General Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 17, 14 January - 11 February 1918, Part 11

Church Parade 10.30 am. Presentation after
33^rd Bⁿ. Parade Ground
Kortepyp "B"
T 26. b. 9.5
2/2/18
R.E. J
Lt Col 

4/2/18 
Arrange Team Visit 9^th

Satdy.
9.15 a.m.

Raid
1. Our Artillery. √
2. Reinforcing Artillery. √
3. Action by left flank Div.√  24
4. M.G. action. √
5. L.T.M. action. √
6. T.M. smoke. √

7. Candle smoke. No
8. Wire cutting
9. Medical arrangements
10. Narrative
11. Prisoner
12. Transport of rations
13. Intelligence, photos, & plans
14. Heavy Artillery√
15. Gas shells for Heavies. √
16. Demolition Stores
17. Orders by all -
18. Date.
19. Time
20. Communication 
21. Find Conference
22. Adv People H.Q.
23. Div. Liaison & Car
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4/2/18
La Basse Ville defences
Army & Corps attach supreme importance to this
front
In Isolated position - no support - bad cellars
no continuous front line - only one approach.
Possession of La Basse Ville gives enemy Pont Rouge
salient.
Wire
Support fire trenches among towns
Cellar exits
Another C.T.
C.T's from Village posts to front line
Improve Front line
Defence scheme & responsible Command. 

Feby 4/18
THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
Divisional Headquarters,
4th. February, 1918.
AQ  Issue a circular embodying the
purpose of the following:-
It has been decided that in all the cemeteries, in
which are buried Australian soldiers who have fallen in the war,
there shall be a headstone of one uniform stone design emblematic characteristic
of AUSTRALIA. -
It is desired to consider designs for such gravestones
submitted by Architects, Engineers, Draftsmen, Artists, or others
within the A.I.F., who are qualified to do so. -
In view of the probable high cost of decorative stone
and of sculpture and carving work, the suggestion has been made
that the design should, in any case, be of a simple character. -
It has, therefore also, been suggested that the gravestone should be
made of granolithic concrete, cast in mo^ulds, and that all or most
of the emblems, adornments and, in any case, the whole of the
inscription giving the soldiers’ names, units, etc., should be
carried out in copper or bronze which can be rivetted to into a recess
in the gravestone provided for that purpose. - While above
suggestions are not mandatory, they should be kept in view in any
design submitted.
(1).
P.T.O. 

(2).
4/2/1918.
It is thought that for all soldiers of the Christian
faith, some form of cross should be embodied in the design of
the gravestone; but, in the case of members of the Jewish faith,
an alternative symbol would be necessary. -
All members of the Third Australian Division wishing
to submit a design for this headstone will please do so forwarding 
same to Divisional Headquarters before February 28th., 1918.
J.M
4/2/18 

TACTICAL SCHEME.
1. Our front line is roughly the outline of the coast.
2. The BROWN LINE has been laid down by the General Staff as the
line which it is essential to hold.
3. The RED LINE is the Main Line of Resistance, and the approximate
line from which the Divisional Reserve may be expected to
counter-attack.
4. The Corps have allotted the Division two of its ^Div. Companies for
defence, with a third Company resting near the quarry in A. 8. d.
The Fourth Company is tactically billeted under the Corps
wards the Southern Divisional boundary. 

5/2/18
31/1/18
G.H.Q., SMALL ARMS SCHOOL.       (S.45a).
( Vickers Branch).
The following Demonstration will be fired for Staff Officers, on
Thursday, Feb: 7th., from the positions named below:-

“C”    Battery.               Location 7 b 18 42.   
”D2”  Battery.                    “          7 a. 9 0.     
Group Commander.   Captain Bloomfield, M.C.
“C” Battery. Commander, Captain Howard.
Tasks.   S.O.S.               2 minutes          
 5 a 8 9  to 1 C 8 3.        250 rounds per minute.
Concentration.            1 minute.

 5 a 8 8.                          250 rounds per minute.

"D2" Battery.             Commander, Captain Black.
Tasks.   S.O.S.               2 minutes    
5 a 8 5 to 5 a 8 9           250 rounds per minute.
Concentration.            1 minute.

5 a 8 8.                             250 rounds per minute.
Officer 1/c Pegging - out Party, Captain Bloor, or Lieut. Dangerfield, M.C.
ORDER OF EVENTS.
(1)   2.0 pm. Beaten Zone fired at 1,500 yards, on shore.
(2)   Beaten Zone pegged out.
(3)  S.O.S fired.
(4)  Left half of S.O.S pegged out.
(5)  Concentration fired.
(6)  Several Switch Concentrations.
NOTE:- For Staff Officers attending this Demonstration on Monday,
Feb. 11th., as much as Thursday’s programme will be fired
as tide permits.
A CREEPING BARRAGE MAY BE ADDED
In the Field   (Signed).  R.J. Atkinson.
 Captain
5/2/1918     i/c Demonstration .                             
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
1.  Each Battery consists of 8 guns on a frontage of 70 yards.
2.  In the S.O.S each gun takes on a frontage of 25 yards.
3.  Average range, 2,350 yards.