Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 13, 16 August - 30 September 1916, Part 11

3rd Australian Division

Time Routine   Sept 26th 1916

Time Head of column passed Stonehenge Inn	Unit	Time of arrival review ground
11-33 am	9th Infantry Brigade	12-12 pm
11-56 am	10th do	12-35 pm
12-25 pm	11th do 41st. Batt^on	1-0 pm
12-32 pm	11th do 42nd do	1-0 pm
12-35 pm	11th do 43rd do	1-25 pm
12-45pm	11th do 44th do	1-25 pm
	7th 8th 9th Artillery 23rd Brigades	1-5 pm
	Dismounted Brigade	1-20 pm
	D. A. C. etc	1-40 pm
12-54 pm	Pioneer Batt^on	1-35 pm
1-3 pm	Div^l Train	1-45 pm
1-7 pm	do. Amc	1-50 pm
	B Group	1-25 pm
	C do	1-55 pm
	New Zealand Contingent	2-25 pm

Time taken by Division passing saluting 

Base

1 hour 7 minutes

Head of Division passing at 3-29 pm

FIRST AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS

Headquarters, 

23rd. September, 1916. 

Dear General, 

I am enclosing for your confidential & personal
information copy of a memo. which has been forwarded
to Sir Newton Moore today, which will, I think, show
you all you require with regard to reinforcements. 

Yours sincerely, 

[[?Monash]]

Major-General J. MONASH, C.B., V.D., 

G. O. C., 

3rd. Australian Division, 

ENGLAND. 

THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION ORDER No. 1. 

Copy No 12

24th Septr. 1916.

Reference. - 1" Ordnance Map. 

1. The Division will move, on Tuesday next, to BULFORD FIELD northeast 
of BULFORD to rehearse the arrangements for Inspection by His Majesty 
the King on Wednesday next, in accordance with the March Table No. 1 
attached. It will return to barracks in accordance with March Table 
No. 2 also attached. 

2. Brigade markers etc. will be on the ground in accordance with 
instructions to be issued later. 

3. Watches will be synchronized by reference to Divisional Headquarters 
between 7 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning next. 

4. The Orders for Wednesday next will be published later. 

G. H. Jackson Lieut-Colonel, 

General Staff. 

Copies issued by Special Despatch Rider at .................. a.m. 25/9/16. 

	Copy No.
3rd Aust. Div. Artillery	1
9th Aust. Inf. Bde.	2
10th -do-	3
11th -do-	4
3rd Aust. Pioneer Bn.	5
A.D.M.S.	6
O.C., A.S.C., 3rd Aust. Div.	7
"B" Group (for information)	8
"C" Group   do.	9
Australian Contingent, TIDWORTH (for information)	10
New Zealand Contingent, SLING Camp, (for information)	11
A.D.C.	12
General Staff	(13 (14 (15
A.Q. Staff	(16 (17 (18
A.P.M Officer i/c Massed Bands	19 20
Spare	(21 (22 (23 (24
File	(25

 

MARCH TABLE FOR TUESDAY, 26TH. SEPTEMBER, 1916. - No. I. 

Unit or Formation.	Starting Point.	Head passes Starting Point  at.	Route.	Remarks.
Divisional Artillery.	Hqrs. Artillery Training School 500 yards West- North-West of "R" of LARKHILL.	12 Noon.	DURRINGTON, ford at MILSTON, BULFORD FIELD to a position North of BARN at SHEEPS BRIDGE.	Will not foul route of New Zealanders coming over SHEEPS BRIDGE. If TIDWORTH Contingent is met, it will give way to 3rd. Australian Divisional Artillery. Usual halts at 10 minutes to clock hour will not be observed.
Divisional Headquarters.  9th. Inf. Bde. 10th. "   " 11th.  "    " 3rd. Aus. Pioneer Bn.  A.S.C. Personnel Medical Personnel of 9th, 10th, & 11th Field ambulances in order named.	Cross Roads.  STONEHENGE INN.  " " " " " "	11.34 am - 11.35 am 11.59 am 12.25pm 12.50pm   12.56pm   1.4 pm	BULFORD and Point 260. -- " " " " " "	If TIDWORTH Contingent is met, it will give way.  2 minute intervals between Battalions and Brigades, and 2 minutes between Infantry and other arms.   "    "   "     "

MARCH TABLE FOR TUESDAY the 26th SEPTEMBER, 1916.  No. 2

Unit or Formation.	Starting Point.	Head passes Starting Point at -	Route.	Remarks.
Div. Artillery.	Road junction about 200 yards south of  "O" in FORD at MILSTON	On conclusion of parade when His Majesty is supposed to have left.	As in March Table No 1 - reversed
Div. Headquarters.	Point 260 Five hundred yards north of BULFORD	do.	do.
9th Inf. Bde.	do.	One minute after D.H.Q.	do.  )         )         )         )	Bands will join units as they march off, under arrangements to be made by the Officer-in-charge of massed bands.
10th  do.	do.	Two minutes after tail of 9th Bde. is clear.	do.   )
11th  do.	do.	Two minutes after tail of 10th Bde. is clear	do.   )
3rd Aust Pioneer Bn.	do.	Two minutes after tail of 11th Bde. is clear.	do.  )
A.A.S.C. Personnel	do.	Two minutes after tail of Pioneer Bn. is clear	do.
Medical Personnel of 9th,10th &n11th Fld.  [[*]] in.order named	do.	Two minutes after tail of A.A.S.C. personnel is clear	do.

Diagrammatically the march home will be as shown below:-

D.H.Q - 1 min

9th. Bde - 22 mins.

Interval X 2 mins.

10th Bde - 24 mins.

Interval X 2 mins.

11th. Bde - 23 mins.

Interval X 2 mins.

Pioneer Bn. - 4 mins.

Interval X 2 mins.

A.A.S.C. - 6 mins.

Interval X 2 mins.

A.N.C - 6 mins.

GO.C

SPECIAL ORDER BY MAJOR - GENERAL JOHN MONASH, C.B., V.D., 

Commanding

TROOPS - LARKHILL.

------------------------------ (A. 87/3).

LARKHILL,

September 24th, 1916.

REVIEW OF A. & N. Z. TROOPS BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING,

On the Ground between the NINE MILE RIVER and

the Five Plantations on BULFORD FIELD.

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(i). Reference Ordnance Map Sheet 123, 1 inch to 1 mile.

(ii). N. B:- References are  to the Manual of Ceremonial Amendment,
1st June, 1914.

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1. ORDER OF FORMATION:-

(a) Facing North.

On the right of the line Third Australian Division in the 
following order:-

Artillery and D.  A. C.

9th Infantry Brigade.

10th Infantry Brigade.

11th Infantry Brigade.

Pioneer Battalion.

A.S.C. in one Formation.

Field Ambulances.

(b) In centre of the line: Troops of the Australian Training
Centres.

(c) On left of the Line: Troops of the New Zealand Training
Centres.

(d) The Bands will be massed in rear of the centre of the 
entire line.

2. The Troops will be drawn up as follows:-

1. ARTILLERY: On the right of the line.

   In Line of Brigades in Column of Batteries; i.e., on a Battery frontage, one line of guns with  wagons in line in rear of these.

   INFANTRY:

   Battalions in line of a Half Battalion frontage. Each half of a Battalion in mass; (vide Infantry Training, page 93). Right half Battalion in front of left half Battalion. INTERVALS:- Between Companies... 4 yards.                                 "          Battalions... 8 yards.                                  "         Brigades... 10 yards. Distances      Between Platoons.... 7 yards.                                   "        Companies... 12 yards.

3. INSPECTION: - The Commander of the Parade will be in front of
the centre of the entire line. Brigadiers, or their
equivalent, will be forty paces in front of the centre of
their commands, (vide para 89), the Commander of the 
Parade 30 paces in advance of Brigadiers, etc., (vide
paras: 89, 90, 117, 119.

When His Majesty leaves the left of the line to 
proceed to the Saluting Point, the massed Bands will move

(Sheet No. 2, SPECIAL ORDER BY MAJOR-GENERAL J. MONASH,
C.B., V.D.,

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through the line to their new Station by the left of the
Third Australian Division.

MARCH PAST:

(a) The Massed Bands will take up their position
opposite the Saluting Point and 100 yards distant
from it.

(b) The Artillery will march past by Batteries.

Infantry will march past in Column of Platoons
at 10 yards distance.

There will be 20 yards between Battalions.

40 yards between Brigades.

Other Arms will march past in analogous formation,
(Vide Paras: 118, 120, General Officers
and Officers Commanding Units will fall out
after passing the Saluting Point).

5. After the March Past, the Artillery will form up facing West on
the Ground east of wired enclosure about Point 260.

The other Arms will continue their march until within Platoon
distances of the MILSTON ---- BULFORD road when they will change
direction Left.

On the leading Platoon reaching the wired enclosure about Point
260, Half Companies will be formed and will halt and right turn.
Remainder will conform in succession. His Majesty will pass 
the line thus formed on his way to BULFORD and will be cheered 
by Units in turn.

The Bands will separate after the March Past and take up their
position behind their respective units.

6. COMMANDS AND SIGNALS: Bayonets will be fixed and Officers
posted in review order by Brigade Commanders.

The following will be given as "CAUTIONS" by the Parade
Commander:-

PARADE WILL SLOPE ARMS.

ROYAL SALUTE.

PARADE WILL SLOPE ARMS.

PARADE WILL ORDER ARMS AND STAND
AT EASE.

These "Cautions" will be repeated by all Commanders, and
passed on by Mounted Officers.

Immediately that the caution has been given, the bugle will
sound one "G", and the Divisional Lance will be held aloft.
Upon this being done Unit Commanders will give the command
except the final executionve word, which will be given by
them when the Lance is lowered after the bugle has sounded
a second "G" to attract attention.

(Sheet No. 3, SPECIAL ORDER BY MAJOR-GENERAL J. MONASH,
C.B, V.D.,

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7. Brigade Staff Officers, etc., and Markers will meet the Senior
Staff Officer detailed for charge of the ground opposite
the Saluting Point at 12-30 p.m. on Tuesday, and
8-45 a.m. on Wednesday.

8. MISCELLANEOUS:-

(a) Platoons will be equalized and sized.

(b) Men with Caps will be placed in the rear rank.

9. The remainder of the day following the Rehearsal and Review on
the 26th and 27th will be observed as a Holiday.

H. FARMAR, Lieut-Colenel.

 

---- D I S T R I B U T I O N. ----

 

Copies to:-

A.I.F., Depots in U. K., Tidworth ... 3.

(One for Hd.Qrs., 1 for "A" Group
and one for News Zealand Contingent)

3rd Australian Division.

General Staff ... ... ... 3.

A. G.          "      ... ... ... 3.

A. P. M              ... ... ... 2.

Headquarters of Brigades and
O.C., Formations.. ... ... 8.

Pioneer Battallion ... ... ... 1.

"B" Group.        ... ... ... 1.

"C" Group.        ... ... ... 1.

 

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INSTRCUTIONS FOR ROYAL REVIEW, 27th INSTANT, and REHEARSAL

on the 26th INSTANT.

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No. 2.

Corrigenda and Additions to Special Order by Major-General
JOHN MONASH, C.B., V.D., Dated Septr. 24th, 1916. (A.07/3).

Para: 7. Read Brigade Staff Officers etc. and Brigade Markers.

Para: 2. INFANTRY: Substitute:-

"Right Half Battalion on the Right of Left Half
Battalion".

 

Para: 4. With reference to the last Sentence, Para: 4 (b):-

(1) Brigadier-Generals and Officers of Equivalent Status.

(2) Artillery Brigade Commanders.

(3) Infantry Battalion Commanders, and Officers of
Equivalent Status in other Arms, including Staff
Officers of the Rank of Lieut-Colonel.

 

A.A. & Q.M.G. Third Australian Division, will act
as Marshal.

 

An enclosure will be reserved to the Right of Saluting
Point, into which Officers will turn. Horse-

holders, provided by the O. C., Divisional Train,
will be in readiness to take charge of Horses.
Officers will dismount and form up by Brigades etc.,
in readiness to move to the Saluting Point when called
for presentation to His Majesty. The same order
will be preserved as on the Inspection Parade.

 

Para: 5. With regard to Para 5, last sentence, add: - 

 

BANDS:- All Bands of the 3rd Australian Division, together
with two Bands of the Australia Training Centre and
one Band of the N. Z. Training Centre, will be massed under
Command of Lieut. J. L. Fry, 33rd Battalion, A. I. F.

The Senior Band-Master, Warrant Officer T. Young,
5th Training Battalion, will allocate Bands to play:-

 

x (1) Royal Salute (four bars).

(2) Inspection March.

(3) March Past of each Brigade Group.

For the last sentence in Para: 5, substitute "The Bands\will
remain massed until after the departure of His Majesty".

 

Then the Bands will follow the course of His Majesty in the
order of units and take up their station on the road opposite
the head of the Unit ready to march home.  Lieut.
Fry, and Warrant Officer Young, will attend the G. O. C's
Conference at Third Australian Divisional Headquarters,
at 9-30 a.m. 26th instant.

 

INSPECTION: As His Majesty approaches the right of the line, all
Mounted Officers will move forward three horses lengths.

Commanding Officers will not move to the right of their
Commands, except in the case of the Officers Commanding the
A. & N.Z. Training Centres respectively.

Each Unit will come to "Attention" (NOT the "Slope")
as His Majesty approaches, and will "Stand at Ease"
after he has passed, by Order of its Commanding Officer.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROYAL REVIEW, 27th INSTANT, and REHEARSAL
on the 26th INSTANT.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-

No. 2.

Corrigenda and Additions to Special Order by Major-General
JOHN MONASH,  Dated Septr. 24th, 1916. (A.07/3)
C.B., V.D., ------------------

Para: 7. Read Brigade Staff Officers etc. and Brigade Markers.

Para: 2. INFANTRY: Substitute:-

Right Half Battalion on the Right of Left Half
Battalion.

 

Para: 4. With reference to the last Sentence, Para: 4 (b):-

(1) Brigadier--Generals and Officers of Equivalent 
Status.

(2) Artillery Brigade Commanders.

(3) Infantry Battalion Commanders, and Officers of
Equivalent Status in other Arms, including Staff
Officers of the Rank of Lieut-Colonel.

 

A.A. & Q.M.G. Third Australian Division, will act
as Marshal.

 

An enclosure will be reserved to the Right of Saluting
Point, into which Officers will turn. Horse-holders
provided by the O. C., Divisional Train will be in readiness 
to take charge of horses.
Officers will dismount and form up by Brigades etc., in 
readiness to move to the Saluting Point when called for 
presentation to His Majesty. The same order
will be preserved as on the Inspection Parade.

 

Para: 5. With regard to Para 5, last sentence, add: - 

 

BANDS:- All Bands of the 3rd Australian Division, together
with Two Bands of the Australia Training Centres,
and one Band of the New Zealand Training Centre will be 
massed under command of Lieut. J. L. Fry, 33rd Battalion, 
A. I. F.

The Senior Band-Master -- Warrant Officer T. Young,
5th Training Battalion, will allocate Bands to play:-

 

(1) Royal Salute (four bars).

(2) Inspection March.

(3) March Past of each Brigade Group.

For the last sentence in Para: 5, substitute "The Bands will
remain Massed until after the departure of His Majesty".

 

Then the Bands will follow the course of His Majesty 
in the order of Units and take up their station on the 
road opposite the head of the unit ready to march home.  
Lieut. Fry, and W. O. Young, will attend the G. O. C's
Conference at Third Australian Divisional Headquarters,
at 9-30 a.m., 26th instant.

 

INSPECTION: As His Majesty approaches the right of the line, 
all Mounted Officers will move forward three horses
lengths.

Commanding Officers will not move to the right of 
their Commands, except in the case of the Officers Commanding 
the A. & N. Z. Training Centres, respectively.

Each Unit will come to "Attention" (NOT the "Slope")
as His Majesty approaches, and will "Stand at Ease"
after he has passed, by Order of its Commanding Officer.