General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 18, 8 May - 25 May 1918, Part 11

24/5/18
Queries
(a) Is the list exhaustive x of all matters dealt with by D.A.G?
(b) Does the list include matters not usually dealt, with by D.A.G.?
(c) Are the items sufficiently subdivided to enable the whole to be
classified into Categories? –
(d) Is a further division subdivision into Categories now necessary owing to
G.O.C. / A.I.F not necessarily being the Army Commanders.
(e) Subdivis  Repitition of the Subdivision from point of view of Corps 
as distinct from Division. –

 Hand drawn diagram- see original.
 

PROMOTION OF OFFICERS.

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Promotions of Officers                                               

3rd. Aust. D.H.Q.
24/5/1918.

APPOINTMENTS.            A1l Staff appointments.   
TRANSFERS.                    Transfers affecting ranks which are submitted to Corps for
                                             approval.
 

BUSINESS WITH CORPS.
3.- (a). Seconding of Officers of the ranks submitted to Corps.
(b). All secondings to appointments in the field outside
the corps.
4.- Seconding of Officers to extra regimental duty with the
Corps.
5.- Through Corps.
8.- Not necessary to be submitted to Corps.
9. - Through Corps.
10. -       "              " 

11.-         "              "   This is apparently at present largely
dealt with as a "G" matter.
12.-        ?
13.)
14.) Through Corps.
15.-  "                   "
16.-  "                   "
17.- Not necessary to Corps.
18.- Corps only.   Brevet Rank to Corps.
19.) Those applications from of the rank or appointment
20.) which is submitted to the Corps.
21.)
22.)  By Divisions direct.
23.)
24. Corps A.

3rd. Aust. D.H.Q. 24/5/1918.
 

24-5-18.
OTHER BUSINESS WITH D.A.G . A.I.F.

1.    Courts-Martial.                           Recommendations for remittances of forfeitures
                                                             under A.I.F. Order 1154.   Through Corps.

2.    Casualties.                        D      Notification of Senior or Staff Officers.
                                                   C       Casualties to Corps.
3.     Aust: Provost Corps.      ✓       C.O. at Tidworth, England.
                                                             A.P.M. of Corps should be C.O. of    ) C.
                                                             Provost Corps in the Field.
4.     Canteens.                      ✓         A.I.F. Canteens representative at Corps
                                                            should be attached to the D.A.G. representative 
                                                            at Corps.

5.     Ordnance.                    ✓         A.D.O.S. Corps is also A.D.O.S.  A.I.F. at
                                                           present.

                                                   ✓        S.M.T.O. Corps is also D.M.T.S.  A.I.F.

6.  Supply  of Australian Pattern clothing.

       C to D    Questions arising out of this

7.    Reorganisation of Brigades

       D                          Personnel Transport

8.   Returns    D (a)  weekly effective. -

                          D (b)  return of deserters for publication in

                                      Australia

24/5/18
"C" Form
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS.
Prefix AM

Code RS
Words 16
Received
From AUO
By Godwin
Handed in at WCO Office 6.37 pm. Received 920 pm.
TO Genl Monash 3 Aus Divn.
*Sender's Number.   Day of Month.
657DZ                                 24
Heartiest greetings for
tomorrow
9.25 pm
FROM Genl Godley
PLACE & TIME 22 Corps

Austr. Corps.-
During last 24 hours our front line has
been advanced by establishment of series of nine
posts on line O.36.G.5.2 to P.31.a.6.8
to P.25.C.7.0. aaa This advance of line gives
no additional ^defensive depth of average 225 yards on a
frontage of 1000 yards, on to the east of Villers- Bretonneux
aaa New posts Connecting up of ^above posts and
wiring of new line same is proceeding.- aaa
addressed Aust. Corps, repeated 5^th Aust Div
and 37^th French Division.-
C.H.T /309
9.36 p.m
24/5/18
 

THIRD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
Divisional Headquarters,
25th. May, 1918.
My dear General, -
I have returned herewith the original letter
of Madame FURSY. Unfortunately the envelope which contained
it has been mislaid. - The fact that the lady addressed you
as the resident of the Chateau at HEILLY is really the only
thing to definitely connect the writer with the ownership of
this Chateau. -
I have made exhaustive inquiries into the
writer's complaints, and have elicited the following facts :-
Captain GARD, Staff Captain, and M' MIGNO,
Interpreter, of the 11th. Aust. Inf. Brigade, arrived in
HEILLY about 6.0 a.m. on March 27th., - at least 1½ hours in
advance of any Australian troops. - They at once went to this
Chateau, and found it occupied by the staff of Brigadier-General
HEADLAM who was commanding a mixed force, holding the line of
the ANCRE. - The Chateau was then already in a very neglected
state; judging by appearances, it had been vacated by civilians
and used as a Headquarters for some time before. - Apparently
very little care had been taken of the Chateau, and it was
remarked that every article of furniture which bore a lock had
(1).