Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 13, 1 June - 1 July 1916, Part 18

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These guns will be well clear laterally from probable
zone of retaliation by hostile artillery.
All machine gunners to be made to fully understand
the situation and extent of the ground to be passedover
by our party - both going and returning.
ACTION OF
ARTILLERY
10. FIRST PHASE.. At 0.00 Zero time RIGHT DIVERSION commence
At 0.05 Zero time LEFT DIVERSION and
BOMBARDMENT OF GROUND to be attacked
simultaneously.
SECOND PHASE.  At 0.08 Zero time, Artillery and Mortar
fire lifts from Central Zone of front trenches to be
attacked.
At 0.10 Assault takes place.
THIRD PHASE. On receipt of telephone message "OUT" 
or three minutes after the "OUT' signal (which is three
xxxx green Very lights in quick succession). Artillery 
shortens back to hostile front trenches.
Artillery section ceases upon message 
"CEASE FIRE'' from Commander, or upon 'CEASE FIRE''
Signal, which is two blue rockets.
For fuller details of Artillery section
see Appendix C.
Prior to the night of the attack, the
artillery will cut the hostile wire at several places,
including the place of entry.
ACTION BY RAIDING
PARTY
11. (a) SCOUTS leave cur trenches l¼ hours before
Zero time (by Sally Port which is being constructed
in Trench 58) guiding main body along drain 30
to the COUREAU RIVER and later up to and through
the hostile wire. After entry of Raiders, Scouts
breach hostile parapet and make ramp to facilitate
exit, lay luminous tape to guide party back, and
examine listening post near point of entry.
(b) MAIN BODY leaves our trenches at same Sally
Port one hour before Zero time, and follows Scouts.
(c) RIGHT & LEFT BOMBING PARTIES after entry
clear the trenches for 30 yds from point of entry.
RIGHT & LEFT PARAPET PARTIES move along
hostile parapet to deal with enemy attempting to come
over surface of ground between Support and Front
Trenches, or attempting to come in from the flanks.
RIGHT BLOCKING PARTY advances not more than 25
yards along communication trench just to right of point
of entry, and raids any dug-outs therein.
LEFT BLOCKING PARTY advances not more than 25
yards along communication trench abut 10 yards
left of point of entry and blocks it.
INTELLIGENCE MEN search enemy dead and dug-outs
MACHINE GUNNERS & ENGINEERS search for and
capture or destroy machine guns, trench mortars, etc.
(e) COVERING PARTIES follow main body and take up

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previously selected positions in "No Man's Land" to
right and left of line of approach, to cover the
withdrawal; they will be the last to come in.

WITHDRAWAL
12. Main Body remains in hostile trenches not longer than ten
minutes, but may be withdrawn earlier by O. C. Main
Body. Signal by O.C. Main Body for withdrawal will be
the verbal message "OUT' (called out repeatedly), 
conveyed by the runners and simultaneously confirmed by the
firing of three green Very lights in quick succession.
Withdrawal must be rapid, because Artillery will commence
to shorten three minutes after above signal.
O.C. Main Body must decide whether to halt his party
in "No Man's Land" and wait there, sending back a message
from there to the Commander when he wishes our Artillery
to stop, or whether to make back to our trenches at once.
ROLL CALL
13. Commander will hand xx O.C. "B' Battalion a complete
nominal roll of all personnel who are to leave cur
trenches. The latter will establish a "roll call"
station in rear of Trench 57, which must be known to all
concerned. After withdrawal, all members of the raiding
party will, as they come in, at once repair to their
roll call station, to have their names ticked off, then
breaking off to their billets. C.0. "D" Battalion will
transmit to Brigade H.Q. full particulars of numbers of
officers and others thus reported back or otherwise.
WATCHES.
14. Watches of all concerned to be synchronized with 4th
Brigade H.Q. three hours before Zero time.
SIGNALS.
15. All signals by Very lights or Rockets will be repeated
from Trench No. 52. "A" Battalion to arrange for this.
REPORTS.
16. Reports to Advanced Brigade H.Q. 1.19.c.6.6. from one
hour before Zero time. Before that time to normal
Brigade H.Q.
JMA Durrant
Major.
Brigade Major.
4th Aust. Inf. Bde.
lssued to:
No. 1. Commander of Raid (Capt. A.R. COX)
2. "A" Battalion (13th)
3. "B"       "           (14th)
4. No. 4 M.G. Coy.
5. Div. Artillery
6.-9. 2nd Aust. Div.
10- 11. 4th Aust. Div.
12. G.O.C.
13. File.
14. 6th Aust. Inf. Bde.
15. B. M.
16. Centre Group Artillery.

To accompany Operation Order No. 14.

APPENDIX A.
COMPOSITION OF RAIDING PARTY

@: This Officer is the "understudy" to Commander.
 

APPENDIX "B"
LIST OF ARTICLES TO BE CARRIED BY EACH MAN.
 

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1. TORCHES will be carried in left breast coat pocket which shall be
buttoned up
2. BAYONETS will be painted with dark paint and carried fixed.
3. LIFE PRESERVERS will have a thong through handle
4. WIRE CUTTERS xxxxxxx (additional) will be issued two to each bombing
party, to be carried by spare men. One to each Parapet Party, one
to Machine Gunners, one to Intelligence men and one to each
officer.
5. WATCHES Luminous Watches to be carried by all officers.
 

Copy No. 9
To accompany Operation Order No. 14.
TIME TABLE OF RELIEF
June 27th. :- The three platoons of l3th. Battalion and the three platoons
of the 14th Battalion, now in front line, remain there. An
additional three platoons of each of these two Battalions
will march in.  Also the three Company Commanders of the
Front Line Companies, - with their batmen.
The Intelligence Officers of all Battalions, and
one half of the Battalion H.Q. Signallers will march in
during the morning of this day, and must be ready to take
over their duties by the evening of June 28th.
June 28th. :- Remainder of 13th. and l4th. Battalions (less M.

G. Sections)
march in and take over; the C.O's of the outgoing Battalions
of the Fifth Brigade will be instructed to remain in for
24 hours to advise incoming C.O's.
Two sections of No. 4 Machine Gun Co. will march in.
Brigade Major Fourth Brigade moves to Fifth Brigade
Headquarters.
June 29th. :- Whole of l6th. Battalion (less M.G. Section) marches in,
taking the place of 'D" Battalion as Brigade Reserve.
Lewis Gun Officers of all Battalions go in for 48 hours
duty with their opposite numbers.
June 3Oth. :- Whole of l5th. Battalion (less M.G.Section) marches in
ta-king the place of "C" Battalion in the BOIS GRENIER Line.
Remainder of Ne. 4 Machine Gun Co. marches in and takes over
Brigade H.Q. moves in during forenoon of this day.
Issued to :-
Copy No. 1 to File.
2    5th. Brigade
3.   13th. Battalion
4.   14th.    "
5.   15th.    "
6.   16th     "
7.   No. 4 M.G. Co.
8.    Lieut. Walker, 14th. Battalion
9.    G.O.C
 

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2nd. AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY Copy No. 3
OPERATION ORDER No. 32
[*4 AB/4554*]
June 30th 1916.
Ref. Map.
BOIS GRENIER
Edition 6 B (re drawn)
1/10000
INTENTION.
1. At a time and date to be notified later, 
a raid will be made on the enemy's trench at
I.26.b.8½.7½. by the 14th Battalion, for the
purpose of
(a) Taking prisoners
(b) Inflicting casualties
(c) Capturing machine-guns, etc.
(d) Destroying emplacements and dugouts.
(e) Gaining information.
SUPPORTING
ARTILLERY.
2. The supporting Artillery will be the
Centre Group, reinforced by
One 2“ Trench Mortar Battery
1½ 18pdr. batteries) Left Group
1 section, 4.5" Howitzers)
1½ batteries 18 pdr. Right Group.
Lieut-Colonel W.H. Lloyd, ∧ DSO will command.
DIVERSIONS.
3. Diversions will be made by the right
and left groups, under the command of Lieut-
Colonel Cohen, and Lieut-Colonel Grimwade
respectively.
ARTILLERY

ACTION.

4. The action of the artillery, including
trench mortars and the artillery of the diversions
will be as laid down in Artillery Task
Tables.
Anzac Heavy Artillery are co-operating.
TIME.
5. All times will be calculated from Zero.
At Zero, the Right Diversion will commence.
At. O.5. the Left Diversion and main bombardment
will commence.
At 0.10. the main barrage will be placed
and the assault commence.
LIAISON.
6. The C.O., Centre Group will arrange for
two Liaison Officers to be with the O.C.
Attack.
COMMUNICATIONS.
7 The Liaison Officers will be in telephonic
communication with the C.O., Centre Group.
C.O's. Groups will arrange that batteries
engaged in the main operations are telephonically
connected to Centre Group Headquarters.
The D.T.M.O. will be connected by telephone
to the 2“ Trench Mortar Batter engaged in
the main operation.
The D.T.M.O. will be at the 4th Infantry
Brigade Report Centre. 

OPERATION ORDER No. 32
ZERO TIME
8. Zero time will be communicated to all
concerned by the following code message:-
"OFFICERS GOING ON LEAVE"WILL REPORT AT
.......... ACKNOWLEDGE."
The message will, if possible, be sent by
D.R.L.S.
PHASE III
9. When our Infantry have left the enemy's
trench, and are at such a distance from the
enemy's trench, that our artillery can, with
safety, be directed on to the front trench
the O.C Attack  will pass back the word "OUT"
This will be immediately transmitted to
all concerned.
Batteries will then direct their fire
as laid down in Phase III (Task Table).
The supplementary signal for Phase
III, in case of a breakdown in telephonic
communication, will be three  _∧ green Very lights,
fired by O.C. Attack, and repeated by "A"
Battalion, 4th Infantry/Brigade from trench
52.
"CEASE FIRE" 
10 The order "CEASE FIRE" will be given by the
C.O., 4th Infantry Brigade, and will be
immediately transmitted to all concerned.
The supplementary signal for "CEASE FIRE"
will be two blue rockets fired by O.C. Attack,
and repeated by "A" Battalion, 4th Infantry
Brigade from trench 52.
11. Watches will be synchronised by D.A.H.Q.
at 9.p.m.
TIME TABLE 
12   0. 0. Right diversion commences,
0. 5.  Left Diversion and main bombardment
commences,
0. 8  Main lift commences
O. 10. Main barrage will be placed and
assault takes place.
13  ACKNOWLEDGE.
FJ. Beasley
Major,
Brigade-Major, 2nd.D.A.
Copy No.1. 2nd. Aust.Div.
2. 5th Infantry Brigade
3. 4th   "
4. C.O. Right Group
5. C.O. Centre Group
6. C.O. Left Group
7. C.0., 22nd. F.A. Brigade
8. D.T.M.O.
9. lst. Anzac
10. 1st. Anzac R.A.
11. Ist. Anzac Heavy Artly
12. Loring's Group,
Copy No.13. lst.Aust.Div. Artly.
14. 32nd. H.A. Group
15. New Zealand Div. Artly.
16. War Diary
17. File.
18. }
19. }  Spare
20. }

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