Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 16, 9 October - 31 October 1917, Part 15

Lines
Spoken by Chaplain the Rev. G.P. Cuttriss
at the grave of Major H.A. Adams, 3^rd Aust Pioneer Bⁿ
Here where thou liest, there is no sound of war
Nor any echo of the Hun's fierce hate.
These crumbling, bloodstained clods of Belgian soil
Will open to thy soul the shining gate.

No spot is there on all Earth's troubled face
So hallowed as this plot where thou art laid
Fit resting place for one so good and brave
Who for his faith the fullest price hath paid.
Here shalt thou sleep till God's great spirit comes
To clothe thee with the life that never ends
And o'er the shell-torn bruised and bleeding land 
A lasting and victorious peace descends.
Dearest of friends, – sleep on; thy name shall live,
In reverence thy memory we shall keep
No cannons roar, no hurling shell, no bomb,
Hath power to waken this thy last long sleep. – 

Dear Col Jackson
Would you kindly hand the attached
copies of correspondence to the General
as he expressed a wish to have them
Yrs

M Lyons

724
O.C.,
1st. New Zealand Supply Column.
3rd. Australian Supply Column.
No. 49 Divisional Supply Column.
No. 66 Divisional Supply Column.
-- -- - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Please forward at once a list showing the number of
Closed and Open Cars of each make, which make up the 7 Cars of
your Divisional Headquarters. This, of course, includes the Car
allotted to the C. R. A.
Also kindly ring up the Division and let me know what
is considered the most suitable number of Closed Cars to be
permanently allotted to the Headquarters of a Division.
(Signed) C. H. KEANE
Capt. & Adjt.
for Maj or, O. C., 'Y' Supply Column.
28/10/17. 

From O. C., No. 3 Aust. Div. Supply Column.
To O. C., 'Y' Supply Column.
List of cars on charge to H. Q., 3rd. Australian Division
herewith.
I have seen the G. O. C., 3rd. Division on the subject.
He does not desire any change in his present allotment except in
the way of such additions as Army may approve.
(Signed) M. LYONS, Major.
Commanding No. 3 Aust. D. S. C.
27/10/17. 

J0/1717
From O. C., No. 3 Aust. Div. Supply Column.
 To      O. C., 'Y' Supply Column.
Re your 723 -
I attach inspection reports of closed Daimler cars Nos.
19629 and 19619. These cars are in good order and are in my 
opinion suitable for allotment or use by a General Officer.
I would however invite attention to the fact that these
cars are the property of the Australian Government. In December
1916, when certain cars which were issued to an Australian M.T.
Unit in England and charged to the Australian Governemtn, were
withdrawnfrom that Unit in France, the matter was taken up by the
Australian Administrative Headquarters in London. The
representations then made to the War Office caused these cars to
be returned to the Unit from which they were withdrawn.
Perhaps this fact might be kept in view when dealing
with the matter.
(Signed) M. LYONS, Major.
Commanding No. 3 Aust. D. S. C.
27/10/17.
 

J.J.C.
Headquarters,
10th Australian Infantry Brigade.
27th October 1917.
Major-General J. MONASH C.B.,V.D.
G.O.C. 3rd Australian Division.
Dear General,
In the two fights of the 4th and 12th
September I lost altogether 67 Officers of whom 21 were killed,
2 are missing, and 44 were wounded.
The killed were
In the 37th BATTALION
Captain F. G. MOULE
Lieut. J. ROADKNIGHT
Lieut. L. S. DIMSEY
In the 38th BATTALION
Captain E. F. MOORE
Lieut. W. MAXWELL
Lieut. T. C. ROBINSON
Lieut. K. E. D. MARSHALL
Lieut. C. MATTHEWS
Lieut. R KIRKBRIDE.
while the Signalling Officer of the 38th Battn, Lieut.
F. C. MORRISON, is missing and believed killed.
The 39th BATTALION lost in killed
Captain H. SOUTHBY
Lieut. L.E. GRANT
Lieut. K. D. SPEERING
Lieut. W. R. NICHOLES
Lieut. D. G. MACKAY
The 40th BATTALION killed were
Lieut. N.R.T. MEAGHER
Lieut. C. F. SHARLAND
2/Lieut. A. H. GRANT
10th MACHINE GUN COY had killed
Lieut. F. E. M. MACKAY
10th A.L.T.M.Battery lost,
Lieut. J. D. OLIVER
And the Brigase Signal Section
Lieut. F. J. TUCKETT
The wounded are as follows:-
37th BATTALION
Major. C. B. STORY
Captain P. G. TOWL
 

-2-
37th BATTALION
Captain F. C. HEBERLE
Captain R. V. J. STUBBS
Captain J. A. CARRODUS
Captain W. C. ATKIN
7 Lieutenants and an 8th who is shewn as missing.
38th BATTALION
Captain H. F. SELLECK
Captain R. E. THEBILCOCK
7 Lieutenants, one of whom is reported as missing
39th BATTALION
Captain W. R. CUMMING
and 7 Lieutenants
40th BATTALION
Captain H. J. DUMARESQ
Captain C. L. McVILLY
Captain J. D. W. CHISHOLM
and 8 Lieutenants
MACHINE GUN COY.
had 3 Lieutenants wounded
W. Ramsay McNicoll
Brigadier-General
Commanding 10th Australian Inf.Brigade.
 SC/22/40

30/10/17

ORGANISATION OF "A. & Q" BRANCH OF A DIVISION.
A. A. & Q. M. G.

(PL). 

HEADQUARTERS NINTH INF. BDE. AIF
S/C. 30 OCT. 1917

No  36/134
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
Headquarters
9th Australian Infantry Brigade AIF.
30th October 1917.
G. O. C.
Third Australian Division.
Referring to our conversation re casualties in Officers.
Forwarded herewith concise Summary of Offic er casualties
from 29th September 1917 to 20th October 1917.
Charles Rosenthal Brig.- Gen.
G. O. C. 9th Australian Infantry Brigade A. I. F. 

JB.

33RD BATTALION A.I.F.
Captain J. W. SHREEVE. O. C. "B" Company. Wounded near ZONNEBEKE
12.10.1917.

Age 37.9/12 years. Married.
Adjutant Divisional Schools 26.12.1916-30.5.1917. Regimental

Burials Officer at MESSINES 7.6.1917 until wounded 10.6.1917.
Rejoined Battalion 8.7.1917. Instructor at 3rd A. D. B. D. 1.8.1917.
Resumed Regimental Duty 14.8.1917. Wounded whilst leading his
Company into the assembly position near ZONNEBEKE 12.10.1917.
Captain W. F. HINTON. O.C. "A" Company. Killed in acti on on
13.10.1917 near ZONNEBEKE.
Age 30 8/12 years. Single.
In reserve at MOREBECQUE during MESSINES operations 7- 10th June 1917
Commanded Company in MESSINES Sector 22.6.17 to 30.7.1917. Killed
whilst leading his Company (in reserve) on 13.10.1917.
Captain T. W. TOLLIS. 2nd in command "C" Company.
Wounded 30.9.1917 at ZONNEBEKE. Age 28 5/12 years
Married.
O. C. raid at ST YVES 28.5.1917. In reserve as 2nd
in command "D" Company during MESSINES operations 7- 10th June 1917.
Commanding "C" Company 28.9.1917 until wounded whilst holding the 
line at ZONNEBEKE 30.9.1917.
Lieut. T. A. ARMSTRONG. "B" Company. Killed in action 12.10.17
near ZONNEBEKE.
Age 26 3/12 years. Single. Wounded at MESSINES on 7.8.17,
whilst leading No. 7 Platoon into action. Rejoined 18.9.1917.

Killed in action whilst leading No. 7 Platoon into assembly position
prior to the attack.

Lieut. H. J. MOORE. "A" Company. Evacuated shell-shock on
13.10.1917.

Age 28 11/12 years. Married. Joined Battalion from 9th

Training Battalion 29.9.1917. Commanded No. 1 Platoon in ZONNEBEKE
operations from 12.10.1917 till evacuated (shell-shock) on 13.10.17.

Lieut. W. LAYTON. "B" Company. Died of wounds 17.10.1917.
Age 28 years. Married.

Joined from 9th Training Battalion on 29.9.1917. Wounded in action
on 12.10.1917 near ZONNEBEKE whilst leading No. 5 Platoon to the
assembly position prior to the attack.