Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 8 January - 31 January 1916, Part 9

Bde H.Q.
Hand drawn diagram - see original 

SS
H.Q.26 Bells
3 EF
Transp^t 

Guard (On Right of 13^th Bⁿ) 45 bells

15^th Bⁿ
Road 
15 Bⁿ
[*Transport*]
without isolation 
2
54
with Isolation 
17 E.P.
55 bells 
17 16 EP 55 bells   
Hand drawn diagram - see original

16 Bⁿ
16 B^{n
[*Transpt*]
49 Bells} 

^{20 EP
Isolation Nil} 
Hand drawn diagram - see original

28/1/16
Attached decision makes the order of seniority
thus:-
McCay   )
Russell   )   tempy Maj. Genrals.
Chauvel )
 

Hughes     )
Chaytor     )
Holmes      )
Monash     )   tempy. Brig. Genls.
Ryrie           )
Maclagan  )
Johnston   )

HEADQUARTERS,
N.Z. & A. DIVISION/
Forwarded.
The G.O.C. Division recently decided
that the organisation and administration of this
Contact Camp devolved entirely upon the Medical
Services and it was therefore clearly understood
that this Brigade was relieved of all
responsibility in connection therewith.
Moascar Camp,
Ismailia.
28.1.16

Lieut-Col.
Brigade Major
4th. Aust.Inf.Bde
For G. O. C. 

Australia [IMPERIAL] Force
N0 79/4/2.

*INTERMEDIATE BASE*
F.D. THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE HEADQUARTERS.
-------------------------------------------------------
(*2951*)
28th January 6.
Dear Sir,
1 am in receipt of your letter of the 13th
instant, regarding the nondelivery of a telegram for
General Monash, and desire to thank you for placing your
 

messenger at my disposal to get his evidence on the
matter.
The matter has now been cleared up and the
following are the facts:-
The messenger who brought the telegram in
question on the morning of the 31st December, 1915, was

conducted by the soldier orderly at the front door to
the room of the Officer on duty, who sent his clerk with

the messenger to the Warrant Officer in charge of Officers
Records. This Warrant Officer informed the Officer on

duty the destination of General Monash, who was at that
time on his way to Moascar, re-addressed the envelope,

and handed it back to the messenger for transmission to
General Monash at Moascar.

Your messenger when questioned regarding the
statement that "there was nothing more to be done in the
 

matter" stated that he clearly pointed out the address
written on the envelope to the clerk at your office when
returning the cablegram.

The arrangements made with the Eastern Telegraph
and State Telegraph Companies are, that a cablegram or

telegram, addressed to a member of the Australian Imperial
Force, care of this Base, is re-addressed and handed back

immediately to the messenger for transmission.
In view of the above facts it is therefore 

(2)
untrue that the telegram was tendered to this office,
and was refused. This telegram was returned for
re-transmission as is done in all similar cases.
There is no reason to doubt that your office
 

is wholly at fault in the matter and it is considered
that your action in writing to General Monash in the
terms you did, was quite unwarranted.

Should you desire to say anything further in

the matter I should be glad to know as soon as possible,
as a report is being sent to Lieutenant-Colonel J. P.
McGlinn. V.D.
Yours faithfully,
Lieutenant.
Assistant Military Secretary.
The Australian Imperial Force Headquarters.
G.C.Delaney Esq.
Reuter's Telegram Company Limited.
C A I R O.

Australian Imperial Force

No 79/4/2

INTERMEDIATE BASE

Reuter's Telegram Company Limited

Cairo 28th January 1916.

The Assistant Military Secretary,
The Australian Imperial Force Headquarters,
Cairo.

Dear Sir,
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of this
date, and I note the circumstances which led to the return
to this Office of a telegram addressed to General Monash,

which I had sent for delivery to the Australian Intermediate
Base.
You refer to certain arrangements with the

Eastern Telegraph Company and to the Egyptian State Telegraphs
and these no doubt would have held good if it had been a
messenger from the Eastern Telegraph Company that had
tendered General Monash's telegram to you. As, however,

it was a messenger from Reuter's Agency, and as the
instructions from General Monash to us are to deliver

telegrams addressed to him to the Australian Intermediate
Base, I regret that I cannot agree that our Office is
"wholly at fault". It was the duty of your Office to have

taken delivery of the telegram from my messenger.
Yours faithfully,
G.G. Delaney
*AUSTRALIAN
CENTRAL REGISTRY
29-1-16
10am
INTERMEDIATE BASE *

"C" Form (Duplicate).
Army Form C. 2123.
No. of Message
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.
SM Kam    [[WMC?]]
                    [[DHD?]]
Service Instructions.
Charges to Pay.
₤  s.  d.
[[4AB?]]
2368
Office Stamp.
28/1/16
Handed in at..... Office...... m. Received   1015 am.
TO H A [[?]]
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
JAN 28 1916
4th Infantry Brigade
Sender's Number    G 56.
Day of Month    28th
In reply to Number    --
AAA
The N.Z. Infantry brigade
will carry out firing with
ball  Ammunition on the ground
referred to in G 37 D/22 January
Keeping to the east of the
4th A. IB [[?]] Brigadier N.Z IB

& 4th A. IB will [[?]] [[through?]]  
details & [[take?]] any precaution
as previous safely aaa

Acknowledge
BM 2207
JM
FROM  NZ & A Div Moascar.
PLACE & TIME  1000 

N.Z & A. Div
Reference forthcoming weeks training
programme, please notify which days, if
any, are to be reserved for Divisional Training

and I am proposing to hold a Brigade
exercise on Monday 31^st. -
B.M.
please send above
JM
Des. 1143.

AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
JAN 29 1916
4th Infantry Brigade.