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

Private T. D. Partridge
N^o 1648
A C^o, 16^th Bⁿ.
Dear Col. Pope
Enquiries have come to me
as to the fate of above man. - I
know his family. - Please let
me have all particulars that you
can.
Yrs
John Monash
B G
20/2/16
1 

22/2/16
A.G.G.S. shows me letter:-
At end of March.
My right to be right of present centre Bgde
All S. _∧ of Lys to be held by one Bgde.
Another Bde N. of Lys on a front of about 4000 ^X
One Bgde. in Reserve. at Nieppe.
N.Z. hold further North, with 2 Bgdes & I Bgde in reserve.
Ac foreshadows 6 Bgdes of Arty i.e. 2 of 3^rd Aust
3 of N.Z
1 of 36^th. 

23-2-16
[S.S. 332A].  CONFIDENTIAL.
AMENDMENTS, ETC., TO MEMORANDUM REGARDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HONOURS DESPATCH,
issued 17th December, 1915, No. C.D.S. 332.
Paragraph 2. The distribution of Army Form W 3121 having now been made, it is the
only one which will be accepted by the Military Secretary. Further supplies of the form may
be had by applying to the Base Stationery Depot.
The use of unofficial copies will not be recognised under any circumstances.
Paragraph 3. Referring to para. 3 (a), it is notified that acting warrant officers are
not elegible for the award of the Military Cross.
Several instances occurred in connection with the last despatch where warrants officers
were recommended by the Commander-in-Chief for that decoration, but when it was discovered
that the rank was only "acting," the recommendation could not be considered.
It is against the interests of N.C.O.'s when their proper rank is not correctly stated.
Delete para. 3. (c). Substitute "Care should be taken by the officer making the recommendation,
to describe accurately the Unit to which officers and men recommended belong."
If a Special Reserve or Territorial Unit, the fullest description should be stated.
"R.F.A.     T.F."}
"R.E.         T.F."} is not a sufficient description.  The name of the Territorial Unit,

"A.S.C.      T.F"} such as:—

"R.A.M.C. T.F."}
"West Riding Brigade,"
"Wessex Field Company,"
"Northumbrian Division,"
"Welsh Field Ambulance," etc.,
should be clearly stated.
The object of this is so that the name can be sent at once to the Record Office concerned 
for verification.
Paragraph 6. Line l. For "person" read "officer", and after "immediate reward"
insert "of the D.S.O."
Paragraph 8. Delete sub-paragraph (b).
Sub-paragraph (c). Delete "and if this is desired it should be so stated."
Paragraph 9. The spirit of this paragraph should be strictly adhered to. Much
"heartburning" and correspondence will be avoided as the result.
Paragraph 11. This paragraph appears not to have been clearly understood. It is
meant to imply that IF A PERSON RECEIVED AN HONOUR IN THE LAST DESPATCH it is not
likely that he will be considered for another in the next despatch. This does not preclude
anyone from being "mentioned" in the next despatch.
If an officer or man was recommended in the last despatch for recognition and did not
receive such, his name is NOT to be re-submitted for recognition for the same specific act or
for the same services. (It is obvious that the case was considered and was ruled out, either
on account of the standard required not having been reached, or for other reasons). Should
the officer or man have rendered subsequent good service, there is no reason why the previous
good service should not be referred to.
Paragraph 15. Line 4. For "battery" substitute "brigade." Add "R.A.M.C." to
Divisional Troops and Corps Troops.
It is again notified that recommendations of our Allies are not to be sent in for
consideration with the list for an Honours Gazette. They should be submitted when called for.
TECK, Brigadier-General,
Military Secretary.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
23rd February, 1916.
STATIONERY SERVICES PRESS A-2/16-S41-7,000. 

24/2/16
Kimona (pink) 4-0-0
do (blue)  1-18-0
Ironwood Box
inlaid with
coppr, brass &
metal
2-8-0
£8-6-0
                       830 P.T.
Insurance    50   "
Postage       25
                       —
                     905 P.T. 

E. HATOUN

26/2/16
Fourth Australian Brigade
Moascar, Ismailia
Returning today by train leaving eleven xxxxxx
Monash
Captain Locke
Fourth Brigade
Tel-el-Kebir
Returning Ismailia today by train leaving eleven
Monash
Lieutenant Colonel Glasfurd
El Hayat
Helouan
Fourth Brigade commences move to Tel-el-Kebir today. Am
returning to Ismalia eleven train today
Monash 

THE GEORGE NUNGOVICH EGYPTIAN HOTELS COMPANY
A. WILD. General Manager.
Image - see original
Grand Continental Hotel
PYRAMIDS
MENA HOUSE
HELOUAN
HOTEL DES BAINS
GRAND HOTEL HELOUAN
BATH ESTABLISHMENT
ALEXANDRIA
HOTEL CASINO SAN STEFANO
(SEASIDE)
CAIRO,
EGYPT.
M Brig. Gen. John Monash N^o. 132
1916       BRADER & GROSS - CAIRE.

GEORGE NUNGOVICH HOTELS Co.
Cairo.  26 FEB 1916
Received from  1811
M Gen. Monash
L.E. 4.530
Cashier
L

Place
date
Memo:-
Kindly note, and inform
all _^ whom it may concerned that from and
after Feby 19^th 27^th the address
of the Fourth Australian _^ Infantry Brigade
and of the 13^th, 14^th, 15^th & 16^th Battalions
A.I.F., and of the
Fourth Field Ambulance _^ & N^o 4 Field C^o will
be Tel-el-Kebir. —
JOHN MONASH
B.G.
Comg 4^th Aust Inf Bde
&c  &c
Repeated
Tepeated to
X.I.F. H.Q. Cairo
Austr base P.O. Alexandria
1^st Aust. Div.
2^nd Aust Div.
ANZAC Signals.
Training Depot Zeitoun
School of Instruction Zeitoun
D.A.G. 3^rd Echelon.
Austr. Base details, Ghezireh, Cairo
Ismailia
Telegraph Off.
Sent 26^th 27^th
Feb 16

14/2/16
Ask Russel if Locke goes
Locke's agenda list
Get Raubison letter
Ask if Raubison fixed up
Eric - Cable, plan, Locbox,
Leaving Ismailia postal addresses list
Australia box packing
Reduction Contents Stationery Box
Memo to C.Os re shift
Locke & requisitions box Dados  √
Diary.
List Walter's box
Write up Walter expectation list
Paper in comment basket.
Tally. 

About Feby 28/ 1916.
GRAND HOTEL,
MELBOURNE.
Melbourne,   191
HENRY C. HOLDEN.
MANAGER
(Copy)
By the time you receive this, you will have learnt
by cable from me that I have severed my connection
with my old Brigade. What a wrench
it has been after 18 months unbroken association
with the finest force a man could be
privaleged to serve with. My own wish was
to remain with the Brigade but - - - - - -
I had to report at once & had to ride straight
away but continued to live at my old mess
until the 4^th Brigade marched out yesterday
morning for the Canal. - - - - - -
I felt very much the parting from my
dear old Chief. - one of the whitest men God
ever put breath into. When you think of
all we went through together, the formation
of the Brigade from nothing, the convoy
work, the training in Egypt, the landing
at Gallipoli, the 'scrapping' there, & the
evacuation, & that not one shadow of misunderstanding
ever marred our association,
then you may realise what it
meant for me to say 'goodbye', & I think
I can honestly say what it meant for
General Monash too.
[*From Gen McGlinn
to his wife*]