Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 12, 1 March - 29 April 1916, Part 7

Diagram - see original document

Plan of 30^X Rifle Range for 32 Targets -
Targets to be arranged in 4 groups of 8 - 
Each series occupying 6 ^X - interval between
group to be provided -
Targets had better be numbered 1 to 8 -
Plan of 30^X Range
Rough Scale
For Section 1 yard from line to line
For plan         half scale 

Diagram - see original document
 

Height of Fire Point 2' 3" - Horizontal guard rail 1' 3"
                                                  above firing point - uprights
                                                  say every 4 yards -

Diagram - see original document

Diagram - see original document
PLAN:

Diagram - see original document

Section at AA
Proposed 30 yds Range.
(Not to scale.)
 JM
15/3/16 

4aB
3082
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
MAR 15 1916.
4th Infantry Brigade.
HEADQUARTERS,

Tel-el-Kebir.
15th. March 1916.
To.
C. C.
Battalion,
The personnel recommended for transfer
to Artillery as per supplementary lists
furnished by Battalions this day will parade
at Brigade Headquarters at 1000 on Thursday
March 16th. under orderly officers, for
inspection by C.D.A. DRESS:- Clean fatigue.
Every man listed to be present, in or
order of position on rolls. Conduct sheets
to be in hands of orderly officers.
John Monash
BRIG-GENL.
Commdg. 4th. Aust. Inf. Bde.
To.

13th. Battalion   Signature Major

14th.      "             Signature Capt

15th.      "              Signature

16th.      "              Signature Lt

Staff Captain.     Initials

G.O.C.

File.

 

4aB
3078
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
MAR 15 1916.
4th Infantry Brigade.
HEADQUARTERS,

TEL-EL-KEBIR.
15th. March 1916.
To.
C. O.
Battalion.
The time for parading personnel for transfer to
Pioneer Company, as per para 1 of memo 4ab/3078
of 14th. March 1916 will be 0830 on Thursday
March 16th.
John Monash
BRIG-GENL.
Commdg. 4th. Aust. Inf. Bde.

 

To.

CO.

13th. Battalion     Signature  Major

14th. Battalion     Signature Capt

15th. Battalion     Signature

16th. Battalion     Signature Lt

Staff Captain.

G.O.C.

File.                  Initials

 

 

4aB
3270
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
MAR 15 1916.
4th Infantry Brigade.
4th. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE

HEADQUARTERS,

Tel-el-Kebir
15th. March 1916.

Officer Commanding
Australian Records Section
3rd. Echelon
ALEXANDRIA
A Court of Inquiry is about to be assembled
with a view to finally dealing with "missing" personnel of this
Brigade, and it has been suggested that the work of the Court
would be greatly facilitated if you could kindly arrange to send
up for a day or so the Orderly Room Sergeants of the respective
Battalions with, as far as practicable, their records.
In this connection the 4 sergeants would not be required
at one and the same time, and ample notice would be given you.
I shall be glad to learn whether it will be practicable
for you to assist in the direction indicated, and if so, whether
a list of Prisoners of War could be made available.
JM
BRIG-GENL.
Commdg. 4th. Aust. Inf. Bde 

 

4th Aust. Inf. Brigade
Daily State to 1900 16/3/16
Unit	Off	W.Os	Sgts	Others	Total
Bde HQ.	4	-	3	18	25
Bde M.G. Coy	4	-	14	141	159
13th Bn	23	3	60	822	908
14      "	23	3	37	860	923
15      "	22	3	20	829	874
16      "	23	3	29	834	889
	99	12	163	3504	3778 4283
				Deficiency	505

Transferred		Absentees	20
Artillery	208	Isolation	10
Pioneer Bn	187
Various Units	14
Sick	12
	421	Total does not include Capt Norton Russell Salier
Rejoined
Sick	16

Establishments

Lecture on Grenade Training   16/3/16
by Lt. Col. Duncan, G.S.O
Only Mill's bombs now - almost fool proof
Bombing parties must work as a party
Establishment. - 25% to be trained
Every man to know how to use a bomb.
Bombing Party 8 = 

1 N.C.O.	observer, watches & directs
2	Bayonet men
2	Throwers
1	damper
1	bayonet) first
2	d"       )
3	N.C.O
4	Thrower
5	Carrier
6	Damper (sand bgs)
7	Spare thrower
8	Spare carrier

Diagram - see original document
Every man carries 8 or 10 grenades & 2 sandbags.
damper carries 10 sandbags
At once consolidate all ground
i.e barricade with sand bags.
1 wire screen per party - used on top of
barricade
Trench photographs show all Commdn trenches
1 

For each party - there are 2 or 3 reserve parties
Each group of parties under an Officer
Require Assembling Officers in each Company
A part of Engineers with each party 
group of parties.

__________________________________
Rifle Grenadiers - In France a very
good rifle grenade
used to cover the advance, over the
heads of bombing parties, firing 
from the hip.

     _______________________
2 Rifle Grenadiers accompany each party

       _________________
Every man must have clear knowledge 
of the plan - officers must tell all
the men what is going to be done.

___________________________________
Supply of Grenades  
German put a curtain of fire behind
our attack, . : difficult to get
bombs up
2

Bombing party takes 80 to 100 bombs.
In front line trenches, dumps of 300 to 400 dumps
Supply must be pushed forward; by
spare carriers.
Battalion dumps - with carriers
Brigade dumps - here they are fuzed.
Divisional dumps

_____________________________
TRAINING
Select the best man - salt of the earth.
Bombing school - simple trench
" advanced" system of trenches
Describes Courses
Standard Tests
These must be programmes drawn up

      _________
Allowance of grenades

Only Mills - Bgde School 600 a
month
it gets 500 dummies
(yellow)
& 3000 live grenades
100 shrapnel grenades
2 Catapults
100 rifle Grenades
3