General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 19, 23 June - 7 July 1918 - Part 11

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AJUL ReCA D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/1. C.O.C., Aust. Corps. Ba kustdanns. Aunx nborganlhwek. Casualties from 6 am to 12 noon,- admitted to Field Ambulances: Officers O.Ranks 2nd Australian Division 10 137 3rd 115 OR 4th do 198 5th do 100 Corps Troops T6 S5e B. E. F. A. E. F. 54 Total 34 627 6 18 otsomlen Headquarters, Colonel, July 4th 1918. D-D.M.S., Australian Corps.
AJUL ReCG D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/3. General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps. Wounded admitted 3 pm to 6 pm,- Officers O hanks 2nd Australian Division 27 Jrd Australian Division 4tn Australian Division 69 5tn Australian Division Corps Troops Imperial 40 A. E. F. Total 152 48 Previous total 859 Gunght: 7hü Grand Total 52 1011 Prisoners of War, Grand Total 104 sntogfoss. Cment Ghatman Colonel. neadquarters, D.D.M.S., Australian Corps. July 4th 1918. 106
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AUS 4/7/18. Extracts from Returns of Officers Joined and Gone during week ended 29 - 6 - 18. ------- ------------------- - - JOINED. Remarks. Date. Rank and Name. Div. Unit. From 2nd Bn. to Com- 29-6-18. Lt.-Col.A.B.STEVENS, Ist. Ist Bde.H.Q. mand vice MACKAY on C.M.G.,D.S.O. on leave. 22-6-18. Major S.A.MIDDLETON. From 17th Bn. to act 2nd. 19th Bn. as C.O. vice BEIERS. 3rd.34tBn Lt.-Col.E.E.MARTIN,D.S.O.23-8-18. Rejoined from wounded. 24-6-18. From M.G.Training Lieut. T.L.HUXTABLE 3rd. 3rd M.G.Bn. Depot. (Duntroon) Lt.-Col.R.S.MoGREGOR, 26-e-18. From 4th Field Amblce 4th. D.H.Q. to act as A.D.M.S. D.S.O. 24-8-18. From 10th K.F.A.Bde. 4th. Div. Art. Major W.TOMKINSON. to be B.M. Trainee. (bn. AStn Bn. 27-6-18. From 14th Bn. to act Major C.M.JOHNSTON, as C.O. vice HERRING. D.S.0. From 45th Battalion Lt.-Col.S.C.E. 4th. 13th Bde. HERRING, D.S.O. 28-8-18. to Command. GON E Capt. J.E.F.COYLE 23-e-18. Evacuated sick. Ist. Ist D.H.g. (A & I Staff) Lt.-Col.H.M. BEIERS,M.C. 23-8-18. To Base for Medical 2nd. 19th Bn. Board. 4th. D.H.Q. 24-8-18. Col.A.H.MOSELEY,D.S.O. Evacuated wounded. 26-6-18. On leave to Australia. 4th. Div.Art. Major P.M. EDWARDS, D.S.O.,D.C.M. 28-8-18. th. 13th Bde. To lst Australian Div. Brig.-Gen.T.W.GLASGOW, to Command. C.B.,C.M.G.,D.S.0. 24-8-18. To Base for Medical 4th. 49th Bn. Lt-Col. H. PAUL. Board(on 26-6-18 was found PUGS). 28-6-18. To lst Australian Div. 4th. 51st Bn. Capt. T.S.LOUCH,M.C. (Staff Trainee) as A.D.C. Capt. K.A.GOODLAND,M.C. 29-6-18. To 5th Army H.Q. as 5th. D.H.g. G.S.0.111 5th. 14th Bde. Major R.G.LEGGE, D.S.O., 26-6-18. Evacuated sick. M.C. (Bde Maj.) 29-8-18. To 14th Bde as A/Bde 5th., D.H.g. Capt. L.G.MERKELL,M.C. Major. (G.S.0.111) 21-6-18. To England for employ't Major W. SHARP. 5th. 31st Bn. or return Aust.termant 27-8-18. To England for major H.A.KURING,M.C. 5th. 59th Bn. Senior Officers 'Course. 6
WET"CS ssa) AUST2 AUMI EITT2 271532 Helue This Document is the property of H.B.M. Govermment, and the information in it is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or anv person not holding an oficial Perehenia Sie kateanj, Seruer OPERATIONS BY THE AUSTRALLAN CORPS AGAINST HAMEL, BOIS DE HAMEL AND BOIS DE VAIRE Ach of JULY. 1918
NOTE BY THE GENERAL STAFF. 1. Thesu hese operations w eereey mjih vh rgely due to the todono to deceive the en er e on was take s from knowing that an atta ck was inter revent oure 2 The value of tanks in assisting the advance of the infantry was conclusively proved. The success of the operation was, etermninatio ywhich ons, even w e uns was not av able (See Paragraph 27 oondaikhor suitable fo as strict äve Sre ofthe Red and Senr aerenen, s se or the attac ving points with regard to the emplo, ment of artillery, machine guns and tanks deserve att (1) Artillery prepara ny operation of th ne aind gmst not be en neet each particulat stereotyped Hnes, but mu procedure adopted for siting reinforcing artillery should be noted. (See pperation was entirely successtul though there was only one gun to 25 yards reeping b An age. (See paragraph erful counterbattery work on the danks was again Engrap (v) It is doubtfu sor rate d stance in coverin guns to aph 62 we ned fre at intervals up ines o approach and possible porle does o as i) The value of ta carders of S.AA, water, R E. stores, etc, was fuly nstrated. (vii) In ntry and tanks, zero ho doperatio hould be and tou inks to see thei we ely;other be drawn of their e. See Paragraph 77 (6) T e nks are topresede Set the infa
SS 218] NOTES COMPILED BY GS FOURTH ARMY ON THE OPERATIONS BY THE AUSTRALIAN CORPS AGAINST HAMEL, BOIS DE HAMEL, AND BOIS DE VAIRE,ON 4th of JULY, 1918. 1. The objectives of the attack on the ith of July were: and Vake Worgg, og hiese braldes de high ground ves had the following advantages. It gave us very importa 2 Thec deprived the enen but to We frg e oue ean oe ndanel wt Hn ces on the Hil 104-VHlers Bretonneux plateau, e he e on should take, the saving of casualties to the infantry 3. In ded was the mostin nfantry and as many tanks as possible. The Ae e 000 yards, increasing to 7500 on the farthest total fr attalions) were detalled for the task, and ive companies (infantry de avalable to as e t ze of the operation as derived trom the action of the 4th of July to future and perhaps rs must be borne in mind, some of them local. These were larger ope The German defences were not strong and there was not nauch wire as comparatvely innocuous owing to our great successes in the air Wve was a strictlv Hnnited one, well within the efective fre of our feld assited for the attack. The moral of the enemys infantry was fair, whereas that of our own was very pod as the ground had nowhere been he weather was very fne and the sar the surt aut up by shell dre, and the chalk is Owing to the dry weather the amount of dust thrown up by bursting shells was observation obtained over the area of attack from theridge Eastof Corbie was tbe secrecy, hat the sobvious that the whole essence of the scheme be a complete surpri with the smnallest possible loss to ourselves, n to be sau enemy, e - 10) The actual frontage and objecüves of ühe attack nuust be hidden fromn the enemny as kong 7. Toensure para Gto tte inen or Divis I Dorps to have a plane in the a ue eorvenent Wok place gr Yreinjor was alowede an in the ac to reinf was expected and ttack by thee part in the attack were withdrawn from the front Hne before any orders were restheoperatons. Lostedto in the early h reference to the operations was conn nierences were hedd bythe Australan Corps, at" were brought Sa acleaday ps Headquartenst al conference was eeided o e She a mege emdheikr Te eu da to operabon 8 Top ee ee Special preca en for moving forward reinforeing artillery. These wil be tolater. (Sce oensure that thee a The III Corpsassisted by aroling barrage alongits whole front in which a proporwon ofsmoke screens with two objects: 12. In add S s of attack. 2328 FLAN. 18. The generalplan of attack was as follows: was ho th Australian I it jon were inco of infan sking batt Man Infantry (n vew of the sn r parrage was to be followed closely by tanks and infantry. e to pass around the locahtes of Vaire Wood e troops det and Hamel and m in each case was detalled to the clearing up of Vaire Wood and Hamel, each wich ne slght disorganization ew of the stance ofth one ease haintain BRIEF NARRATIVE OF THE OPERATION. 18. Zero hour was ixed for 8.10 amn on the 4th of July. gare iche mdedene Hght t und Prevented e e e e e e eiene X-Y nigt 17Th ean er e emn up Atapeh n X-17 nig carefuly e us to te s to corr 19. At 10.30 p.m on " YZ" night tanks commenced to move up to thei formingu heir assembly positions at Hamnelet and were completely in position by 10 ann on th fnal move up of theremaining guns to thei positons for the operaton was completed on
Etene omninus 8 ther 20. At: smoke, but n bargge e ir forming ntry move full weigh tero hour a ay guns H ers, paying special attention to Si tene an and III. Corps heavy artillery, working in co-operation, dealt with all enemy The Au known batte north of yunder cover of the artillery barrage. So far fantry and tanks go 22. hat any operation was intended, and was quite the enemy had nos the form of enemys reta 28 At rer very considen Thdr d at 50am g From zen Stad ofth e farthest objectives. digging ind 25. There was practically no enemy reaction for some hours. INFANTRY. 26. The infantry formed up in four waves and were algned on tapes is usual in the es were closed well zo fa grder to avod the ho vrage as poss! ton, keeping as cl of the advance, m sopened out to 50 y eenemys art eg qble nes avallable to clear u es where a tank was ing ene ie mmri ti u tons, suf sections did invaluable work-20 drum ve of four guns with crews was kept bac ubs were freely used, both f e use was made of the be 29. Consider during the repelling of a hostile cou efused to lea system) the infantry which answered well was:- 30 Alg fenade 1 Total2 per mnan. Except No. 1's of L.G. sections.) 1S rocket, and in addition 2 were carried by each Company een them andth the preliminary practice with th 31 Tha e lantg found Mud ühe attack wen e a eopposi fculty in inal objectives ene e dae e e direction rather slow for the infantr 33 Th ARTILLERY. es of Held artil ilerv of the Fourth Army was reinforced by fve bri e for the opera vy artillery, bringing the strength of artilery avai ontup" Hery (guns and howitzens) ethery on the North was confned to extending the apparent front he III Comp sa unter-battery On the South, French artillery action consisted of neutralzation. teirontof e artillery of the Australan Divisions to the non uth ofthe imn ting the da pied fuly in supporting minor enterprises, si attack and pr e dhowitzers wereemployed on barrage work, supported by 80 6 howitzers and 20 pieces of lat 83. The 18 pdr. barage aforded approximately one gun to 25 yards. the enemys artiley in artillery dealt wi he E hand so to 38. Prov somet insisted Hery opposite the battle zo vas found necessary to) my and Corps Topographi re fred, bearings given ctically no work which might be visible from the ai was carried out on new positions. moved forward de nights U. epanenes, dess gern Teons which were camow guns wh orau euis on Y/2. ire was n The reinforcing units occupied the positions vacated on corresponding nights. d the incoming and succeeding night on which to dump amnnu- 39. Each battery was nition (18pdrs. 600 rounds nore or less exposed Many of the batteries These arrangements worked well and were entirely suc s wühdrarg suhgeguendk, some ae houne sktg buk of We, Füntgrin tissafe to ytheear nnunto e e gudate the hor measures wagon! or exercising he acesand might side of tyrathert ecessary rmitted to take pla m thei t order to c tarid ie te e e seorehan eo e PRELIMINARY BOMBARDMENT. on the 4th of July, owing preceded the a No prel Wt kogege THE BARRAGE R Weee Aealti, dereloped bu ont, on bord Hande of 18pdr shr 200 yards in swith yards far ers A ap or pass over undul certain strong points o vorrage! withdra r kand employ them e inst such strong points and locahities
A protective barrage of half an ho tion tro had been arr ddung be render it n e te e Every endeavour was maade to supplemnent the artillery barrage with mnachine gun fre. 12 About tworthinds of the avallable main ba etee es and a certain nunn artihlery on the mnain battle front, with the exception of the Son did not de enemny ev Dur counterbattery work e ure o arüd a hieer nis purpose andt essity of powerf ty work on ehe WIRE OUTTING. 54 W ee eee GAS AND SMOKE SHELLS. eie e e noke shells d. This was to a certain ext lof July: the tront of ons from th nemys observation. arrival ofthe barrage on theintermediate and fnal pparent seselll. hey were attack the da e iniant ating or mighet he s t AMMUNTTION EXPENDITURE. ton entalled by the operation on the 4th of July and erpend! Hed appr 00 rounds. an äow Kow S IE aa 58. Surprise attacks of th e nature of the at sarned s th of July possess one ey are not Herymnen¬ ous bombe ge forth Teap ühe Kot Er be ready to er the m MACHINE GUNS. 39. Preparations i or the attack were completed and all guns in position and camoudaged by m on the 3rd of Jul ployed in the operation and, of these 35 ma hine geu ns were en S aa ed to each attackin on durin ue eo eee h uns and nu¬ sted upon nits were employed in the operations: 60. The following machine as a Total 147 guns 61. The1 Infantry d 11th Austrahan uns allo each of e hoatdle gun fre was encountered during the advance was very Mttle oppositon and almost al g arrival at the f inal object machine distributed alongi 9 central in batten gus to de. N.E ofthe vükge e;4 guns in Herem Close touch was mnaintained with infantry comnmnanders throughout the operations. 62. 1ll machine guns were employed for barrage purposes in the operation. amn) 6 rear guns of the 4t MG Bn. ge during a lul in the to assist in drowning the n the assem zero + 8 all rear g me. Wh og She akkae c he extensive use of ad the restriction of unn moudage cessary movement of working otal absen of dehberate hostile shel s resulted in an almos Communication was maintained throughout the operation without interruption. mnunition expenditure was as folows:— 14000 ro o 860 rr TANKS. 65. 7 r as tan were concerned, had to conform to the artill troops, with the underlying principle of sav g units were afnliated to the infantryu ah vhonn they were ooop under the orders of the infantry c¬ ders for the speciñc opera ttack was not to be a e us arangement detauls of their plan

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/1.
C.O.C., Aust. Corps.
B.O.G. S., Aust Corps
Aust. Corps ''A.Q.''  

Casualties from 6 am to 12 noon,- admitted
to Field Ambulances:-     

  Officers O Ranks    
2nd Australian Division

10

137

 

  
3rd Australian Division

4

115

 

  
4th Australian Division

7

198

 

  
5th Australian Division

5

100

 

  
Corps Troops

2

9

26

550
B.E.F.

1

5

 

  
A.E.F.

5

54

 

  
Total

34

627

618

C W Clement 

Colonel,

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps  
Headquarters.
July 4th 1918.     

(*4 JUL Rec'd*)
 

 


A.C.C.
 

 

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps No. Sp/3.
General Officer Commanding,
Australian Corps.
Wounded admitted 3 pm to 6 pm,-


 		 Officers O Ranks    
2nd Australian Division

-

8

 

 
3rd Australian Division

1

7

 

 
4th Australian Division

1

69

 

 
5th Australian Division

1

4

 

 
Corps Troops

-

1

3

108
Imperial

-

3

 

 
A.E.F.

1

40

 

 
Total

4

152

 

 
Previous total

48

859

 

 
Grand Total

52

1011

 

 
Prisoners of War, Grand Total

2

104

 

 

Clement Chapman Major Colonel,
D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,                            
July 4th 1918.                                 
(*4 JUL Rec'd*)
 

 

 Casualties to 9 pm on 4·7·18 

Totals of 2nd 3rd & 4th & 5th Aust.

 		   Off O.R.’s To 6 Am
To 12 noon

21

550

 On 5·7·18

 		 3 pm

8

190

 Off O.R.’s

 		 6 pm

3

108

37

958

 		 9 pm


 

19

    

Total for 4 Aust Divs.

32

867

    

 
 

5

91

    

 
5th Div alone 12 noon

5

100

    

 		 3 pm

 

11

    

 		 6 pm

1

4

    
  9 pm


 

10

    
  Grand Total

6

125

   ·
   

1

25

    

To 6 Am on 5/7/18

7

150

 On 5/7/18.
 
Corps Troops   Off O.R.’s    

 		 12 noon

2

9

    

 		 3 pm

 

2

    
  6 pm


 

1

    
  Grand Total

2

12

    
   

1

19

    

To 6 Am on 5/7/18

3

31

    
 
British Ex Force   Off O.R.’s    

 		 12 noon

1

5

    
  3 pm

1

2

    
  6 pm

 

3

    
  9pm


 

2

    
  Grand Total

2

12

    
   

1

7

    

To 6 Am on 5/7/18

3

19

    
 
    Off O.R.’s    
Americans 12 noon

5

54

    

 		 3 pm

5

38

    

 		 6 pm

1

40

    
  9 pm

0

0

    
  Grand Total

11

132

   ·
   

 

1

    

To 6 Am on 5/7/18

11

133

 To 6 AM 5/7/18.

 
2nd - 3rd 4th   Off O.R.’s    

 		  

26

742

    

 		  

4

168

    

 		  

30

808

 To 6 A.M. 5/7/18.
 

4/7/18.
Extracts from Returns
of
Officers Joined and Gone during week ended
29 - 6 - 18.

JOINED.
Div. Unit. Rank and Name. Date. Remarks.
1st. 1st Bde.H.Q. Lt.-Col. A. B. STEVENS,
C.M.G., D.S.O.

29-6-18.

 From 2nd Bn. to Command
vice MACAY on
on leave.
2nd. 19th Bn. Major S. A. MIDDLENTON.

22-6-18.

 From 17th Bn. to act
as C.O. vice BEIERS.
3rd. 34th Bn. Lt.-Col. E. E. MARTIN, D.S.O.

23-6-18.

 Rejoined from wounded.
3rd. 3rd M.G. Bn. Lieut. T. L. HUXTABLE
(Duntroon)

24-6-18.

 From M.G. Training
Depot
4th. D.H.Q. Lt.-Col. R. S. McGREGOR,
D.S.O.

26-6-18.

 From 4th Field Amblce
to act as A.D.M.S.
4th. Div Art. Major W. TOMKINSON.

24-6-18.

 From 10th A.F.A. Bde.
to be B.M. Trainee.
4th. 45th Bn. Major C. M. JOHNSTON,
D.S.O.

27-6-18.

 From 14th Bn. to act
as C.O. vice HERRING.
4th. 13th Bn Lt.-Col. S. C. E.
HERRING, D.S.O.

28-6-18.
 

 From 45th Battalion
to Command.

GONE
1st. 1st D.H.C. Capt. J. E. F. COYLE
(A & I Staff)		 23-6-18. Evacuated sick.
2nd. 19th Bn. Lt.-Col. H. M. BEIERS, M.C. 23-6-18. To Base for Medical
Board.
4th. D.H.Q. Col. A. H. MOSELEY, D.S.O. 24-6-18. Evacuated wounded.
4th. Div.Art. Major P. M. EDWARDS,
D.S.O., D.C.M.		 26-6-18. On leave to Australia.
4th. 13th Bde. Brig.-Gen. T. W. GLASGOW,
C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.		 28-6-18. To 1st Australian Div.
to Command.
4th. 49th Bn. Lt-Col. H. PAUL. 24-6-18. To Base for Medical
Board (on 26-6-18 was
found PUGS).
4th. 51st Bn. Capt. T. S. LOUCH, M.C.
(Staff Trainee)		 28-6-18. To 1st Australian Div.
as A.D.C.
5th. D.H.Q. Capt. K. A. GOODLAND, M.C. 29-6-18. To 5th Army H.Q. as
G.S.O.111
5th. 14th Bde Major R. G. LEGGE, D.S.O.,
M.C. (Bde Maj.)		 26-6-18. Evacuated sick.
5th. D.H.Q. Capt. L. G. MERKELL, M.C.
(G.S.O.111)		 29-6-18. 14th Bde as A/Bde
Major.
5th. 31st Bn. Major W. SHARP. 21-6-18. To England for employ't
or return Aust.term/appt
5th. 59th Bn. Major H. A. KURING, M.C. 27-6-18. To England for
Senior Officers' Course.

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NOTES COMPILED BY G.S. FOURTH ARMY ON THE
OPERATIONS BY THE AUSTRALIAN CORPS AGAINST
HAMEL, BOIS DE HAMEL, AND BOIS DE VAIRE, ON
4th of JULY, 1918.
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