General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 19, 23 June - 7 July 1918 - Part 13

5/7/18

B.G.G.S.

Date of 3 Div Relief of 4^th July 13.

Mxxx year & define, patrols.

Clemencean unfit - xx 3 o'clock S.-

Army Commander to visit C.O. school -

Rxx to to proposed push.

Education of our men re firing away in formations

[Intelligence officers]

Data re our strengthening then & now.

Notes xxxx find.

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SPECIAL ORDER

By Lieut.-Gen. Sir JOHN MONASH,

K.C.B., V.D.,

Commanding AUSTRALIAN Corps.

HEADQUARTERS,

5th July, 1918.

Congratulatory. The following messages received from the Field-Marshal

Commander-in-Chief British Armies in France and from

G.O.C. Fourth Army are published for information : -

"Will you please convey to Lieutenant-General Sir John

MONASH and all Ranks under his command including the Tanks and

the detachment of 33rd American Division my warm congratulations

on the success which attended the operation carried out this morning,

and on the skill and gallantry with which it was conducted."

"In forwarding this message the Army Commander desires most

heartily to congratulate the Australian Corps, and especially on the

way in which the scheme was drawn up and the gallantry with which

the operation was carried out. The part played by the tanks and the

artillery was a prominent factor in bringing about success and reflects

great credit on them."

KEITH OFFICER, Major,

D.A.A.G.,

AUSTRALIAN CORPS.

A.I.F. P.S.-663-7-18.

 

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/5.

General Officer Commanding,

Australian Corps.

Casualties admitted from 9 pm to 6 am.

	Officers	O Ranks
2nd Australian Division	2	26
3rd            do	-	12
4th            do	2	28
5th            do	1	25
Corps Troops	1	19
B. E. F.	1	7
A. E. F.	-	1
Total	7	118
Previous Total	52	1032
Grand Total	59	1150
Prisoners of War, Grand Total	2	184

[signature]

Colonel,

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.

Headquarters,

July 5th 1918

5/7/18

Question of Frontages

& Corps readjustment.

 

At at present	after battle	by increase of A of 700	by  increase of C	by both
A  4100	4900	5600	4900	5600
B  8400	7200	6500	6100	5400
C  6800	6800	6800	7900	7900
19300	18900	18900	18900	18900

11 miles after Hamel.

   4.5

  15

120

200

339.50

D

BGGS.

 X Settling Zero Hour - 3.15 .-

√ Secrecy - Tank Subattery toll Brigadier Stewart.

Hobbs & Heilly H.Q. - Peck

& avoiding road.

X Maclayan & Alteration of front . -

Whites' letter

Heilly dugouts

Other Agenda

Cutback Wednesday

Paul c/s

Reply Bridnell White

Curtailing of Corps Front, & Ma [[?]]

8 1/2   5/7/18

4000

c 6800

to Somme       2300 to S. Somme   6100                             8400 a 4100

N of Line 1100 S of line   1200 new          4900 new          4900

Now	Then
6800     8400  4100	6800  4300  7200  4900	+ 1100   -1100	7900    6100  4900	-700 +700	7900   5400 5600
19300	18900		18900

 

5	12		7900	-1100	6800
4	10		5400	+1100	6500
2	-12		5600		5600
					18900

Special ??

Clearing Villages

Pipes

Pilots to ??

 

(Copy) C O P Y. - 14-7-18

 

HEADQUARTERS 33rd DIVISION

AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES

GB, Jr-bf.

FRANCE, Sixth July, 1918

 

My dear General:

I have received your letter of the fifth and have had it 

published to the troops of this Division.

The bravery, efficiency and skill of Australian Soldiers

are fully appreciated by this Division and they are known to the

whole world. That your soldiers should have spoken in high terms

of our men is the highest praise they could wish for. To have 

fought on the battlefield with AUSTRALIA, in the brilliant 

operation of July the fourth, will forever remain an historic 

event int he annals of our country.

Yours very sincerely,

(sgd.) GEO. BELL,

Major-General,

Comdg. 33rd American Division.

 

Lieut.-General John Monash,

Commanding Australian Corps. 

(Copy) C O P Y. - 14-7-18

 

HEADQUARTERS 33rd DIVISION

AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES

GB, Jr-bf.

FRANCE, Sixth July, 1918

 

My dear General:

I have received your letter of the fifth and have had it 

published to the troops of this Division.

The bravery, efficiency and skill of Australian Soldiers

are fully appreciated by this Division and they are known to the

whole world. That your soldiers should have spoken in high terms

of our men is the highest praise they could wish for. To have 

fought on the battlefield with AUSTRALIA, in the brilliant 

operation of July the fourth, will forever remain an historic 

event int he annals of our country.

Yours very sincerely,

(sgd.) GEO. BELL,

Major-General,

Comdg. 33rd American Division.

 

Lieut.-General John Monash,

Commanding Australian Corps. 

(Copy)

AUSTRALIAN CORPS.

Corps Headquarters,

5th July, 1918

 

My dear General,

I desire to take the opportunity of tendering to you, as their immediate commander, my earnest thanks for the

assistance and services of the four Companies of Infantry 

who participated in yesterday's brilliant operations.-

The dash, gallantry and efficiency of these American Troops

left nothing to be desired and my Australian Soldiers speak

in the very highest terms in praise of them.- That soldiers 

of the UNITED STATES and of AUSTRALIA should have thus been 

associated for the first time, in such close cooperation on 

the battlefield, is an historic event of such significance

that it will live forever in the annals of our respective 

Nations. 

Yours very sincerely

(Sgd.) John Monash

Lieut.-General,

Commanding Australian Corps.

Maj.-General BELL

Commanding 33rd American Division. 

5/7/18

?? Special Order Date

Congratulations by Lt General Sir John Monash RCBVD

commanding 1st Aust Corps

I feel the greatest pleasure in promulgating to all

the troops of the Corps, and to those Arms & Services which 

cooperated, the messages of congratulations received by me.-

I wish ^ also on my own behalf, to express my heartiest

appreciation and thanks to all Commanders, Staff and 

Troops who took part in this day's brilliant victory.- This

fine success was due as much to the fine spirit of cooperation

which associated all concerned, as to the proficiency of the 

troops.- The operation is a striking example of the success

which inevitably invariably results from careful preparation and 

the coordinated action, and will serve as a model and 

standard of the fighting efficiency of the Australian Corps.

On behalf o the Artillery, ?? & Infantry of the Corps I 

desire to convey our thanks to the Royal Air Force, the Tank

Corps, and the Special Brigade C.E. for their most valuable 

assistance; and especially to the United States Infantry 

who's participation ^ for the first time in battle strongly together with Australians has made 

of this day an occasion of rare historic significance.-

Lieut. General