General Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 19, 4 June - 24 June 1918, Part 1

4/6/18
STAFF AGENDA.

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COPY.
(1) In reply please quote
AUS.118145.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION. 3rd.Echelon. G.H.Q.
British Expeditionary Force.
5th. February 1918.
D.A.G., A.I.F.
Attached Australian Corps Headquarters, B.E.F.
No.1169 Pte Miller. A., 12th.Battalion.
Forwarded herewith certified copy of Army Form N.103 relating
to the abovenamed soldier.
In view of this man's record, it is forwarded for your
information and any action that you may deem necessary, please.
Sgd. L. C. Parker. Captain
Staff Captain for A.A.G.
(2)  D.A.G., A.L.F.
20/39.
Aust. Section.
3rd.Echelon.
This man is apparently due for trial by F.G.C.M. for absence
without leave.
On completion of any sentence which may be awarded he is to
be returned to Australia as an undesirable for discharge -- services
no longer required.
Please take necessary action and forward this file to Admin.
H.Q. A.I.F. London for transmission to Dept. of Defence.
Sgd. H. D.Wynter. Lt.Col.
A.A.G., A.I.F.
11.2.18.
(1)
(3) In reply please quote
AUS. 127574.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION.3rd. Echelon. G.H.Q.
British Expeditionary Force.
15th. March 1918.
A.P.M., HAVRE.
D.R.L.S. No.1169 Pte MILLER. 12th Bn.Aust.Imp.Force.
Reference the abovenamed soldier who was discharged to you
from 39th General Hospital on 2.3.18, may this Office be advised
if he is still in your custody please, or latest report you have
concerning him.
Sgd. J. Balfour. Lieut
for Officer i/c Records.
(2)

(4) APM. Havre Base.
15/760.
Officer i/c Records.
Australian Section.
G.H.Q., 3rd.Echelon.
Pte Miller was despatched from here to O.C. Aust. Corps
Compound Bailleul on 5.3.18.
Sgd. TW.FitzpatrickCapt. (?)
A P.M. Havre Base.
Havre.
16.3.18.

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(1)
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AUS. 133646.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION.3rd.Echelon.G.H.Q.
British Expeditionary Forcce.
April 14th.1918.
O.C., Australian Corps Compound. B.E.F.
No.1169 Pte MILLER. A., 12th Battalion.
The A.P.M., Havre Base, advises that the abovenamed
soldier marched out to Australian Corps Compound on 5.3.18, since
when no further report has been received.
May this Office be advised please whether you have any
trace of this soldier's movements subsequent to 5.3.18.
Sgd. D. R. Crooks. Capt.
for Officer i/c Records.
(2)
(6) To O.C.,
Records.
Aust.C.F.P. Comp.
C.601.
18.4.18.
The abovenamed was admitted to Corps F.P. Compound
[*now*] 4.2.18 and is still here.
Sgd. A. Gast^Edge. Capt.
(7) In reply please quote
AUS. 128969.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION.3rd.Echelon.G.H.Q.
British Expeditionary Force.
March 21st.1918.
C.O.
12th.Aust. Infantry Battalion. B.E.F.
The abovenamed soldier marched out to the O.C., Australian
Corps Compound, Bailleul, on 5.3.18 from A.P.M., Havre.
A copy of his record was forwarded to the D.A.G.,A.I.F.
on 5.2.18 and the following ruling has been given. :-
"This man is apparently dur for trial by F.G.C.M. for
"Absence without leave. On completion of any sentence which
"may be awarded, he is to be returned to Australia as an
"undesirable for discharge - services no longer required.
(Authority D.A.G.,A.I.F. 20/39. 11.2.18.)
For your information please.
Sgd. J. Balfour. Lieut.
For Officer i/c Records.
(3)
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AUS. 136822.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION. 3rd.Echelon.G.H.Q.
British Expeditionary Force.
April 26th.1918.
O.C.,Australian Corps Compound .B.E.F.
No. 1169 Private MILLER. A., 12th Battalion.
May the particulars supplied in minute 2 be verified
please and this Office advise , as records shewnthat Miller was
a patient in 39th General Hospital on 2.2.18, discharged therefrom
to A.P.M. ,Havre on 2.3.18, and despatched to your Compound on 5.3.18.
Will you also please advise whether disciplinary action
has yet been taken by Unit in respect to periods of absence without
leave.
Sgd. D.R.Crooks. Captain.
for Officer i/c Records.

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(4)
(9) To
Officer i/c Records.
Aust. Section. 3rd.Echelon.
Aust. Corps.
F.P.Compound.
C. 132a.
28.4.18.
Ref. above (minute 3)
Pte Miller A. is still detained here. No disciplinary action has
yet been taken as far as we know, but presume same will be taken as
soon as he is handed over to them.
Sgd. A. Edge. Capt.
O.C.
(5) 
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AUS. 138870.
AUSTRALIAN SECTION.3rd.Echelon.G.H.Q.
British Expeditionary Force.
3rd.May.1918.
O . C. Aust.Corps Compound B.E.F.
No.1169 Pte Miller. A. 12th Battalion.
Reference attached (Minutes 1,2,3, & 4.)
May particulars as requested in para 1 of minute 3 be now
advised please, this information being necessary for record purposes.
Sgd. D.R.Crooks. Capt.
for Officer i/c Records.
(6)
(11) To Officer i/c Records,
3rd.Echelon.

Aust.Corps F.P.Compound.
C. 146.
8.5.18.
Reference attached. (Minutes 1,2,3,4, & 5)
[*||*] No.1169 Private Miller. A. was admitted to the compound
on 7.3.18 and is still here. [*||*]
Sgd. A.Edge. Capt.
O.C. 

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5/6/18
Advanced Report on hostile raid attempted against 2nd Division
At 2.40 a.m. enemy placed a barrage on the front and support lines
in area, K.19.c., held by the 19th Bn., 5th Bde., A.I.F.
At 3.50 a.m. the barrage lifted. S.O.S. signals were sent up at
[[?]].20 and 3.27 a.m. respectively. According to prisoners’ statements
one officer and 24 O.R. and one light machine gun from each of 12
companies of the 27th R.I.R., 54th Divn. took part in the raid, making
a total of 12 Officers, 288 O.R. and 12 machine guns.
The object of the raid was to secure identifications.
Those of the enemy who reached our lines were either killed,
wounded, or taken prisoner. The remainder were driven off.
19 Prisoners and 4 machine guns were captured, and at least 25
dead left in front of our position.
None of our men are reported missing, and our casualties are light.
Identification of prisoners captured is normal.

                                                      Army Form C. 2123.
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[*6/6/18*]
SHIPYARD OUTPUT.
GOOD RECORD FOR MAY.
QUICKER FITTING-OUT.
The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the follow-

ing announcement:-
The tonnage of merchant vessels completed in
United Kingdom yards and entered for service during
May, 1918, compared with preceding periods, was as
under:-

LORD PIRRIE'S TRIBUTE.
The Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding
makes the following comments:-
The satisfactory output for May reflects great
credit on the whole industry, and particularly on
those firms engaged in the fitting-out of vessels.
The efforts made to reduce the period between the
launching and completion of merchant ships by
closer co-ordination between shipbuilders and marine
engineers have produced satisfactory results, and the
average time of fitting-out has been considerably
reduced; in one instance during the month a 5,000-
ton steamer was completed for service within 19 days
of the launch.
This acceleration in the fitting-out has increased
the output for May, but the public are again reminded
that the output should be gauged over an extended
period, and not on the results of any one month,
either good or bad.
A YEAR'S CHANGES IN OUTPUT.

Graph - see original document
AN ENCOURAGING RETURN.
"RECORD" MONTH IN THE YARDS.
(From Our Naval Correspondent.)
The Shipbuilding Return for May showed a marked
improvement in the output of completed vessels, but
the total falls short of the monthly average required
to produce the maximum figure of 3,000,000 tons
mentioned in the White Paper issued on March 22.
This is the standard which the yards have to work
up to, and, with the increased effort which the Con-

troller-General refers to in the Return, is what we
may hope to see achieved before long.
The public is warned once more not to base its
estimate of the situation on the figures for anything
less than an extended period. It should not let the
present rise in output make it over-confident. This
is good advice, but the people will find it difficult
to follow. Just as a drop of 33 per cent. in the out-

put from March to April was distinctly disappoint-

ing, so the rise of a little over 75 per cent. in the 
figures for May will be more cheering than the upward
tendency which has been spread over a period of many
months. The fact that the shipbuilders completed
85,741 tons in May above the total for April, and that
the figures for May also constitute a "record" for
the last 12 months, must be regarded as encouraging.
Moreover, If this rate of building can be continued
for the year, the total will be higher than the
minimum estimate of 1,800,000 tons.
The total amount turned out during the five months
of this year is now 629,087 tons, which gives an
average of 125,817 tons a month. The record, how-

ever is singularly uneven. The average was exceeded
in March by 35,857 tons and in May by 71,457 tons.
The country cannot be satisfied, nor will the nation's
needs be met until a higher output is steadily main-

tained. During the first four months of this year
the average loss per month of British tonnage was
220,022 tons, which, compared with the output, shows
that there is demanded a larger figure of production
than even the record for May in order to make up
leeway for this year only, not to speak of that for
the earlier years. It may, indeed, be expected that
the shipping losses will now decrease, and it is even
possible to hope from the tenor of the official
announcements that figure of completed tonnage
for May will exceed that of the ships sunk, but this
will not mean that the urgent necessity for rapid
construction has in any way diminished.

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