General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 19, 23 June - 7 July 1918 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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Sir John Monash (General, b.1865 - d.1931)
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-7- --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT ES. A GENDA ----------------.--------------------------------------------------- LIAISON AND COMUNICATIONS. Liaison. Corps forward do. Divisional 60. Inter-brigade do do. Inter-battalion do do. AGENDA AFTER BATTLE. Consolidation on blue line. Organisation in depth - supports . roserves. Relief of battle troops. Moving forward A.A. defences. Moving forward Artillery. Clearing Battlefield. "Salvage" of new Area. Readjustment of defensive responsibility along new front.
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MINISTER, 2nd JULY, 1918. VISITS TO EE PAID BY PRIMS der Morning. 12.00 BERTANGLES Australian Corps Headquarters ... COISY A0 Division Head uarters... or BOIS DE MAI /2140 4 120 Infantry Brigade ... 11th S7. ORUTIRN Ozue 1 30 Division Headquarters.. " 5th Lunch at ST. GRATIEN with 5th Australian Division. Wane 2./S Afternoon. DAOURS Station. 2-45 4 315 ..: 4th Australian Infantry Brigade ... Near LA MOTTE. 3.45 4 4./5 2nd " Division Details ... FLESSELLES. S.St F.45 3rd Sqn. Australian Flying Corps Reich Prestangher. 6 fru. Bunnet atr 7P.ro
Copy No..... VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA ON JULY 2ND, 1918. Attached herete is a provisional programme-of arrangements to en- ablo the Honcurable the Prime Minister of AUSTRALIA to see as many as possible of tho Trocps of the Australian Corps during Tuesday, July 2nd. In the time-table, the second clock time named at each place is the time at which the visiting party must leave that place, in order to arrive at the next locality by the time stated. At each locality, the Troops are to be assembled in as compact a formation as circumstances permit, to enable the Prime Minister to address them if he so desires.- No time will be available to alter the formation after the arrival of the party. The Senior Officer at each locality will be presented to the Prime Minister and will then present only his most senior officers, as time will not permit of junior officers being presented. The assembly of Troops at each locality is not to be confined te the Unit named.in the tabulation.- Representatives of any other units which are billeted or located within easy walking reach of oach local- ity are also to be assembled, by the Senier Offic er, at the locality named. In every case, wherever possible, the Troops are to be assembled under cover of woods or trees, so as to reduco the risk of enemy observation from the air. The aim should be to have representative parades rather than full parades, not more than 1000 men to be assembled at any one spot. Order of dress, turn out, and formatien to be adopted are left to the discretion of the Senior Officer at each locality. The A.D.C. to the Corps Commander will visit Commanders to arrange all other details.
Cepy No...... THE PRIME MINISTER VISIT PRCPOSED ITINERARY sb. UMsDD) 200 D01X. 1918. Or AUSTRALLA, Ref!- AMIENS, LENS 1/100,000. UT.GZD,G2E 1/ 40,000. MORNING. Map 80.94 UNIT Ser. Ref. PLACE Mins. Ne. 62E BERTANGLES 9.15 a.m. Aust. Corps H.9. Flc. Chateau 15 9.30 a.m. 620 C 9.40 a.m. 3rd Aust. Div. H.9. Agfose Chateau 9.55 a.m. 15 620 BOIS de 11th Aust.Inf.Ede. 10.10 a.m. G.6.4 MaI 10.4e a.m. 820 10.50 a.m. Jrd M. G. Bn. G18223 Allowullls 11. 5 a.m. 620 BOIS de 1.. 15 a.m. 1cth Aust.Inf.Bde. G. 20.0 gjundlzu 30 11.45 a.m, 620 Aust, Cyclist Bn. 12 midday P2O088 ST.GRATIEN 15 12.15 p.m. 62D ST.GRATIEN 12.20 p.m. 5th Aust.Div.H.9. gVabl Chateau 15 12.35 p.m. leaving at 1.15 p.m. IudIEM 1230 P.Rr. LUNCH av SI. AFTERNC 620 HaLLUE 1.30 p.m. 4th Div. Ammn.Col. 22028 Vallov 1.50 p.m. 620 BUSSY 2. 0 p.m. 4th Aust. Div. H.0. Röabll Chateau 2.15 p.m. 620 Li Near 2.35 p.m. 4th Aust. Inf.Bde. gab. NEUVILLE 3* 3. 5 p.m. 820 Near IX 3.25 p.m. 2nd Aust.Div. Details II CT Adsabj 4. 0 p.m. 35 825 Near 4.25 p.m. 9th Aust.Inf.Bdo. 12 M.9.h AlVud 35 5. 0 p.m. 625 13th Light Horse Regt. 5.25 p.m. 13 L.21 LONGPRE 15 p.m. 5.40 574 pinsopllm 3rd Squadren A.F.C. 6.15 p.m. If X.22.d Aeredrome 30 P.m. 8.45 62E Rustavalns p.m. Aust. Corpe H.9. F.18.0 Chateau BERTANGLES;- COISY;- Via CARDONNETTE to BOIS de MAI;- ROUTE:- ALLONVILLE;- Via AMLENS-ALBERT Read to BOIS de QUERRIEU;- Via QUERRIEU & ST.GRATIEN to ST.GRATIEN WOOD;- ST.GRATIEN Chateau;- Via QUERRIEU-BUSSY Road te HALLUE Valley; - BUSSY Chateau;- Via DAOURS-LA NEUVILLE Road to vicinity LA NEUVILLE; - Via DAOURS-RIVERY Road to LA MOTTE;- LA MOTTE-RIVERY Road to vicinity RIVERX-avoiding Road to LONGPRE;- Via AMIENS-FLESSELLES Road to FLESSELLES Aergdrome;- Return Via VILLERS BOCAGE to BERTANGLES /(OVER)
-I DISTRIBUTION:- A.D.C. for G.O.C G.0.C.R.A. D.A.G., A.I.F. 5. Camp Commandant 2nd Aust. Div. 3rd Aust. Div. 4th Aust. Div. Sth Aust. Div. le. 4th Aust. Inf.Bde. 11. 9th Aust. Inf.Bde. 12. 10th Aust. Inf.Bde. 13. 11th Aust.Inf.Bde. 14. 3rd Aust.M.G. Bn. 15. 13th Aust.Light Horse Rogt. 16. 17. Aust.Cyclist Bn. 18., 3rd Sgn. A.F.C. 19. 4th Aust.Div.Arty. 20-4th Aust. D.A.C. arcö. For distributien to Prima Minister's Party, Spares, eto. .3.
ia D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/4. General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps. Casualties admitted from 6 pm to 9 pm,- Officers O. Ranks 2nd Australian Division 3rd Australian Division 4th Australian Division 5th Australian Division 10 Corps Troops B. E. F. A. E. F. Total 21 Previous Total 52 1011 Grand Total 52 1032 Prisoners of War, Grand Total 179 Tteg hr Chaßmen oolonel. Headquarters D.D/m.S./ Australian Corps. July 3rd 1918.
To am at 2. (have reached the limits of my objective. Platoon is.consoldating. 3. My Company is at haodated. (M.G. 5. Amheld up by inire 6. Enemyholding S.Pt. a Tght 7. aouch wich Tor lett 8. Am shelled from 9. Am in need of Baty. - 15 Counter-attack forming at¬ 7. Hostle M.G. active at T.M. 12. Reinforcements wanted at 13. Estimate my present strength at Tifes. 14. Add anyother usefu! information Name Platoon Company Battalion Time mDate d P

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AGENDA   NOTES
LIAISON AND COMUNICATIONS.
Corps forward Liaison.
Divisional    do.     do.
Inter-brigade do   do.
Inter-battalion do do.
AGENDA AFTER BATTLE.
Consolidation on blue line.
Organisation in depth - supports -
reserves.
Relief of battle troops.
Moving forward A.A. defences.
Moving forward Artillery.
Clearing Battlefield.
"Salvage" of new Area.
Readjustment of defensive
responsibility along new front.
 

 

July/1918
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MacCallum

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19th-Bn - Beiers - Capt. Starkey (Ville)
Querrien . 6th (Paton)

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Frechencourt 14th (Stewart

Legge Godfrey
St Gratien 2nd D, Art.
Phillips
Crowes
Alonville 7th Wisdom
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VISITS TO BE PAID BY PRIME MINISTER, 2nd JULY, 1918.
 

Morning.

     leave
  Australian Corps Headquarters . . . BERTANGLES 12:00
3rd

“

 Division Headquarters . . . COISY 12-10 to 12-25
11th

“

 Infantry Brigade . . . BOIS DE MAI 12-40 to 1-20
5th

“

 Division Headquarters . . . ST. GRATIEN Arrive 1-30
Lunch at ST. GRATIEN with 5th Australian Division. Leave 2-15
Afternoon.      
4th Australian Infantry Brigade . . . DAOURS Station. 2-45 to 3-15
2nd

“

 Division Details . . . Near LA MOTTE. 3-45 to 4-15
3rd Sqn. Australian Flying Corps . . . FLESSELLES. 5-5 to 5-45
        Reach Bertangles 6 p.m.  
        Dinner at 7 p.m.  

 

 

Copy No.....
VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
ON JULY 2ND, 1918.
Attached hereto is a provisional programme of arrangements to enable
the Honourable the Prime Minister of AUSTRALIA to see as many as
possible of the Troops of the Australian Corps during Tuesday, July 2nd.
In the time-table, the second clock time named at each place is
the time at which the visiting party must leave that place, in order to
arrive at the next locality by the time stated.
At each locality, the Troops are to be assembled in as compact a
formation as circumstances permit, to enable the Prime Minister to
address them if he so desires.- No time will be available to alter
the formation after the arrival of the party.
The Senior Officer at each locality will be presented to the
Prime Minister and will then present only his most senior officers,
as time will not permit of junior officers being presented.
The assembly of Troops at each locality is not to be confined to
the Unit named.in the tabulation.- Representatives of any other units
which are billeted or located within easy walking reach of each locality
are also to be assembled, by the Senior Offic er, at the locality
named.
In every case, wherever possible, the Troops are to be assembled
under cover of woods or trees, so as to reduce the risk of enemy
observation from the air.
The aim should be to have representative parades rather than
full parades, not more than 1000 men to be assembled at any one spot.
Order of dress, turn out, and formation to be adopted are left
to the discretion of the Senior Officer at each locality.
The A.D.C. to the Corps Commander will visit Commanders to
arrange all other details.
 

 

Copy No......
PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER
OF AUTRALIA ON TUESDAY, 2ND JULY, 1918.
Ref:-
AMIENS, LENS 1/100,000.
67C, 62D, 62E 1/ 40,000.
 

MORNING.    
Ser.
No.		   No. of 
Mins.		 PLACE Map.
Ref.		 UNIT
1 9.15 a.m. )
9.30 a.m )		 15 BETANGLES
Chateau		 62E
F18c		 Aust. Corps H.Q.
2 9.40 a.m. )
9.55 a.m )		 15 COISY
Chateau		 62D
A27c46		 3rd Aust. Div. H.Q.
3 10.10 a.m. )
10.40 arm )		 30 BOIS DE
MAI		 62D
G.6.d		 11th Aust. Inf. Div.
4 10.50 a.m. )
11. 5 a.m )		 15 ALLONVILLE 62D
G18a23		 3rd M. G. Bn.
5 11.15 a.m. )
11.45 a.m )		 30 BOIS de
QUERRIEU		 62D
G.20c		 10th Aust. Inf. Bde.
6 12 midday )
12.15 p.m. )		 15 ST. GRATIEN 62D
B20c88		 Aust. Cyclist Bn.
7 12.20 p.m. )
12.35 p.m. )		 15 ST. GRATIEN
Chateau		 62D
B27a91		 5th Aust. Div. H.Q.
LUNCH at ST. GRATIEN 12.35 p.m., leaving at 1.15 p.m.
AFTERNOON.    
8 1.30 p.m. )
1.50 p.m. )		 20 HALLUS
Valley		 62D
H22b28		 4th Div. Ammn. Col.
9 2. 0 p.m. )
2.15 p.m. )		 15 BUSSY
Chateau		 62D
H34b71		 4th Aust Div. H.Q,
10 2.35 p.m. )
3. 5 p.m. )		 30 Near LA
NEUVILLE		 62D
H31.a&b.		 4th Aust. Inf. Bde.
11 3.25 p.m. )
4. 0 p.m. )		 35 Near LA
MOTTE		 62D
M18a33		 2nd Aust. Div. Details
12 .4.25 p.m. )
5. 0 p.m. )		 35 Near
RIVERY		 62D
M.9.oh		 9th Aust. Inf. Bde.
13 5.25 p.m. )
5.40 p.m. )		 15 LONGPRE 62E
L.21		 13th Light Horse Regt,
14 6.15 p.m. )
6.45 p.m. )		 30 FLESSELLES
Aerodrome		 57E
X.22.d		 3rd Squadron A.F.C.
- 7.00p.m. - BETANGLES
Chateau		 62E
F.18c		 Aust. Corps H.Q.

ROUTE:- BERTANGLES; - COISY; - Via CARDONNETTE to BOIS de MAI; -
ALLONVILLE; - Via AMLENS-ALBERT Read to BOIS de QUERRIEU; -
Via QUERRIEU & ST. GRATIEN to ST. GRATIEN WOOD; -
ST. GRATIEN Chateau; - Via QUERRIEU-BUSSY Road to HALLUE
Valley; - BUSSY Chateau; - Via DAOURS-LA NEUVILLE Road to
vicinity LA NEUVILLE; - Via DAOURS-RIVERY Road to LA MOTTE; -
LA MOTTE-RIVERY Road to vicinity RIVERX; - avoiding Road to
LONGPRE; - Via AMIENS-FLESSELLES Road to FLESSELLES Aerodrome; -
Return Via VILLERS BOCAGE to BERTANGLES
/(OVER)
 

 

DISTRIBUTION:-
1. A.D.C. for G.O.C.
2. G.
3. Q.
4. G.O.C.R.A.
5. D.A.G., A.I.F.
6. Camp Commandant
7. 2nd Aust. Div.
8. 3rd Aust. Div.
9. 4th Aust. Div.
10. 5th Aust. Div.
11. 4th Aust. Inf.Bde.
12. 9th Aust. Inf.Bde.
13. 10th Aust. Inf.Bde.
14. 11th Aust.Inf.Bde.
15. 3rd Aust.M.G. Bn.
16. 13th Aust.Light Horse Rogt.
17. Aust.Cyclist Bn.
18., 3rd Sgn. A.F.C.
19. 4th Aust.Div.Arty.
20. 4th Aust. D.A.C.
21-35. For distribution to Prime Minsiter's
Party, Spares, etc.

 

 

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/4.
General Officer Commanding,
Australian Corps.
Casualties admitted from 6 pm to 9 pm,-
                                             Officers   O. Ranks
2nd Australian Division        -               5
3rd Australian Division        -               -
4th Australian Division        -               4
5th Australian Division        -               10
Corps Troops                          -                -
B. E. F.                                       -                2
A. E. F.                                       -                -
Total                                          -               21
Previous Total                        52          1011
Grand Total                             52          1032
Prisoners of War, Grand Total   2        179
Headquarters
July 3rd 1918.
C Chapman [[?]] Colonel.

 D.D/m.S./ Australian Corps.

 

 

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