Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 14, 6 October - 30 November 1916, Part 4

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Part of Quest:
Sir John Monash (General, b.1865 - d.1931)
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG0000616
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Flank Observations. Base in r equals dis- Displacement Angle. Range in 100s of yas placement ang10 Add if Director is on opposite side as A. P. " " same Deduct A.P. 400 Range AB equals 4000 7ds. Angle of sight - Wil. Clearing Crest. Angle of elevation due to range 7 32 301 Angle of sight to obstacle 26 A. of elevation due to range 18 to obstacle 48 equals less than angle on gun Therefore can clear the crest. Angle of descent equals angle which trajectory makes with the line of sight at the point of Intersection. 1800 2200 CLLLU✓✓U 0000000 -- Magnetic Bearings To find Magnetic Bearing of 7 from B at 0 P. 17 DDD CLLLD LLLLLLDDD Take the Magnetic Bearing to the Aiming Point. Difference between this and the Magnetic Bearing to the target equals angle to the guns. DDDD D
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a BC)tog Cc-log (640 toy tan? blg cot Ltan ? (Bc) e by (oc) - Eog (oxc) 12cot BtC) 900 A Sin A SinC
B4 17/10/6 For Conference Regimental Medical Officer: (a) to have allotted to him 16 Sanitary Yen I inaddition to 16 Stratchs Bearn I and 1orderly. All do stratcher work in emeggency. (6) supervises of Hai cutting arrangements. (3) Cheropodist: (3) Bathing routine. use for administering Comforts Padoi Fund. I selling laxuries to make fund for C.Os use on bahalf af men Field farce Canteen give no ribate Company organisation Intranches are Sections of 6,7008. There can form the not more. garrison of a Bag. They are handy to command & administer. Have a Reserve, Section of any roze in each Platoon, to administe Employees: Sarvants, siqnallers, tte Have a Lewis gan Section in each Platoon. ta with 1st tina transport, Quarter Masters & come to Br H. A daily. B5 Dunk
Pioneers Latrines usually with ArM. Use as Trade Experts. dig 15 or 20 deep, coons with wooden reat and lid. No doy earth used, but always kept covared.
If warning X D Quarter M Storas in a fixed place, X under A.M.S. Transport offears work with DMr. 8t Mt must inspect & raport on billels in advance Mark Billets with blocks of wood nailed on to front of houses, Eg. INFANTRY No:1 Co: X MEN I officers arrange for every man always to have X three pairs of socks. Arrange for work shopt at A.M. Store 3 Tailors 5 Shoemakers Saddler X arrange Labals for boots so that men get back their own. Co. Messes Officers. X servants must cook and act as orderlies. When moved. Here village store room, house purplus ket a leave in charge of a Mil. Fowardinyg ofpac. same man. send for when practicable
20016 Articles carried by then during Assault Extracts from Assault from Trenches Ordinanly Rifle Eqnipment of ammuntin but lss Pack Haversack on Back To great cost (left in Pack) To spare kit. also each lan takes Runness take Bomben Sake Revolver & don 2 Bandolier SAA. Mills grenade Daversack only wish food Rifle grenader 2 Lins Meal 8 Hard Bissints 2 Relint & Goggles Soske grened Canteen containing grocenss Fullwater Bottle Jeosey volled inside waterpooof chet. 3 Sand bags For 4 Mills Bombs 2 Smake Relmets & goggles Nerecuthers Tron Ration + a sandwick following rave to bextaken awors Picks & shovets While Hope Smoke Candles Too Ains/ for water (Retrol fins) Material for Bridgesover trenches, ax Denditions marking Roads et consolidating Very Light + Pistols Flares o men Lewes fin to carry Amon 6men/ M.G. Telephone Argeors Sketches Shewing Stores & Contents; Barrage lines; Boundanes behween Brs &Ades, tomapoto have our Fenches marked on it 1006
ROUTTW OROTIR No. 73. Najes-Conarel SCRN MONLSS, C.B.,V.D. Oomandine Third Australian Division. Divisional Headquarters. Larkhill, 21-10-1916. WIITMIIO I TooturoS . The Major-General Commanding the Division will sive thrse serial Lectutes on Tuesday; 24th instant, Wadnesday, 25th instant, and Tuesday; 3155 instant. at 5-30 p.m. in the Regimental Institute, No. 10 Camp. The following Officers will attend:- C.R.A., and his Brigads-Major. Mfantry Brigadicr -onerals and Brigale Majors. Artillery Brigude Comnanders and Adjrvants. O.R.E., and his Adjutant. 41l Infantry Cormanding Officers and Adjutants, Including Pioneer Battalion. Bo 411. When a soldier is transferred from cne unit in the Division to another, or whon transforred to a Unit out of the Division. he should be instructed to notiry the Officer Comnanding the AustreLian Base Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, at once, of this change of address, giving full perticulars of his new unit with a view to prompt despatch of any mail mat- ter addressed to him. This order to be read on three parades. Old ClOth- 412. The Order pudlished in D. R. O., No. 70, para: 396, 428. of 18th instant, is hereby CANCELLED. Further in- strustions re return of old and unserviceable cloth- ing will be published later. Gelnets and 413. Owing to the fragile nature of goggles, anti gas and helmets, anti gas, these articles are to be car- SOTKSS ried in bulk by units until further instructions are 226½ Ca3. Issued. L 414. Personnel struck off the strength of Units under the provisions of Divisional Circular Administrative SUMAEKO Memorandum No. 9, dated 10th October; 1916, should Goron be sent to the Command Depot, A.L.F., Perliam Down. Units will make all arrangements direct with the Commandant, and mist give due warning before men are sent. Units must keep in touch with personnel in hospi- tal who are not struok off their strength, and must arrange for the return of such direct from Hospital to Unit.

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Flank Observations.
Displacement Angle.  

 6   X   Base in yards                   
___     __________________          equals displacement
10      Range in 100s of yds        angle

Add if Director is on opposite side as A. P.
Deduct     "          "   "   same         "            "

Diagram. See original document
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Clearing Crest.

Range AB equals 4000 yds. Angle of sight - Nil.
Angle of elevation  7°  32↑
Angle of sight to obstacle  1°  30↑
A. of elevation due to range
to obstacle    		 3° 18↑
  4° 48↑equals less
than angle on gun
Therefore can clear the crest.
Angle of descent equals angle which trajectory
makes with the line of sight at the point of
intersection.

Diagram. See original document

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Magnetic Bearings.
To find Magnetic Bearing of T from B at O P.
Diagram. See original document
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Take the Magnetic Bearing to the Aiming Point.
Difference between this and the Magnetic Bearing
to the target equals angle to the guns.
 

 

Position where B.C. is near Battery
5 mins:
Diagram. See original document
 

 

Diagram. See original document
Log tan ½ (B-C) = log (b-c) - log (b+c)
                                                   + log cot A/2
L tan ½ (B-C) = log (b-c) - log (b+c) + L cot A/2
½ (B+C) = 90° -A/2
a/c = Sin A/Sin C
 

 

Diagram. See original document
 

 

17/10/16
For Conference

Regimental Medical Officer: 
X ____________________________ 		 (a) to have allotted to
him 16 Sanitary Men
√ in addition to      16 Stretcher Bearers
√ and                                1 Orderly.
All do stretcher work in emergency.  
X ____________________________ 
 		 (b) Supervises (1) Hair
cutting arrangements:
X ____________________________  (2) Chiropodist:
  (3) Bathing routine.
Padré,


[*Bde*]



 		 use for administering Comforts
Fund: & selling luxuries to
make fund for C.O's use on
behalf of men.
Field Force Canteen given no
rebate.
Company organisation  
  In trenches use Sections of 6, 7 or 8:
not more. These can form the
garrison of a Bay. They are
handy to command & administer.
  Have a Reserve Section of any
size in, each Platoon, to administer
Employées:  Servants, Signallers Etc
  [Have a Lewis Gun Section in each
[Platoon.
Quarter Masters
X ___________ Bn Dump		 ;ive with 1st line transport,
& come to Bn H.Q daily.
 
Pioneers, 
                                              		 usually with Ar Mr.
Use as Trade Experts.                                 
Latrines,



 		 dig 15' or 20' deep,
cover with wooden seat
and lid. —
No dry earth used, but
always kept covered.
 
X                                               Quarter Mr Stores in a fixed place,
under Q.M.S.
X Transport Officers work with Qr Mr
[*If warning]
X






 		 Qr Mr must inspect & report on billets
in advance.
Mark Billets with blocks of wood
nailed on to front of houses, E.G.
INFANTRY No:1 Co:  X MEN
                                     Y Officers
X

 		 Arrange for every man always to have
three pairs of socks.




X

Arrange for work shops at Q.M. Store,

4 3 Tailors
6 5 Shoemakers
  - 1 Saddler
X

 		 Arrange Labels for boots so that men
get back their own.
Officers.

X		 Co: Messes
Servants must cook and
act as Orderlies.
X ____________________________ 

Mil. Forwarding Officer.-
 		 When moved. Hire village
store room, house surplus
kit & leave in charge of a
Lame man. Send for when
practicable.
 

20-10-16
Articles carried by Men during Assault
Extracts from
Assault from Trenches

Ordinarily    
  Rifle    
  Equipment [[&?]] ammunition but less Pack    
  Haversack on Back    
  No great coat (left in Pack)    
  No spare kit.    
Also each Man takes    
  2 Bandolier SAA Runners take Bombers take
  2 Tins Meat Revolver & Amm Mills grenades
  8 Hard Biscuits Haversack only with food Rifle grenades
  Canteen containing groceries 2 Helmets & Goggles Smoke grenades
  Full water Bottle    
  Jersey rolled inside waterproof jacket    
  3 Sand bags    
  2 or 4 Mills Bombs    
  2 Smoke helmets & goggles    
  Wirecutters    
  Iron Ration and a sandwich     
Following have to be taken across    
  Picks & shovels    
  White tape    
  Smoke Candles    
  100 tins / Bn for water (Petrol tins)    
  Material for Bridges over trenches } RE    
  “            “    Demolitions    
  “            “    marking Roads etc    
  “             “    consolidating    
  Very Lights & Pistols    
  Flares    
  4 men / Lewis gun to carry Amm    
  6 men / M.G.               "     "         "    
  Telephones    
  Pigeons.    

Sketches shewing Stores & Contents; Barrage lines; Boundaries between
Bn & Bdes; — No map to have our trenches marked on it.


 

 

ROUTINE ORDER No. 73.
By
Major General JOHN MONASH, C.B., V.D.,
Commencing Third Australian Division.
Divisional Headquarters,
Larkhill, 21-10-1916.
ADMINISTRATION.

Lectures.
 		 410. The Major-General Commanding the Division will
  give three serial Lectures on Tuesday, 24th instant,
Wednesday, 25th instant, and Tuesday, 31st instant,
at 5-30 p.m. in the Regimental Institute, No. 10 Camp.
  The following Officers will attend:-
  C.R.A., and his Brigade-Major.
Infantry Brigadier-Generals and Brigade Majors.
C.R.E., and his Adjutant.
All Infantry Commanding Officers and Adjutants,
including Pioneer Battalion.
Postal.














 		 411. When a soldier is transferred from one unit in
the Division to another, or when transferred to a
Unit out of the Division, he should be instructed to
notify the Officer Commanding the Australian Base Post
Office, Mount Pleasant, London, at once, of this
change of address, giving full particulars of his new
unit with a view to prompt despatch of any mail matter
addressed to him.
This order to be read on three parades.
Old Clothing.



 		 412. The Order published in D.R.O., No. 70, para: 396,
of 18th instant, is hereby CANCELLED. Further instructions
re return of old and unserviceable clothing
will be published later.
Helmets and
Goggles,
Anti Gas.

 		 413. Owing to the fragile nature of goggles, anti gas
and helmets, anti gas, these articles are to be
carried in bulk by units until further instructions are
issued.
Personnel
struck off
Strength.
















 		 414. Personnel struck off the strength of Units under
the provisions of Divisional Circular Administrative
Memorandum No. 9, dated 10th October: 1916 should
be sent to the Command Depot, A.I.F. Perham Down.
Units will make all arrangements direct with the
Commandant, and must give due warning before men are
sent.
Units must keep in touch with personnel in hospital
who are not struck off their strength, and must
arrange for the return of such direct from Hospital
to Unit.
 










 

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