Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 16, 3 September - 9 October 1917, Part 14

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First World War, 1914–18
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4 2- Ares Have captured ved line on whole of this Divsion Front ana Addressed 2 Hoyne repeatad Fank Divisions. 2.25 8 15
10 111 2 Argas our Conservative estimate of porsoners so coming in farcond is at least 300 ass 2of Addsat 2d Angic repeated flank Dennons. Aust Di 8-56
141 2- Angac My left Brigade reports Capture of Brecham asa Addo 2 Anxc repeated Hank Densions & 11th Bde 418 9.SY 11
N5 14 12 2 Aryes Aeroplane reports our troops well east of road Daring Crossing to Beecham and Addrem. 2 Anjic reftt Fank Divisions 10th & 17th Aust Bdes. 9.59 F 19
417 13 N 2-Anzac All reports indicate probability of our having reached blue time all along my front. Yana Addred 20 Anyuc rpentey flank division 20 10.20 am
14 A Bede. Offices prosoner Counterattack states Division will probably attack immediately from direction of Moorslede ane it dept 18th Bole +9 10 24 31 Bo 1C
1701 2d Ange Definite report received my right Brigade is digging in on blue line. and kept. flank Ewision & 10th Hust. Ble. k first 8.22 10.30
21 16 10th Bde. Observers deport our infanth Astillery and luching on blue are digging line. asn repeated 11th Bde. 10.36 224
4/0/7 13/161 Beffin 7nd SLN.C.0s 4-Amac. 109 other. Definite reports now received of Capture of whole blue line aaa Leading their battalions report losses rather heavy ana Am taking steps to reinforce them from rear Battalions. 129 11.30
4 18 H Over 320 prsoners have passed through my cage, and more are known to be coming down asn Rept Flank Dinsions 3 Ausk 1231 131

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4/10/17
2nd Anzac
Cuxxxx
Have captured red line on whole of
this Division front aaa addressed
2nd Anzac repeated Flank Divisions.
G15 8.25
[*Col Farmar re Bowen*] 

 

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4/10/17
2nd Anzac
Conservative estimate of ^our prisoners so
far coming in coming in is at least 300 aaa
2 of addsed 2nd Anzac repeated flank
Divisions.
3rd Aust Div
G16 8.56

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11
4/10/17
2nd Anzac
My left Brigade reports
capture of Beecham aaa
Addsed 2nd Anzac repeated
Flank Divisions & 11th Bde
G18 9.54 

 

12
4/10/17
2nd Anzac
Aeroplane reports our troops
well east of road Daring crossing to
Beecham aaa addsed 2nd Anzac
reptd Flank Divisions ^9th 10th & 11th Aust
Bdes.-
G19 9.59  

 

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4/10/17
20
2nd Anzac
All reports indicate probability
of our having reached blue line all
along my front. - and addssd 2nd
Anzac repeated flank divisions
G. 20
10.20am 

 

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4/10/17
11th Bgde.
Officer prisoner states counterattack
Division will probably attack immediately
from direction of Moorslede aaa
reptd. 10th Bgde. 29th
G 21
10.24 10th & nBde
10 33 9th Bde

 

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4/10/17
2nd Anzac
Definite report received my right
Brigade is digging in on blue line.
aaa Reptd flank divisions & 10th
Aust. Bde.
3rdAust
G 22 10.30 

 

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4/10/17
10th Bde.
Artillery observers report our infantry
are digging and lunching on blue
line. aaa repeated 11th Bde.
G24 10.36 

 

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4/10/17
[*13/161.-
13 officers
52 N.C.O's
109 others.*]
2nd Anzac.
Definite reports rece now received of
capture of whole blue line aaa Leading
battalions report ^their losses rather heavy aaa Am
taking steps to reinforce them from rear
Battalions. -
G 29 11.39 

 

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4/10/17
2nd Anzac
Over 320 prisoners have passed
through my cage, and more are Known
to be coming down aaa Repd Flank
Divisions.
3rd Aust
G 31 12.31 

 
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