Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 13, 1 June - 1 July 1916, Part 17

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PASS 
Period during which available.
From June 28^th 1916
To August 30^th 1916

The person named below is permitted to pass

within the area occupied by the British Army
with or without a motor cycle or car during the
period stated hereon.
This Pass is not to be accepted if the name
originally entered on it is erased and another
substituted.
LAISSER-PASSER
Valable du Juin 28^th 1916.
au Aout 30^th 1916.
La personne nommée ci-dessous est autorisée
à circuler dans la zone occupée par l'Armée
Britannique avec ou sans motocyclette ou voiture
automobile pendant la période spécifiée ci-dessus.
Cette carte cesse d'être valable au cas où le
nom du porteur serait effacé et remplacé par un
autre nom.
Name BRIG - GEN MONASH C.B.V.D.
Unit 4^TH AUST. INF. BDE
Signature and
Stamp of          A E S gr Lt.
Issuing Officer. A.P.M. 4TH AUST. DIVISION
A.P.M.
PASS
No. 3872
Date 28/6/16
4TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION

INSTRUCTIONS
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It is not transferable and must be signed by the
bearer.
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réguisition.
1l est strictement personnel et doit porter la
signature du titulaire.
Aucun laisser-passer n'est valable à moins de
porter la griffe spéciale de l' "Assistant Provost
Marshal" ainsi que la signature de l'Officier qui
le délivre, suivie des grade, corps ou emploi de
ce dernier.
Au cas où le présent laisser-passer ne serait
délivré que pour peu de temps, le mot "temporary"
devrait y être écrit au recto.
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(9 34 42) G.D. 5727 12,000 7/15 H W V (M 1052)
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[*Keep as a guide*]
SECRET.
OPERATION ORDER NO. 17.
BY
BRIGADIER GENERAL W. HOLMES, C.M.G, D.S.0., V.D.
COMMANDING FIFTH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE,
Brigade Headquarters,
29th, June, 1916.
Reference:
Trench Map, BOIS GRENIER, 36. N.W. 4. Edition 6B (Redrawn), 1/10,000.
1...... Three parties of Officers and Other Ranks from the 6th. Aust.
Infantry Brigade will raid the enemy's trenches to-night at
I.26.b.10.8 ^1/₃.; I. 21.c.3.^1/₃. and I.21.c.7.2.
2......Commanding Officers, 'A' and 'B' Battalions will reduce
patrols and listeners to a minimum and precautions will be
taken to avoid casualties in Front Line Trenches should
enemy's artillery retaliate.
3......An Artillery Diversion will take place against I.26d.3^1/₃.7.
and any other point on Divisional Front decided upon, commencing at Zero Time. This fire, together with that directed on
any other parts of the front, will continue until ordered to
cease by the 6th. Aust. Infantry Brigade Commander. If this
order is not received before 0.30 the Artillery fire will
cease at that time.
4......A Smoke Diversion will take place opposite PORT BRIDOUX, Lt.
J. B. Lane being in charge of the operation.
5......Code signals notifying Zero Time will be sent to all
concerned as under:-
'BRAND ARRIVES AT.....p.m. TO-NIGHT, ACKNOWLEDGE,'
the time mentioned in above message being Zero Tine.
After the parties have left the hostile trenches and have
arrived at the 'LIE' position 'CUT' will be sent to the O.C.
Attack and he will transmit it to all concerned. The
supplementary signal for 'OUT' (incase of breakdown of
telephone communication) will be one rocket giving a golden
shower and fired by O. C. Attack and repeated from trenches
50 and 55.
The 5th. Aust. Light Trench Mortar Battery will co-operate
in accordance with instructions received from Right Group
Artillery Commander.
[*JM*]
HG. Viney Major,
Brigade Major, 5th. Aust. Inf. Bgde.
issued at.......to:-
Copy No. 1.....File.
Copy No. 2....Second Aust. Division.
                 3.....17th. Battalion.
                 4....20th. Battalion.
P.T.O

Copy No. 5...13th. Battalion
                  6....14th. Battalion
                  7.....5th. Aust. M. G. Coy.
                  8....5th. Aust, Light Trench Mortar Battery.
                  9.....6th. Aust. Inf. Bgde.
                 10.....6th. Aust, Field Artillery.
                  11.....4th. Aust. Inf. Bgde.√
                  12....War Diary.

4AB/4557
SECRET
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
JUNE 29 1916
4th Infantry Brigade
4th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
HEADQUARTERS.
29th June, 1916.
G.O.C
6th Aust. Inf. Bde.
Reference minor enterprise to be carried out by 4th
Brigade on July 2nd, the place selected for the attack is close
to the boundary between the right and left Brigade Sectors. This
fact will necessarily involve some slight encroachment by personnel
acting under my orders, upon the territory of the 6th Brigade, such
as the construction of a Sally Port, and possibly, also, a
dug-out for the Commander of the Raid, also the disposition of one
or two machine guns by me to cover the left of my operation.
A full copy of my orders will reach you in ample time to
advise you of all above action, and of any co-operation which it may
be desired for 6th Brigade to render. Pending receipt of same by
you, will you kindly permit the preliminary measures referred to
above, in the vicinity of Trenches 58,59 to proceed?
J Monash
Brig. Genl.
Commdg. 4th Aust. Inf. Bde.
Copy to:
6th Brigade
B. M.
Capt. A.R.Cox.
C.0 G's. File.
 

SECRET
SM
4AB/4557.

AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
JUNE 29 1916
4th Infantry Brigade
4th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE.
HEADQUARTERS,
29th June, 1916.
Headquarters,
2nd Australian Division.
I forward herewith two copies of the final
draft of my orders for the Minor Enterprise to be undertaken
on July 2nd - one copy being for the Divisional Artillery.
I shall be glad to receive from Divisional
Artillery a copy of the details of the action of the Artillery,
so that same may be attached to my orders.
While minor matters of detail may still require
to be amended or added, I do not think that there will be
any alteration which will in any way affect the Artillery.
Brig.-Genl.
Commdg. 4th Aust. Inf. Bde. 

"C" Form (Duplicate)
Army Form C.2123
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.
4AB/4575
 AJB Stone
AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
JUN 29 1916
4TH INFANTRY
Handed in at GA12
Office    m
Received 8.10 am
To Genl J Monash
4th Inf Bde
Sender's No. S P 215
Date of Month 29
In reply to Number. 4561
If do not hear further
from you will be your
hdqrs 2.30 pm Friday
23
From J W. Lloyd Col
PLACE & TIME 7.33 pm
W1255014108 75,000 Pads. A.J.W. & Co. 11/15 Forms C.2133.

AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL FORCE
JUN 29 1916
4th Infantry Brigade.
COPY OF A LETTER NO. O.A. 104 dated 26-6-16, FROM G.H.Q.
"The following warning should be communicated verbally
to all ranks before taking part in an assault :-
1. All ranks must be on their guard against the
various ruses at which the enemy has shown himself
to be an adept, especially the use of the: British words
of command, such as "Retire", etc.
2. The German Machine Gun is carried on a sledge,
and the Germans sometimes throw a blanket over the gun.
This makes the sledge and gun resemble a stretcher.
3. It is the duty of all ranks to continue to use
their weapons against the enemy's fighting troops, unless
and until it is beyond all doubt that these have not
only ceased all resistance, but that, whether through
having voluntarily thrown down their weapons or otherwise,
they have definitely and finally abandoned all hope or
intention of resisting further. In the case of apparent
surrender, it lies with the enemy to prove his intention
beyond the possibility of misunderstanding, before the
surrender can be accepted as genuine.
No. G. 18/9/1.
Headquarters,
4th. Australian Divn.
28th. June 1916.
To ALL UNITS.
4th. AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
Forwarded for your information and
necessary action.
H.G. McRae
Major
G.S. 4th. AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.

 SECRET
Copy No. 12

OPERATION ORDER NO. 14
 by
BRIGADIER GENERAL J.MONASH, C.B. V.D

Commanding 4Th Australian Infantry Brigade.
HEADQUARTERS.
30 June 1916
Reference Maps:- 1/10000, 36 N.W. 4 Edition 6, B (BOIS GRENIER)
Plan of No Man's Land, 1:5000
INFORMATION.
1. The information obtained from aircraft photographs
concerning the hostile trenches to be entered,
and the results of the reconnaissances of the position
of "No Man's Land' to be traversed have been
communicated to all concerned
INTENTION
2. On a date and at a time to be notified later,after
a preliminary artillery bombardment, and destruction
of enemy wire, a raiding party from 14th Battalion
will enter hostile trenches at I.26.b.8½.7½. for
the purpose of:-
(a) Taking prisoners.
(b) Inflicting casualties.
(c) Capturing machine guns, trench mortars, etc.
(d) Destroying emplacements and dug-outs.
(e) Gaining information.
COMPOSITION OF PARTY
3. Total strength of party 6 Officers, 83 others,
including reserve of 11.
Commander; Capt. A. R. COX, 14th Battalion.
For detailed composition of party see
Appendix A.
PRELIMINARY MEASURES.
4. (a) DRESS. All ranks to wear British Amy Pattern
Uniforms. No Hats. Faces and hands blackened
Gas Helmets carried. Band of white material
three inches wide sewn firmly around each arm
above the elbow covered by a piece of khaki
clothloosely tacked on, latter to be torn off
before entering hostile trenches. Bayonets
sharpened and painted.
(b) ARMS & EQUIPMENT See Appendix B. All marks
on any article by which unit can be identified
to be obliterated.
(c) RECONNAISSANCE. All ranks to be made familiar
with means of approach to within 100 yards
of hostile wire, under guidance of Scout
Officer. Latter will carry out a careful
reconnaissance on the nights preceding the
attack.
(d) AID POST. R.M.O. of "B" Battalion to make all
arrangements and will have six spare stretcher
(manned) in Trench 58 near Sally Port.
(e) FINAL INSPECTION. Every member of the party
to be carefully inspected by Commander to see
 

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that no man carries identity disc, papers, documents
or anything likely to be of value to the enemy.
(f) ASSEMBLY. At Row Avenue, l½ hours before Zero time.
(g) COUNTERSIGN. A countersign for all personnel leaving our
trenches will be communicated to all concerned by Brigade
H.Q.
COMMUNICATIONS.
5. FOURTH BRIGADE Signals, acting in conjunction with Centre
group Artillery, will arrange to lay and frequently
test the following special telephone lines:-
(a) ADVANCED BRIGADE H.Q. to DUG-OUT OF COMMANDER.
(b) CENTRE GROUP ARTILLERY H.O. to LIAISON OFFICER
(Artillery)
(c) D.T.M.O. to MEDIUM TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY
ZERO TIME.
6. The Code Signal that the raid will take place will be
as follows, and will be sent, (if practicable by
D.R.L.S.) to all concerned on the date fixed, the
time named in the message to be the Zero time.
"Officers going on leave will report at....... . . . . ...
Acknowledge".
POSITION OF LEADERS.
7. Commander will be stationed in Trench 58. He will
have with him two telephonists and three orderlies.
The Artillery Liaison Officer will be in the vicinity,
but not in the same dug-out.
Capt. F.B.Stanton, 14th Battalion, will be in
the vicinity ready to take over duties of Commander
should latter become a casualty.
O.C. Main Body will, after hostile trench has
been entered, direct operations from near point
of entry.
ACTION OF "A" & "B" BATTALIONS.
8. To avoid casualties, Front Line Trenches will be
thinned just before Zero time, portion of the garrison
withdrawing to Support line. Patrols and Listeners
to come in. Normal dispositions to be resumed
immediately after hostile artillery retaliation ceases.
Machine and Lewis Guns in covered emplacements, with
their detachments, remain in position. A close
observation to be kept on hostile trenches adjacent
to those under bombardment, with a view to bringing fire
to bear on any hostile activity.
ACTION OF MACHINE GUNS
9. O.C. No. 4 Machine Gun Coy makes following arrangements.
One gun to enfilade, by indirect fire, hostile
communication trench 50 yards to South of point of
entry.
One gun to enfilade, by indirect fire, hostile
communication trench 50 yards to North of point of
entry.
Firing of these two guns to commence at 0.05
Zero time and continue until our Artillery ceases.
Four guns disposed in temporary emplacements
in front line to engage any hostile machine gun which
may open fire on our party, either from hostile trenches
or from "No Man's Land', also to engage enemy
searchlights.