Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 31 January - 29 February 1916, Part 4

C.O.
Battalion.
[*AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
FEB 4 1916
4th Infantry*]
4AB/2523

Return required from each Battalion as follows
(1). How many E.P. Tents have you in your
lines?
(2). Have you any in the Isolation Camp?
(3). Are any, and how many, of either of
above, being used wholly as "living xxx
tents"?.
J P McGlinn Lieut-Col 
Brigade Major
4th. Aust. Inf.Bde.
Moascar Camp,
Ismailia,
4. 2. 1916.
O.C 13th. Battalion SCEH 9 00
14th. Battalion JBR 0950
15th. Battalion JHC  10 00.
16th. Battalion PB.  1002. 

-QA 93.
From:  C. O. 13^th Battalion
To:  Brigade Major
4 Infantry Brigade
Return of E.P. Tents.
in accordance with your 4AB/2583
(1)  Four
(2)  Nil
(3)  Nil.
[*AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
FEB 4 1916
4th Infantry Brigade.*]
4AB/2523
Sydney C E Herring  Lieut Col.
C.O. 13^th Battalion
Moascar 
4- 2 . 16

[*AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
FEB 4 1916
4th Infantry Brigade.*]
4AB/2523
14th Battalion.
Moascar Camp.
4/2/16.
Headquarters,
4th Aust Inf Brigade.
Herewith return of E.P. tents a s
follows-:
(1) No of E.P. tents in lines. 4.
(2) No in isolation Camp. Nil.
(3) No used wholly as living tents. Nil.
Chas MM Dare
Lieut Col.
Commdg 14th Battalion.A.I.F.

C/.O.
15. Bn.
※ Off Men    2
Sgts     "          1
Q.M. Store      1
Coys store)    2
1 fr  a 2 Con)  ____
                        6
4AB/2523
(1) No. of E.P. Tents
in lines                               Six.
(2) N^o in isolation camp Nil.
(3) No of E.P. Tents
used wholly
as living tents.                   Nil.

HJ Dowers. QMS.
15. Bn
Brigadier
4 Rae
Reply to 4 A B/2523
in herewith

Jas H Cannan Lt

G/G 15 Bn
56

[*AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
FEB 4 1916
4th Infantry Brigade.*]
4AB/2523

C.O.
16^th Battalion.
Return required from each Battalion as follows
[*Three*]  (1).  How many E.P. Tents have you in your
lines?
[*Nil*] (2).  Have you any in the Isolation Camp?
(3).  Are any, and how many, of either of
[*Nil*]  above, being used wholly as "living xxx
tents"?.
J P McGlinn Lieut-Col
Brigade Major
4th. Aust. Inf. Bde.

Moascar Camp.
Ismailia,
4. 2. 1916.
 

HQ. 4^th. Aust. Inf. Bde
1.  Three (3) Orderly Room. Officer's Mess.
& Q.M. Store
2.  Nil.
3.  Nil.
[*AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
FEB 4 1916
4th Infantry Brigade*]
4AB/2523.
H Pope
Lieut, Colonel
Commanding 16th. Battalion
A. I. F.
4.2.16

NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN DIVISION
No.G. 59
Divisional Headquarters,
Moascar Camp,
30th January, 1916.
[*AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
Jan 31 1916
4th Infantry Brigade.*]
4AB/2443
To : All Brigades,
       C.R.A.,
       C.R.E.,
       A.D.M.S.,
       Signals,
       A. & Q. Branches.

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Divisional Exercises - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th February, 1916.
1. The following troops will be engaged : -
TROOPS
ENGAGED.

Divisional H.Q                                )
Divisional Signal Coy.,                  )            With 1st Line Transport
H.Q. Section.                                   )             only.
N.Z. Infantry Brigade and           )
Signal Section                                )             Dress: Marching Order
4th Aust. Infantry Brigade          )             with empty packs.
and Signal Section.                       )
N.Z. Rifles Brigade (less               )             A haversack ration will

three Battalions).                           )             be carried.
N.Z. Field Ambulance                   )
4th Aust. Field Ambulance         )

Troops other than the above will continue training under the
orders of the C.R.A. , C.R.E., and O.C. Divisional Train
respectively.  Ground North of the Railway Line and West
of the Abbassiyah Canal will be reserved for Divisional
Exercises and troops engage therein are to have right of way
on all railway crossings and roads.
OPERATIONS TO
BE PRACTISED
2. The operations to be practised be ^are such as might be
required of a Division held in Reserve to an Army Corps
forming portion of an extended defensive line.
(a) Moving off in Column of Route from Bivouacs.
(b) Moving on broadest possible front through gaps in our 

defensive line.
(c) Movements in a formation which is capable of being
rapidly deployed to front of either flank.
(d) Preliminary deployment for attack and approach
March in artillery formations.
(e) Attack on flagged position.
(f) Night march to place of assembly. March outposts.
Night advance to position of deployment and attack at
dawn.
(g) Testing of signal communication.
3. The above will be practised as follows : -
Wednesday 2nd February  a, b, c, d,
Thursday      3rd  F       "          a, b, c, d, e.
Friday            4th           "          f, & g.

- 2 - 
NOTES ON
OPERATIONS.
4.   (a) Times on 4bn March Tables are calculated for a rate of
 2 ¼ miles per hour

(b) For size of gap see narratives issued daily.
(c) A triangular formation will be adopted - one Brigade
in front the other two echelonned to either flank at
deploying distance.  This formation enables two Brigades
to be rapidly deployed to either flank leaving one in
Reserve.
(d) Frontages and exact objectives will be given verbally on
the ground, on receipt of (imaginary) information as
to the position of the enemy.
(e) Particular attention must be paid to the allocation of
frontages to units : the maintenance of direction: fire
discipline and fire control.
(f) Reconnaissance of routes to positions of assembly
(Divisional Staff) - thence to position of deployment
(Brigade Staffs).
Each Brigade will be given a definite portion of the 
(g) enemy's line as an objective.
(g) The night operation will be practised as a day exercise
by Divisional, Brigade, and Battalion Staffs, and Signal
Units (Brigade and Battalion Commanders need not attend).
(Sgd.)   W.R. PINWILL, Lieut-Colonel
General Staff,
N.Z. & A. Division.

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EXTRACT FROM DIVISIONAL ROUTINE ORDER 1128 of 5.2.1916 :-
"  SCALE OF TENTS   The following provisional scale of tents
is Authorised:-
Tents Complete:
Circular, double, linen. 1 per General Officer.
Circular, single, linen 1 per Field Officer, 1 per 2 other
officers, 1 per 10 N.C.O's and men,
and one per 2 Squadrons for Squadron
Sergt-Mgjor and Squadron Quartermaster
Sergeant.
30 Miscellaneous per Regt. of
Cavalry: 12 miscellaneous per other
mounted unit: 16 miscellaneous per
battalion of infantry and 5 per other
dismounted unit.
For Headquarters units, 1 per
officer. 1 per two servants, 1 per
office and 3 miscellaneous.
Marquees, small, single.  1 for recreation room per Regiment 
of cavalry, brigade of artillery
or battalion of infantry, 1 per
sergeants mess per brigade of
artillery, xx l per headquarters unitx
3 per 2 other units if numberof
members of Officers' mess does not
exceed 12.
Store   1 per Sergeants mess per regiment
of cavalry, or battalion of infantry.
For Officers' messes (if number of members exceed 12)
Tents               (Circular, single, linen     2)     per
(complete)    (Marquee, small,. single 2)      mess.
                          (Store                                   1)
 

sgd. H.G. Reid. Lieut-Colonel
A.A. & Q.M.G.

Revised Tentage - as per Dis. R Order N^o_- 1128     6/12/16
Battalion 4 Field off - 28 ors 991 other ranks.

[*41
576 
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617
40
____
577*]

[*16
20

580
 40
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620*]

I am enclosing a published extract from a New
Zealand Officer's diary about the evacuation, which
is chiefly interesting because it follows so very
closely on the lines of the account I myself sent
you.
JM
6/ 2/16