Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 8 January - 31 January 1916, Part 12

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First World War, 1914–18
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Sir John Monash (General, b.1865 - d.1931)
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Tactical Speverse 31/1/16 1st Conference. Simple Scheme oonon no formal orders in bhow time by number No furmalities noarty. objects (a) coordinated action (61 tactical leading of small units use of gound use of fire to taciitate movement (c) intercommunication - (a) within Battalin 16) within Brigade (d) information - positive negalive in outline Scheme order to C.Os 2. Reconnainance 3. Detailed orders to wonts, & explanations. Frontage, objective, direction Pounts in advance:- change of direction. Umproes - Flags Keep off cultivated pround. cance e Font Line 13th or left 16th on right - Frontag $00 each, objective Order & direction 15th in rear of ceutre. Arty Formation. - each Mr 2 Co frut line 2 a seand line Platoons in Colo. of Yours - at D00 interval 50t distance echeloned. Reserve Mr Follow at 200
Mess Agt. Jany 1911 3-1.18 31-1-1 29 days a ✓ 4 r. 460 Stmonae S Borgadier
215 4:14 2425 x97 92412 £59166 M a
CERCLEDD CANAL DESDSE No 2116 MESS Comptant oJD 89 Vins C Divers 28
fr Hevr. Herring Major Storey came up to me on Sunday morning + said:- "Coe. Herring, I want to speak to you I said yes He then said:- It is about the question of tents. - You have no right to use E.P. tents for Officers & Sergeants mess. I have an extract from a recent army order which states you are not entitled to. - The men are overcrowded, there should be only 8 in a bell tent. I want you to do the right thing.- If you will meet me amiably, well + good: - If not, I will report you to the A.D.M.S I am acting on good information. - I will lend it to you, if you promise to return it. interd to Let me know in a reasonable time what you do.
Co. AUSTKAIN IMPERIAL FORCE Headquarters, Confidential Moasear Camp, AANSIIsiS Ismalia. 2432 31. 1. 1916 1 (44 0.C. 13th. Battalion. The functions of Major. Sterey, whether in his Officer are advisory Capacity of R.M.O. or as Prigade Sanitary enly, and he has no executive authority. Having represented to you his epinion in favor of more tent accomodation, he had ne right to proceed to eriticize to you, as his Commanding Officer, your allecation of available tents, or to cite to you, against your action, an Army Corps Order, which he (wrongly) and imagined was being departed from. His doing sof his attempt to eall you to account, is subversive of discipline and is an impertinence. I se informed Major. Sterey when you paraded him before me. Johnhmonash BRIG-GENL. Commdg. 4th. Aust.I.Bd.
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actin on not information. I will bend sont the entad you will promise to X return it Let me know in a reasonable him what you will do rptied it is no good continually anquei over the matter full it io I will bed gong nukry what I will do know The above miht not be wnast word ser word cogect as I am misting to memoriy. Out my memory is good.

Tactical Exercise 31/1/16.
1st Conference.
Simple Scheme Coord ∴ no formal orders
                                              for show time - by numbers.
                                               no formalities - no arty.
Objects (a) Coordinated action
(b) tactical leading of small units
                              in use of ground
                              use of fire to facilitate movement
(c) intercommunication -  (a) within Battalion
                                                  (b) within Brigade
(d)  information - positive
                                 negative
Scheme - in outline
1. orders to C.O's
2. Reconnaissance
3. Detailed orders to units, & explanations
Points in advance :- Frontage, objective, direction.
change of direction.
Umpires - flags
Keep off cultivated ground.
Officers call & lance
Orders. Front Line 13th on left   16th on right - frontage 300x each, objective
15th in rear centre.
Arty formation. - place each Bn 2 Cos front line
                                                            2    "   second line 
Platoons in Cols. of Fours - at 50 x interval
                                                        50 x distance
                                                          echeloned.
Reserve Bn follow at 200x

 

Mess Ac/t Janry 1916
3-1-16 - 31-1-16
29 days at 3/3
£ 4 - 14   3
             = 460 T.T.
[[John Monash?]]
Brigadier

 

97.5
4-14-3
4-14.25
4.7125 x 97.5         94250
235625
3298.75
424125
459.468 75

 

CERCLE DU CANAL DE SUEZ
MESS                               No 2116
Comptant
repas       2 [[pr?]]   22
Vins                            6
Divers
                                  28
[[*IMP. L. GOLDMAN. - PORT*]]

 

per Lt Col. Herring
Major Storey came up to me on Sunday morning & said :-
"Col. Herring, I want to speak to you"
I said "Yes"
He then said :-
"It is about the question of tents. - You have no 

"right to use E.P. tents for Officer's & Sergeant's mess.
"I have an extract from a recent army order which states
"you are not entitled to. - The men are overcrowded,
"there should be only 8 in a bell tent."
"I want you to do the right thing. - If you will meet
"me amiably, well & good. - If not, I will report
"you to the A.D.M.S"
"I am acting on good information. - I will lend it
"to you, if you promise to return it."
"Let me know in a reasonable time what you will intend to do".
 

 

Bde
Copy
Confidential
4AB
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
JAN 31 1916
2438
4th Infantry Brigade.
Headquarters,
Moascar Camp,
Ismalia.
31. 1. 1916
O.C.
13th. Battalion.
The functions of Major. Storey, whether in his
Capacity of R.M.O. or as Brigade Sanitary Officer are advisory
only, and he has no executive authority. Having represented
to you his opinion in favor of more tent accommodation, he had
no right to proceed to criticize to you, as his Commanding
Officer, your allocation of available tents, or to cite to you,
against your action, an Army Corps Order, which he (wrongly)
imagined was being departed from. His doing so ^ and, his attempt
to call you to account, is subversive of discipline and is an
impertinence. I so informed Major. Storey when you paraded him
before me.
John Monash
BRIG-GENL.
Commdg. 4th. Aust. I. Bde

 

Major Storey came up to
me on Sunday morning
said "Col. Herring I
want to speak to you"
I replied "Yes" ok
then said It is about
the question of tents. You
have no right to use E.P.
tents for Officers & Sergeants
messes I have an extract
from a recent army order
in which it states you
are not entitled to. The
men are overcrowded, there
should be only 8 in a
bell tent.  If you will
I want you to do the right
thing if you will meet me
amiably well & good. If
not I will report you to
the A.D.M.S. I am

 

acting on good information.
I will lend you the extract
if you will promise to
return it. Let me
know in a reasonable time
what you will do."
I replied "it is no good
continually arguing over the
matter put it in wr
writing & I will let you
know what I will do."
The above might not be
word for word xx exactly
correct as I am pushing the
memory. But my memory is
good.

 

 

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