Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 8 January - 31 January 1916, Part 3

14/1/16
Distribution of Tents
To get equivalents: -
Count a C.O as        = extra 9 men
S. Maj., Adjt, & M.O  =         27
all other officers                 46
Mess, office, stores etc      70
                                     Total 152
Battalion Strength
13     691 + 152    =       843
14     694 + 152            846
15      597 + 152            749
16      722 + 152            874
Quota of personnel 3312
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Present tentage (E.P. = 2 units, Bell = 1 unit)

3312
—— = 13 persons
254      per Bell tent.

.^. .  Allottment is
13     843 ÷ 13 = 65
14     846 ÷ 13 = 65
15      749 ÷ 13 = 58
16      874 ÷ 13 = 66

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134
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256

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14/1/16
G.O.C
4^th A.1. Bde
Work done by the
14^th Battalion was excellent.
Company Commanders
showed great firmness in
making their platoons
carry out each movement
time after time until the
movement was done correctly.
The men had everything
well explained to them
and were taking an intelligent
interest in the work in
hand.
Work done: -
(a) Company advancing in
column of route with
advance guards out.
(b) Company in attack
(c) Close order drill.

14/1/16
W.J.M. Locke Capt
Staff-Captain

17/1/16
G.O.C.
1. Training - programme - extra week
for C^o & Bⁿ work
2. Musketry - Durrant -
    20 rounds per man
3. Blank Amm. for Manoeuvres - 60 per man
4. Shifting Camp - date

                                    22 waggons
                                    F. Amb.
                                    Start at once
5. Food & 8 ^1/2 
6. Reinforcement officers at Zeitun
7. Reinforcements to come along,
8. The two absentees.
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18/1/16
Ordre de Battaille

Suez                                                                                                                    Port Said
  ı___________ı____________ı____________ı____________ı___________ı___________ı
      10^th Div.       46^th Div.          1^st Aust.       2^nd Aust.       11^th Div.          31^st Div.
Reserve   29^th Div.                               N.Z. & A.                                13^th Div.
Corps             IX                                      ANZAC                                      XV

Corps in Reserve at
Tel-el-Kebir     VIII ≡  42^nd Div.

                                       52^nd Div.
                                       another Div.

19/1/16
Cable Scale
To Australia: -     per word        Time
                                   P.T
Urgent                     49                 2 hrs.
Ordinary                  16 ½             3 to 4 hrs.
Deferred                  8¼            ? 4 to 5 hrs.
Week end                4                    weekend
 

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MOASCAR CAMP
19-1-16
Dear General Monash/
General Johnston has
asked me to write and let you know
what we have done with regard to
bringing about a discussion re "THE
TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF MACHINE GUNS".
A notice was first sent out to all
CO'^s asking them to meet the G.O.C &
to bring with them in writing the
headings under which they considered
the subject could be most profitably
discussed. To these the G.O.C added
his own headings.
The whole were then collated and a
copy sent to each CO for consideration
and it is proposed to have a discussion
under the headings sent out either
next week or the following one.
Genl Johnston trusts it will suit your convenience
and that of your C.0'^s to discuss the subject
at the same time. He does not propose to
send you a copy of our headings as he hopes
you will have new ones which we have

received.

Yours sincly

R.O. Chesney
N.Z. Inf Bde

EGYPTIAN STATE TELEGRAPHS
Copy
To: Mohomad Ali Bros.
A: Sharia Souleman. Rasha.
Cairo
Please. hurry. clothing you are making
for me.
General Monash
Ismailia
1135
Desp 1125 19/1/16
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19/1/16
C.O's
Camp officers
Capts Legge & Durrant & Locke
^{______________________________________}
Shift of Camp
√ Tomorrow – Kitchens, latrines, huts, preliminary
√ Friday – 6 Waggons & all 1^st line - per B^n.
Start load at 8 a.m.
√ Watersupply & pooling of water carts.
√ Tents – withdrawals & redistributions & extra tents
√ Training - no official interference.
Machine Guns
Subjects for discussion
Read up in Inf. Tr. }
& M.G. Manuals.    }  

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JAN 20 1916
4th Infantry Brigade]}
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* Sender's Number.  NZQ.2281    Day of Month  20^th     AAA
The 4th A.I Bde will move
on to the new site
MOASCAR Camp tomorrow
21^st inst.

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