Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 16, 1 August - 3 September 1917, Part 13

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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Mil Any 22 Th. Aug. 23. Aug. 24 122 Sar Aug 25 N.C Sin. Au.26 With Coops 9 ste b 30/9/17 39 Ravelsberg to Campagne. Deave Rareliberg at 10. a.M. Reach 9th Bde H. Q. at 12noon. Rest of afternoon with 9th Bde. Estamnit Sleep at Spend day with 10th Bde – (H.Q.at Blequin) seem linits. Leave 10th Bde at 3 peone Beaquin to Absenth - 47h, Abberrtle to Duppo - 40 Reach Abbevill at Dieppe at 7 penn. Sleep at? Duppe Leave Duppe at 8.30 acm. - Dieppeto Ham 59 Reach Havre at 11.30 a.m. lear 4pe Leave Havie at 430pcm. Riach Drippe at 7.30 p.n. Tenpchatel Deeppe when sleep Sleep at 69M Leave Trippe at 8.30 an - Drippe to Campagne 870 henpritt & Reach Campagie at 12.30 pe Campegne After lmuch, attent Drv. Spovts 80m Sitamnt Sleep at Lime Campape at Spend morning stonn Compayne Lewe Compagne at 2 piae & home ora Mari Cappell – Distance to Raveldeng 40t 6o Reach Ravelsberg in tre be dinned st Done Stinertry D. G over 0
30/9/1 39th Nel Anyg 22 Ravelsberg to Campagne. Deave Ravilaborg at 10. a.M. Reach 9th Bde H. Q. at 12 noon. Rest of afternoon with 9th Bde. Sleep at Estammit The Spend day with 10th Bde - (H.Q. at Blequin) seemy Aug. 23 Neguing th Aug. 23 4p.n. to Duppe 90 in Abberels wis scippy Spi 24 60 Diish H Havre leave at 8.30 arrive 11.10 Have t Duppe leave at 43 aune et $.30 25 all day at Duppe Have Dupfe 26 at 8.30 read Mry H.R at 1½3
2/5/1 Athol Hugh Sewis Entisted Feby 16 in 58th Lufty. Spt of Reinfets: Framfared t arty Went thes officers school Aoty in Victoria came out near top- Reashed England April 191 Toried up with 3 D.A.C. shorth after Messme ther sent to 31st Hattern (Rowe Has been arent in C.M.F in 60 - Aoex. Master of Law. - finished artides food at Court Mateil work engaged to H. Calder5 Selicate.- daughter. Now at De Seale
LTETD AUSTRALIAN DIVISTON. Divisional Headquarters, 19th. August, 1917. DEMANSTRATION OF PROTECTED SMOKE AT THIRD AUSTRALLAN DIUISTONAL KEADQUARTERS, 21-8-17. camw 1. It will be shewn how a projected smoke barrage can be put down on the flank of attacking troops by means of the 3r Stokes fortar and other resources wholly within a Division. Such a barrage can also be put down on or behind the enemy’s frent Line, 1f desired. 2. Experiments will be carried out with the 3r smoke bomb - (a) under water, 1.e. after falling in a wet shell hole.- (b) when buried, 1.e. having fallen into mud. 5. The Object, Evolution, Possibilities and Employment of the 3r bomb will be briefly erplained.
2/8/1 Personnel who left England with Division still remain ing with it on 12/8/17 Drvs 48. 662 Gioneer Br 9th Bde HA. 35 TOTAL 33r Batt 662 487 Astillery 48 30 423 34 7th J.H. Bde 722 433 35 87A Bde 36 432 732 3r DAC 638 9 MGby 142 3r 74 153 9 LT.M Batt 29 FOLAL 2275 TOTAL 1981 Engineer H8. 12 10h Bde 48 34 37th Batty 9th held 6y 157 401 149 467 157 308 59 475 TOrAL 440 40 Dun Srin 120 10M. G. Cy 10 LT.M. Batty 36 Army Kedical Coops TOTAL 1858 11th Bdet18 32 41t Baltn Mabile Ket Section 487 Salvage Coy Divr 485 42 Ser School. 45 434 451 £4 124 11t M Gloy I1 LTMBSty 1993 TOLAL 5832 Grand Sotal £ 3412 9244
21// Stokes Smoke Bombe Demonstration Expenments with appliances for profected Smoke. Objects: Methads available hitherts a Candles. (6) Astillery. (4 stakes. This Methool Divisional 30 Stakes (as stake shell 16 (o Type S. Smothe case caudle Evolution. (a) Choice of Smmoke Froducing mixture (6) means of exeution () Bomb & method of profection. troceduce Effective Screen - 10rds, reped & then Irounts peo gun pee mmmite Ranges - 300, 450, 575, 740 Entirely an Infantry Weepon. Advantages. Everything always available. Vactical Employment. (a) Imoke Screan - (1) Frntal (2) Flank 161 Mack S.F. a M.G. especially if in Cincost emplow Use of tas with Smake. Disadvantages Special laboue to prepare - Froncer. stokes burnt case expensive. Raids Detual uses July 31. Order of Demonstration Hank Barrage. () Bomb in Water (2) Bomb Curied (3) Peshnical descrption of making of bomb (0)
Non & Carrial Ration Boots Stowanes hegyings Thick Sox then Anderpants Choleon belt Thin Singlet Garbald shoot Collat Tie 3 Sifety prus Thick Breeches Old Tume Cap Handkelf. Pocket Asticles cash Keys. arocost Mackintook Stick Visit to Dieppe & Havre Aug 23.24.25.26 Leathes Holdall Drevving Case Evening show Asual bittings & Slippers fear complete Puttees Spave medicines. Sput 2 Handtlechief 1 psthick sox Cigarette supply I peo then sox 1ps. Underpants Spax Tob. parch Fill choleos beet Spare plug Tobacco I then snight ps. overalls. 1 Gaoibald's Sheot dark 1 dark Collors tre 1Eight Colloe stie Gaberdine Boreches I waom singlet Pyramas 1ps. Electric Pooch Drunk bells. Spave Spedicles Cut up Tobacco Towel Stationery 12 HandKehps I bottle Enos. String supply Binoculoo's deaths glover 1 pr hetter book 21/8/17 Agenda. Let Cast (Eis) Cut op Mny Fob.
22/8/2927. LOCATIONS IV VEY AREA. HERVARRE CHATEAY 3rd. DIVISIONAL HEADEUARTERS. with C.R.E., A.D.M.S., A.P.M. D. A.D.O.S., DIV. SIGS. FAUQUELBEROUES French & Belgian Missions. C.R.A. THLEMBRONNE Heavy & Medium Trench Mortar Btys. ELNES. CHATEAU ELMES, H.Q. 11th. Brigade ELMES and FOURDEBECRUES One Battalion REMLLLY-WIRAUIN and One Battalion WIRRUIN. ATROULT and part of One Battalion OUTE WIRRUIN. MERCK and BOUT de la UILLE One Battahion WAVRANS, WADRINGHEM, PIONERA-BATTALYON and 1 Co. DIY. TRALN ASSINGHEM. PLOUY and CAMPLNETTE MACHINE GUN CO. 6 L. T.M. BTY. RECLUEEROEUCG FIELD COMPANY OUVE WIRAUIN FIELD AMBULANCE THLEMBRONNE and WILLLAMETE 207th. M. G. C0. FORESTEL MOBLLE VET. SECTION FAUQUEMRERGUES. DIY. SALYAGE CO. OGWOEEDEDDa (RESPDD)
a TDYRD WUSTEALELN DITSTON. SECRE P. Divisional Hoadquartors, August 21st, 1917.- IN CONTIATIOY OF ALEIYESTRITTTE ORDR No. 10, of even date:- l. Horowith Time Tables of Trains and allotment of acconrodation. 11th Australian Infantry Brigade will dotail an Entraining 20 Officer for oach train to report to Divisional Represontativo at Entraining Station ono (1) hour bofore do parturo of oach personnel train, and three (3) houss bofore doparturo of each Omnibus Train. Transport will report at Entraining Station three (3) Hours before do parturo of train. Troops proceoding by porsonnel trains will be at Ingraining 3. Ssation Fifty (50) minutes bofore do parture. 4ll horses will bo watered at Wator Trough on Station before entrainment. H. Farman Lieut-Colonel. A.A. 6 20M.G., Third Australian Division.
529R77 HIR SUSPELTEN DIVIS PTTSOPITY PR. IV. NO.L -- Time of Detraining Comience Time of Intraining Date Unit Strength Arrival. Station Station Intraining Departure OTYS. O.R. 7N 38 22. 9.50 2.m. 9.30 a.m. FSMI E22R 9020 2. Me 415tB 25 849-SEENLRE 8-30 A.M. 22nd. 423d. Bn 19 757! 11th. 137 R0G.OO. 7745 This Train will pick up Alst Battalion at HLLLBROUCK at 9-30 a.m. departing from E-LIBROUCK at 9-50 a.m. Troops for this Train will report to the :.7.0. at 9.10 a.m. Divisional Teadvarters, 21st. August, 1917. DD.

20/8/17

Wed. Aug 22.       
Ravelsberg to Campagne.- 39M
Leave Ravelsberg at 10. a.m. Reach 9th Bde H.Q. at 12 noon.

Rest of afternoon with 9th Bde.

Sleep at Estaminet.

Th. Aug. 23.           
Spend day with 10th Bde — (H.Q. at Blequin) seeing

units. —

Leave 10th Bde at 3 p.m. —

Bléquin to Abbeville = 47m; Abbeville to Dieppe = 40m
Reach Abbeville at Dieppe at 7 p.m.

Sleep at ? Dieppe

Fri. Aug. 24             
Leave Dieppe at 8.30 a.m. — Dieppe at Havre 59
Reach Havre at 11.30 a.m.                                                                                         

Leave Havre at 4.30. p.m.                                                                                

Reach Dieppe at 7.30 p.m                                                                              

Sleep at?   Dieppe                                                
[*or
leave 4p.m to
Neufchatel
where sleep
69m *]

Sat. Aug 25              
Leave Dieppe at 8.30 a.m — Dieppe to Campagne 87m

Reach Campagne at 12.30 p.m                                                                     

After lunch, attent Div. Sports                                                                       

Sleep at Estaminet 
[*Neufchatel to
Campagne 80m*]

Sun. Aug. 26.            
 Leave Campagne at Spend morning around Campagne

 Leave Campagne at 2 p.m. & home via

 Marie Cappell — Distance to Ravelsberg 40M.

 Reach Ravelsberg in time for dinner.

Write Corps

9th Bde

10th.  "

Havre

Dieppe

Wire Havre. ✓

Issue Itinerary

to G.

H.Q.

9th

10th 11th

Hearn

Havre.

Issue Itinerary

over

 

 

Th. Aug. 23 - 4pm ^ Bléquin to Dieppe 

via Abbeville) 90m

reach Dieppe 8p.m

F - 24  Dieppe to Havre  60m

leave at 8.30 arrive 11.30

Havre to Dieppe
leave at 4.30 arrive at 7.30

S - 25  All day at Dieppe

S - 26 Leave Dieppe

at 8.30 reach

my H.Q. at

12.30.

 

21/8/17

 

Athol Hugh Lewis

enlisted Feb/16 in 58th Infty.

Sgt of Reinfcts.-

Transferred to Arty.

Went thro' officers School Arty in Victoria

Came out near top. —

Reached England April 1917

Joined up with 3 D.A.C. shortly after               

Merines

Then sent to 31st Battery (Rowe.)

Has been listed in C.M.F. in 60th Area.

Master of Law. — finished articles —

good at Court Martial work.

Delicate. —                                           

Now at Dc Seale    
engaged to W. Calder's  
daughter.                      

 

THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.

Divisional Headquarters. ,

19th. August, 1917.

DEMONSTRATION OF PROJECTED SMOKE AT THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL

HEADQUARTERS, 21-8-17.

  1. It will be shown how a projected smoke barrage can be

put down on the flank of attacking troops by means of the 3" Stokes

Mortar and other resources wholly within a Division.

Such a barrage can also be put down on or behind the

enemy's front line, if desired.

2. Experiments will be carried out with the 3" smoke bomb - 

(a) under water, i.e. after falling in a wet shell hole. –

(b) when buried, i.e. having fallen into mud.

3. The Object, Evolution, Possibilities and Employment of
the 3" bomb will be briefly explained.

 

 

21/8/17

 

Personnel who left England with Division still remaining 
with it on 12/8/17

 

Divn H.Q.        
9th Bde H.Q. 35 Pioneer Bn 662  
33rd Battn 487   TOTAL 662
34        " 423 Artillery H.Q. 30  
35         " 433 7th F.A. Bde 722  
36th 432 8th F A Bde 732  
9" M G Coy. 142 3rd D.A.C. 638  
9 L.T.M. Ball. 29 3rd T.M. 153  
  TOTAL 1981   TOTAL  2275
10th Bde H.Q. 34 Engineer H.Q. 12  
37th Batts 401 9th Field Corp 157  
38th   "   467 10th "          " 149  
39th   " 368 11th   "         "  157  
40th  "   440   TOTAL 475
10 N. G Coy 120 Divn Tran    
10 L.T.H Batty 28      
  TOTAL 1858 Army Medical Corps    
11th Bde HQ 32      
41st Battn 487 Mobile Vet Section    
42nd 465 Divn Salvage Coy    
43rd  434 Divn School    
44 451     2
11th M.G. Coy 124      
11 LTM Batty        
  TOTAL 1993      
  5832     3412
 

21/8/17

Stokes Smoke Bomb Demonstration

Experiments with appliances for projected Smoke.-

Objects:- 
Methods available hitherto  
(a) Candles.

(b) Artillery.

(c) 4" Stakes.

This method Divisional
(a) 3 " Stakes

(b) Stokes Shell

(c) Type S, Smoke Case Candle.

Evolution.  
(a) Choice of Smoke Producing Mixture.

(b) Means of ignition.

(c) Bomb & method of projection.

Procedure   
Effective Screen - 10rds ^20mts rapid & then 1 ^to 3 rounds

per gun per minute.

Ranges - 300th, 450th, 575th, 740th

Advantages. 
Entirely an Infantry weapon.

Everything always available.

Tactical Employment. 
(a) Smoke Screen - (i) frontal (2) flank

(b) Mask S.P. or M.G.

especially if in Concrete emplacements
Use of "Gas" with "Smoke".

Disadvantages. - 
Special labour to prepare - Pioneers.
Stoked bomb case expensive.

Actual uses: - 
Raids' - July 31. -

Order of Demonstration
(1) Flank Barrage.

(2) Bomb in Water

(3) Bomb buried

(4) Technical description of making of bomb.

 

Visit to Dieppe & Havre

 Aug 23-24-25-26

 

Worn & carried Leather Holdall Dressing Case Agenda
Ration boots Evening shoes Usual fittings & gear complete Get Cash [[?]]
Stowasser Leggings Slippers Spare medicines Cut up & mix Tob.
Thick Sox Putters 2 Handkerchiefs  
Thin Underpants Spurs Cigarette supply  
Cholera belt 1 pr. thick sox Spare Tob. pouch full  
Thin Singlet I pr. thin sox Spare plug Tobacco  
Garibaldi Singlet 1 pr underpants    
Garibaldi shirt 1 cholera belt    
Collar 1 thin singlet    
3 Safety pins 1 pr. overalls    
Thick Breeches 1 Garibaldi shirt dark    
Old Tunic 1 dark collar & tie    
Cap 1 light collar & tie    
Handkchf Gaberdine Breeches    
Pocket articles 1 warm singlet    
Cash Pyjamas 1 pr.    
Keys Electric Torch Dumb bells  
  Spare Spectacles Cut up Tobacco  
Overcoat Towel Stationery  
Mackintosh 12 Handkchfs    
Stick 1 bottle Enos    
  String supply    
  Binoculars    
  Leather gloves 1 pr.    
  Letter book    
 

21/8/1917.

LOCATIONS IN NEW AREA.
3rd. DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS.   HERVARRE CHATEAU
with  

C.R.E., A.D.M.S., A.P.M.

D.A.D.O.S., DIV. SIGS.
French & Belgian Missions 

 

FAUQUEMBERGUES

 

C.R.A.

Heavy & Medium Trench Mortar Btys.

 THIEMBRONNE
 
H.Q. 11th Brigade CHATEAU ELNES, ELNES.
One Battalion ELNES and FOURDEBECQUES
One Battalion REMILLY-WIRQUIN and WIRQUIN
One Battalion AVROULT and part of OUVE WIRQUIN.
One Battalion MERCK and BOUT de la VILLE
PIONEER BATTALION and 1 Co. DIV. TRAIN
 

WAVRANS, WADRINGHEM,

ASSINGHEM.
MACHINE GUN CO. & L.T.M. BTY.  PLOUY AND CAMPINETTE
FIELD COMPANY RECQUEMBROEUCQ
FIELD AMBULANCE OUVE WIRQUIN
207th. M. G. CO. THIEMBRONNE and WILLIAMETE
MOBILE VET. SECTION FORESTEL
DIV. SALVAGE CO.   FAUQUEMBERGUES.

(REJ/DD)                                                             

 

THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.

SECRET:                                   

Divisional Headquarters,

August 21st, 1917.-

IN CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATVE ORDER No. 10, of even date:-

  1. Herewith Time Tables of Trains and allotment of accommodation.

2. 11th Australian Infantry Brigade will detail an Entraining

Officer for each train to report to Divisional Representative

at Entraining Station one (1) hour before departure of

each personnel train, and three (3) hours before departure of

of each Omnibus Train. Transport will report at Entraining

Station three (3) hours before departure of train.

3. Troops proceeding by personnel trains will be at Entraining

Station fifty (50) minutes before departure.

4. All horses will be watered at Water Trough on Station before 

entrainment.

H. Farmar

Lieut-Colonel.

A.A. & Q.M.C., Third Australian Division.

 

THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.                  
SECRET.

PERSONNEL TRAIN. No. 1

Date Unit

Strength

Offrs. O.R

Training

Station

Commence

Entraining

Time of

Departure

Detraining

Station

 Time of Arrival

Aug. 

22nd.

41st.

Bn

 25     849 HAZELBROUCK 9.30a.m.  9.50 a.m. WIZEBRUNS 11.30 a.m.
  42nd Bn 19      757 STEENWERCK 8.30 a.m. 9.20 a.m. WIZEBRUNS 11.30 a.m.
 

11th.

N.G. Co. 

 6       137          
    50   1745          

xThis Train will pick up 41st Battalion at HAZELBROUCK at 9.30 am. departing from

HAZELBROUCK at 9.50 a.m.

Troops for this Train will report to the R.T.O. at 9.10a.m.

Divisional Headquarters,

21st. August, 1917.

DD.

 

 

 

 

 

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