Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 11, 31 January - 29 February 1916, Part 8

Recd. 1020
4ab/2710 
COPY OF MESSAGE FROM ANZAC
To. N.Z. &. A. DIVISION 11-2-16.
Qa 190 11th. Please arrange for move of 4th. Australian
Infantry Brigade from Moascar to TEL-EL-KEBIR. Details of

move should be arranged direct with D.A.D.R.T. Ismailia.
Please advise this office and General Cox Tel-el-Kebir
date and hours of move.
Address N.Z. & A. Division, repeated D.A.D.R.T.
and General Cox.
Q57/1229
H. Qrs. 4th. Brigade
Please say how soon you can be able to move after
receipt of train timings.
sgd. M.M. Eardin Major.
D.A.Q.M.G.

Copies to:-
Gen. Staff
Div. Train
4th. Brigade   12.2.16
Also please state what amount of baggage and stxxgs you will

have (for Railway Transport purposes)

Tents and camp equipment will not be taken.

sgd. M.M. Eardin Major.

D.A.Q.H.G.

12.2.1916

4ab/2710
Q57/1227
Moascar Camp,
Ismailia.
12th.  2.  1916
Headquarters,
N.Z. & A. Division/
1. It is desired that the move should not commence before
Wednesday Feby. 16th, for reasons submitted personally to the G.O.C.
2. It is suggested to move as follows:-
FIRST DAY: Advance party of 5 Officers and 200 men with personal
baggage, representative of all Brigade Units; to draw
and pitch tentage and camp equipment, prepare kitchens
and latrines and water supply.
SECOND DAY: Nil, to allow time for advance party to carry on.
THIRD DAY: Two Battalions complete.
FOURTH DAY: Brigade Headquarters, Signal Section and Two Battalions
complete, and Isolation Camp (70).
3. For Railway Transport purposes, the Brigade may be taken
as being at full war strength with all animals and vehicles.
4. The requirements of the Brigade for tents, on a basis of
a maximum of 10 men per tent is:-
20 E.P. tents i.e. small marquees.
580 Bell tents.
It is urged that it would be a hardship to the personnel to move
the Brigade until an adequate supply of tents, water etc. at
Tel-el-Kebir is assured.
5. The personal baggage and stores, which includes base kits,
will amount to approximately 80 tons for the whole Brigade. This is
exclusive of ammunition, machine guns and regimental equipment.
6. Submitted that it is desirable that the Fourth Field
Ambulance should accompany the Brigade.

BRIG-GENL.

Brigade Major

4th. Aust. Inf. Bde

13/2/16
14th Bⁿ Competition
Best Company Lines

Single Tents   Stretcher Bearer

                            Regimental Police

                            Pioneers

INLAND MONEY ORDER. - MANDAT DE POSTE INTERNE.
(P.O. No. 2 G [Arabic] )
This portion to be kept by Sender.                   [Arabic]
Coupon a conserver par l'expediteur.
POST OFFICE. - ADMINISTRATION DES POSTES. -  [Arabic]
--------------------------------------

Date Stamp. - Timbre a date.

SERIAL No}       4050                  [Arabic]
Serie N^{o      }
                ____________}
No OF ISSUE.        }        65          [Arabic]
No D'EMMISSION}
DECLARATION OF PAYMENT - DECLARATION DE VERSEMENT
[Arabic]
for the sum of    } L.E.             M 800
de la somme de}  [Arabic]
payable by the office of   } A B Sanderson
payable par le bureau de}
(*)____________{Notice of payment.   [Arabic]       (*)
                           {Avis de payement.
POSTMASTER, - LE TITULAIRE,  [Arabic
Commission. ___ [Arabic]
Taxe percue. 
M.O 15     [Arabic]
(*) { "With" or "Without"         [Arabic]
     {"Avec" ou "Sans"

Remarks, - Money Orders are valid up to the end of the second month
following that of issue, after which term they cannot be paid to Payee or 

refunded to Sender except by an authorization given by Head Office.
The Post Office does not hold itself responsible for any delay in the 
[[?ment] of ordinary and telegraphic Money Orders.
At the request of the Sender or the Payee the Office of Origin will deliver
against payment of a tax of 10 milliemes, a duplicate of a lost or destroyed
Order; this duplicate will replace the original Order.
Observations. - Les mandats sont valables jusqu'à la fin du second mois
faisant suite à celui de leur émission. Passé ce délai ils sont considérés
comme périmés et ne sont payés aux destinataires ou remboursés aux expéditeurs 

que sur une autorisation donnée par la Direction Générale.
La Poste n'est pas responsable des retards dans le payement des mandats
de poste ordinaires et télégraphiques.
Sur la demand de l'envoyeur ou du destinaire il est délivré, par le
bureau d'origine, des duplicata pour les titres égarés on détruits, contre
paiement d'une taxe de millièmes 10. Le duplicata remplace en tous points
le titre original.

[[ Arabic writing]]

4th. Australian Infantry Brigade
HEADQUARTERS,
Moascar Camp,
Ismailia.
14th . February 1916.
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

Feb 14 1916

4th Infantry Brigade.
Camp Commandant,
Tel - el - Kebir.
In order to enable me to prepare plans
in advance for the Camps of this Brigade and attached Formations
at Tel-el-Kebir, I should be glad if you could let me know the dimensions of the several areas of ground that will be available
for this purpose.
The areas required for convenience of administration
and for proper sanitation have been found to be as under:-

Above includes Latrines, horse lines and vehicle parks.
If you are unable to let me have a reply by bearer, I 
shall be glad if you will send ^same to me by special messenger, to
avoid delays of the post.

John Monash
BRIG-GENL
Commdg. 4th. Aust. Inf. Bde.

II

will advise later
H Moss  lieu

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Platoon Commanders
14/2/16

A total of 42 platoon Commanders out of 64 Est.
Of these   16 have had less than 1 month's experience service 
                     4 between 1 & 6 months
                    18 bet 6 & 12 months
                      4 12 mos or over
                     42
112

13th BATTALION, A.I.F.
List of Officers serving with Battalion on 14th Feb. 1916. in order of
Seniority

14^th BATTALION, A.I.F.
List of Officers serving with Battalion on 14th. Feb. 1916. in order
of Seniority

15^th BATTALION, A.I.F.
List of Officers serving with Battalion on the 14th. Feb. 1916 in order
of Seniority