your BM 1951 received
and noted  aaa  Delay
caused by taking necessary
measures in complying
with your BM 1951

FROM              O.C.  No 2  Sub Sect
PLACE & TIME       1227
 

Ref. BM/ 
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List of men Jewish Faith
13^th  Bⁿ     Pte  Mabuttle
11^th    "        Sgt. Garcia
14^th   "        Cpl. King
14^th   "         Pte. Livingstone
15^th   "          Nil
16^th   "          Major Margolin
16^th    "          Regtl. SM Golstein
16^th    "           Pte. Gotlieb

                  _____________________

 

P.480.                                                                  54
4AB/1738.
Headquarters,
4th. Aust. Infantry Brigade,
Hay Valley,  Anzac,
Gallipoli Peninsula,
11th. December, 1915.

Headquarters,
N. Z. and A. Division.
1.   Referring to General Staff Memorandum of
10/12/15 re System of Observation,
the organisation in this Brigade comprises :-
(a)  Sentries in Fire Trenches.
(b)  Observers at Machine Guns.
(c)  Observers at Sharpshooter posts.
(d)  Artillery Observer - F.O.O.
(e)  Patrolling of our Front.

2.  The Section held by this Brigade has
exceptional advantages of Command
and distance of view.   The Section extends from
a point in Upper Cheshire
Ridge ^∧ (between 80. D.  6 & 9) down Cheshire
Ridge across the Aghyl Dere, to 92. T. 6 (Warwick
Castle).   From
almost any point in this line, a clear view can be
had of the Sari Bair
Range, from the Pinnacle Northwards, and of
the whole of the basin of
the AGHYL DERE.   There are also forward posts
at Becks Bluff (intersection
of Squares 92. Y. Z. and 80 d. f.) and at Franklins
Post (near
92. Z. 4).   From the latter point there is an 
extensive view to the
North and North East.   In addition, a Machine
Gun position at Rose Hill
(just S.E. of 92. y. 7.) affords a commanding
observation point at East.

3.   The sentries, in the firing line, are, by day,
maintaned on look-out
duty, at average intervals of 20 yards.   But
principal reliance is had
upon the Machine Guns, of which there are
16 distributed almost uniformly
along the Section.   Most of these guns are in
tunnels;  all are
provided with telescopes, and at each there is
always an observer with
telescope.

4.   Apart from this, there are 4 specially
organised sniper's posts, with
telescopes, binoculars and xxx  ^∧ special rifles -
two South and two North of the
(AGHYL) 
 

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AGHYL DERE.   These men are constantly on
the look out for enemy movement
and targets.   Enemy trenches, and 
communications  are kept under special
observation by both these men and the
machine guns.

5.   The Artillery Observing Station is situated
about midway between
80. D. 5. & 9.   It is underground, with four
loopholes, and from it, the
whole range and basin previously referred to,
can be observed.

6.   This F. O. O's. station is in direct telephone
communication with :-
(a)  the allotted Batteries
(b)   Brigade Headquarters
(c)   No. 1 Sub-section of Defence South of Aghyl
Dere.
(d)   No. 2 Sub-section of Defence North of Aghyl
Dere.
Artillery co-operation is practised by means of
a code of signals, pre-arranged
with C.R.A. - on night lines already laid out.

7.   All detached posts, and both Sub-sections
are connected by telephone
with Brigade Headquarters, and through the
Headquarters station there is
complete lateral inter-communication between these posts and sub-sections
themselves.   No observer, in any part of the
line, is more than 100
yards from the nearest telephone.   Most of
them are wiithin only a very
few yards of a telephone.

8.   At night, as observation from all above 
positions is interfered with
by darkness, the country to our front is kept
regularly patrolled from
dusk to dawn, in the valleys respectively of
the AGHYL DERE, the LITTLE
DERE and BLACK SWAN GULLY, and the
intervening spurs.   These patrols are
sent out, in succession, during the night, their
times and routes being
nightly varied and alternated.
John Monash Brigadier-General
Commanding 4th. Australian Infantry Brigade.
 

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HEAVY  PENCIL  MRKS  IND  FIRING  LINE
⇢ -   IND  ENEMY  M.G.  POSITIONS

G.O.C..  4^th  Bde  HQ
Sketch as directed
O.C.  N^o  2  Sub-Section
per  R R Paull Lt
 

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