Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 25 December 1915 - 8 January 1916, Part 17

Strength of Battalion is taken as 1280 of all ranks

At 12 men to a tent this would give 107 tents; add 21 tents for officers & offices etc;

this gives a total of 128 tents per Battalion.

The right hand edge of the paper represents a line drawn midway through Brigade

Hdqrs, hence the plan represents exactly half the space occupied by the Brigade.

Distance from pole of adjacent tents is taken as 7 1/2 yards; from peg of tent to foot of

pole as 3 yards.

Hence frontage of plan = 58 1/2 x4 = 234^x; add intervals(=40^x) and we get 274^x ; double this,

and frontage of Brigade  = 548^x (approximately 550^x).

Depth = 48^x for tents alone, plus 50^x for spaces, giving 98x from front of front tent to rear of last.

Add 15^x to cookhouses, allow 7^x for width of cooking places, thence 40^x to Latrines, and total

depth, exclusive of Horse lines is 160 yards. Horse lines might go from 15 to 20^x in rear

of Latrines , in which case men going to Latrines at night would not pass through the

horse lines & disturb the horses.

In depth , the actual distance from pole to pole is 11 yds. or 16 yds. according to spacing.

Positions of Horse Lines might be reversed.

Rec(?)

7/1/16

8/1/16
Plan of Setting out
Moascar Camp
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B
A
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127t
127th
50
X
127t
of
13
14
15
H.8
167
centre AB.P Latrid62
at least 100
12Heap regt
Coltivation
CANA L
In above:-
the line A.B. To the Centre line
Right Angle
of the Font, as officers rou of tente
45
The lines AD, BC & all other
302
North & South lines are the Centre
lives of the roads Ic. the heavy
braken lines on the detailed plan.
Scale 100 1m
 

Ad & Quile.
I have arranged with Artillery
(Captain Daltry) that 12 small huts
and 2 cooking shelters be earmarked
for 4. A1 Bde, and that Captain Daltry
will show these to a representative of
the 4th Bde any time on application. The
huts can be moved intact
wriduds.
a c. mercall
may
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Moascar
Siv.
8.1.16
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Adges
Bdge.
For your information
J.B. Charkers
Hol
a/A. A.T.A.M. CF.
N.L.FA.71V
1/6
 

OOFICERS
68880

$8888P

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H.Q details
H.Q. details
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Centre LinE
2 Tents-
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Centre
in Battalion
asaitable
KIEChenE
Centre Lnc of-
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Centre Linc of--
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Scale; 20th ften
lathines
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Centre Lnc of
NOTES:- Horse Lines, & Transport Tents will be spaced in rear
according to Ground amitable, but aligned L.x W.
Transport Vehicles will be parked in aline between
Latrines & Horse LinOS.
Canteen Boildings Comprise ONE WET CANTEGNTE B
ONE EAKEEKS SHOP
ONE GROCRRY BOOTH
EFexEBTS
ONE COFFAS STALL.
1h EP. Tents per Battalion to be Symmetrically
disposed within Company Lines.
the trontage of 50£ per Battation is unatterable, but as
the srength increases, the lateral spacing of tents may
be reduced from 10 to 8, later to 72 and finally
to C2
OURTH AUSTRALIAN INEANTRY BRIGADE.
Proposed Lax-out of Camp at MOASCAR.
1
2/1/16
 

woatmu.
Mrissensh
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aoire
21
Meseretmeral Eit A.H. MSML, F.C.N.S..
nending Nor Zealand and Anstrelian Birision.
Fo0sguort ore.
Feasear Camp, Saturday,
8 xth. January, 1916.
The Folleving Dvisional stending Orders as
iesued for the infermation of all concerned, and will come
into foree forthwith.
MUTME
the following Rentine vill be ebserved:e
Reveille 0030
First Pest
2100
B
Rotreat
1700
Last Pest
2130
Lisnts out 2200,
Camnp Areas vill be as marked out and handed ever to Units
CANF ARE
by the Dold.
the whele of the tewnship of ISMAILIA ts out of bounds
keept to these on duty or on lesve as in Pars, 3.

the village of KEFICRA to strietly ent of bounds to allranke.
The Railway Bridge leading to ISMALLLA may be used enly by
Officers and parties under an Officer.
the Acredreme is atrietly out of bounds,
The Iamailia Read from the Camp to the Fraffie Bridge is
for phoeled and pedestrian traffie enly.
(a) unit Commanders mey at their dissretion, and sanject to the
LEAVE.
appreval of Brigadiors and Offfcers Commanding Divisional Units
grant a linited aount of leave to Officers to preceed ton
Caire or Alexandria on private business,
(0) Ne ranks under that of an Officer vill be elleved in the
town of Lanailis without a pase signed by the Commanding Officer
concerned, and such leave should usually be linited to 1700
daily.
Miees otherrise ordered leave may not at any time be
granted to mere then 25 per sent, of a bait.
At Least one third of the Officers in each Unit must
(ways be present in Cam
41l ranks preceeding on leave must be properly treased.
Efficers and other Fanks must year beits.
The New Zealand Infantry Brisade and the 4th, Anstralian
MUTIES.
Infantry Brisade will furnish a Divisional Held Officer of the
Day and an assistant Meld Officer on alternate woeks.
the Divisional Field Officers of the Day vill report to
Divisionsl Headquarters at 0000 daily.
11 other caties vill be tumnished as may be erdered
from time to tine.
Te prevent waste of vater each vnit vill pest peliemnen
WAEER.
on the ect of water tape adjacent to its orn lines,
Ne washing to to be done under the tape,
Horses being taken to water must not be taken though the
lines of any other Unit.
An OllsoOr Must vo ta CrRe Of OrOTY NASOTIRS PANIT.
Rach Unit vill meintain an efficient systen of milttary,
POEICE
senitary, and water pelice within its own arese,
he only Natives allowed in the lines ere these enpleysd
enitary cuties.
Te seeel residents should be permitted to enter the
out a phetesrephte
pa.D.
 

ISMALLIA
8th. January 1916.
N.2. 4 A. DIVISION)
Respectfully submitted that it is desirable to define
more accurately the jurisdiction of the Brisade Commander and the
AcD.M.S. respectively as regards the Administration of the
Anbulances and Fedical personnel'attached teunits.-
1t is fully understoed that, in prefessional and
ecientifie matters the A.D.N.S. has sele centrol, but it is not
clear that he has sole control as regards Discipline, Administration
Novement or Tactiendis esal.
The A.D.N.S. has, I am informed, recently granted
leave of absence, not only te members of the Fourth Field Ambulance
but also to R.M.O's, - without in any one case notifying me. As
regards the latter, I have always regarded the R.N. Officers as
directly under my orders and these of the Battalien Commanders.
The question is raised solely in the interests of
amooth working.
Im.
BRIGAGENL.
Commdg. 4th. Aust. Inf. Bde.
 

Cancellation
General
Geneval
gsttustion
 

Brignte Aae 10 360
(special)
Fraining order No 2
by
&
&c
H. a
Ioomailia
8th Jany 1916
Training order No 1 of 5/1/16 is superseded, from
and after Monday Jany 10th
con
2(a) A training period of three weeks, com

day Jany 16th, - The first week comprises Flatoon and
Company Franing, the second week Company and
Battalion Fraining, & the thiod week Brignle & Durnional
A detailed propramine to each week
Fraining.-
will be promulpated, that for the first week is published
hevewith.
preserbed
but
(61 Each "week" will comprise five days, training; - Each
Saturday will be at the disposal of Commanding officers
th like.
also he training, tand may, if pecisoney be partly
emrployed for ritenot teonomy, Kit Inspections, or
Each Sunday, except

otherise
for Divine Seece, will also be at the disposal of Comman.
ding officers
3to the Battalion, for duty will conform to the general
ar as is practicable with the pesonnel
programine?
not detailed for daties & tatigues.
(b) Other Battalions will tun out for training every
available man, the numbers retained in camp to any
cause to be reduced to the absolute minimern
(c) Except as regurds Battalion Staffs, Administrative
work must be done outride of the hours allotted for training
In connection with the investigation of Crimes &c peronnal
must not be retained in Camp during hous of training.
 

Specialist
Bygnert Frang 5.
 

A (a) Signaller. - Regimental signaller will be trained
under the superision of the Brigude Signals Officers,
upon a Syllabus to be promulgated. - Signallers
must train for 8 hours daily, this period being
divided between daylight and dark. Special
attention is to be given, in the early stages, to proficiency
in sending & reading Morse, by Flag, Relis, +
Repmental signallers will be at the disposet
Camp. of C.Os during Battalion & highes training.-
(61 Machine Guns - for the first week, the training will
be under the Battalion M. G. officirs. Subsequently
the training will be under the direction of the Dursional
M. G. Officer. - The M.G. Sestions will be at the
frieed
disposal of C.Os during Battalion, training. -
Under Battalion arrangements, all Company Offies
(or N.C. Os acting his officers) will be instructed in
catte instruction
mounting & fiving the gun. Thes should be carried out
at times which will not interfere with other training.
Fild
(C) Ambulances & Stretcher Bears. These will be
Fainel separately until sequicl to Bingade of Diors-
conal Fraining.
There will be no time for the usual physical exercise
but throughout all training, special attention is to be
paid to improving physical efficiency, particularly
in regard to
 

(a) Bayonet Fighting – 20 minutes daily actual work
C) Rapid londing & Arming – shveral short periods, daily
Marching on good & bad roads, for propessively
(C)
increasing distances, with propressively increasing
loads. - After the first week, all ranks will trion out
the men carying
in full fighting order, 120 rounds of ammu.
nition each.
tending arrangements tor Miniature Kanges, & Field Firing,
6.
Musketry
Systematic Musketey Instruction will be gien daily. Special
attention is to be given to Care of Aoms.
Instiructors 7y on all cases, the instructors will be the im-
mediate Commanders of the formation, who will work under
his
the closest supernsion of the next sen commander. - every
such instructor must prepare, beforehand, in writing, a det¬
tis the day
ailed propamme of work (etemising the subjects to be taught &
the times to be devoted to each. Such programmes must be revwch
These proprannies must be made
high
by the nexts Commander. as sarnd & interesting as possibly
As cepant in the orey
(6) The whole training ssneme is is be explained to Company
Commander & by them to the subordinate personnel - so
that all may understand the necessity for making the utmost
use of the time available
in all
5
S. During the first week at least 4 hours is to be devoted
Fraining in
Night operation
to night wrok, between the hours of 6-30 and 8-30 p.m. For
Exclosing
the first week, this instruction will cover Marching, extending
E night outfost
marry on compan beating
movements on extended order, juaging direction by sound) &c &c.