General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 20, 15 August - 8 September 1918 - Part 3

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sory N......... seonmT. AUSTRALIAN OORPS. s/ees. Headquartors. 19th August 1918. ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION NO.227. 1. AREA ASMINISTRATION. The Corps Area is divided into areas as follows in accordance (i) with the map issued herewith :- BROWN. 13th A.L.H.Regt. - Lieut. STAGING AREA. BUTLER. Corps Cjclist Battn. Lieut. GAILLY. GARTRELL. 2nd Aust Divn. VILLERS BRETONNEUX. Liout. TRATMAN. 5th Aust. Divn. Capt. HAMELET. ROSS. Corpe Cyclist Battn. Capt. AUBIGNY. - Lieut. LANGTREE (P.B. Officer) Asst. Town Major FOUILLOY SCOULLER. Corpe Cyclist Pattn. Capt. CORBIE. FLOWERS. 4th Aust.Div Lieut. DAOURS. - Lieut. JARVIS (P.B.Offioor). Tovn Major BUssY Asst. Town Major BLANGY TRONVILLE - Major ADAMS (P.B.Officer) Asst. Camp Commandant, Corpe Headquarters. GLISY. 2/Lieut. LIVINGSTONE (P.B.Offioor). CAMON. CHARDOUX. A.E, Coy. Capt. LES ALENCONS. ARMFIELD. General List A.I.F. Major ALLONVILLE. Lieut. PENDER. (P.B.Officer). POULAINVILLE. Camp Commdt. Rear Echelon Corps H.Q. BERTANGLES. (ii) The responsibility for the administration in the area East of the AUBIGNY-HAMELET Areas exolusive, is as follows :- The area South of the Line O.29.0.00 - g.26.0.8.0 'A' Division. X.14.4.0.0. - X.17.Central. The area North of 'A' Division, South of the line 'B' Division. R.27.a.0.0. - R.33.Central o.29.a.0.0.. R.34.Central. The area North of 'B' Division, South of the 'C' Division. River SOMME. The area between the Somme and the Corps 'D' Division. Northorn Boundary. (iii) The Area Commandant VILLERS BRETONNEUX will be rosponsible for the quartering and sanitation in his area, which is plaoed at the disposal of A. and B. Divistone. The Area Commandant GAILLY will be responsible for the quartering (iv) the portion of which North of the Somme, and sanitation of his area; is placed at the disposal of D. Division. The Area Commandante of the Areas in rear of the AUBIGNY and tEr areas inolusivo are responsible to Corpa Headquarters for in thoir areas which are allotted for administration and quartering as follows : Traffic Control and policing, CORBIE and HAMELET. Reserve Division 'A AUBIGNY and DAOURS. Reserve Division' GLISY, CAMON, LES AL ENCONS, A.P.M. Corps. ALLONVILLE, POULAINVILLE, BERTANGLES. 2. QUARTERING. Accommodation is provided for Divisional Troops in the Cors Areas as follows :-
2 AnRA. lSoohuITI. UNIT. Nok AcoorWODATED. GAILLY AN. of SOMME. Inf. Brigado. Trench Sheltors. 'B'S. of SOMME, -do¬ -do¬ E. portion. ''.of SOMME -do- -do W. portion. HAMELET. 'A' VAUX. -do- Billete i Canvar. VAIRE. -do¬ -do o' HAMELET. -de- -do¬ AUBIGNY. a Fourtlox. -do- -do- AUBIGNY. Divnl. Arty. -do- AUBIGNY. Inf. Brigade. -do- DAOURS. BUSSY & DAOURS. -do- Billets. 'VEOOUEMONT à -do- Billote. BLANGY TRONVILLE VEOQUEMONT. Divnl. Arty. Billets & Canvas. CAMON. CAMON & LONGEAU. Inf. Brigado. Billets. LA MOTTE. Divnl. Arty. Billots. ALLOAVILLE. Inf. Brigado. Billete a Canvas. POOLALNVILLE. POULALNVIILE, -80 Billets. CARDONETTE. 3. COMMUNICATIONS. (a) M.T. routes are shown in red on the map herewith. (b) Horse Transport Will, Wherever available, use dry Weather traoks and keep off the M.T. routes. Notice boards will be placed to divert H.T. on to the dry weather tracke and control posts stationed to enforce the orders. (c) Personnel trains. To convey personnel proceeding on leave to oourses eto., the following service is run over the light railway:- VIGNACOURT det 9 am. POULAINVILLE arr 11.30 am. ALLONVILLE arr 12 noon. VECQUEMONT arr 1 pm. VECQUEMONT der 1.30 pm. ALLONVILLE dep 2.30 pm. POULAINVILLE dep 3.00 pm. VIGNACOURT arr 5.30 pm. Personnel will be marched from their Divisional Staging Depot or Divisional Reinforoement Wing as the case may be to the light railwa) terminus at VECQUEMONT, and from the light rail"ay terminus at VIGNACOURT, to the Corps Reinforoement Dopot at PERNOIS. The Corps Reinforoement Depot will arrango the despatch of the parties next day by broad guage train from PERNOIS.
This system Will oontinuo until arrangements are mado for the despatch of personnel by broad guage from CORBIE. REINFORCEMENTS AND NUCLEUS. The present system is: Corps Reinforoement Dopot PERNOIS. Corps Artillery Depot. CORBIE. Staging Rome- . Div. Railhead Rft.Wing. Transport Forward. Depot. Railhead & 75t Light Rail"ay - VEOQUEMONT. Wing moving to PERNOIS lstA. PERNOIS CORBIE 21st. .. 2nd A. PERNOIS PERNOIS do. do. 23rd. .- 3rd A. CORBIE CORBIE -- -- 4th A. CORSIE CORBIE from 21st inst. R'head & Rft.Win Light Railway * ALLONVILLE.moving to UORBI" 5th A. PERNOIS PERNOIS 22nd. --- --- 32nd. CORBIE CORBIE * se para 3 (c) above. WATER SUPPLY. 5. The "ater supply is shown on the map herewith. Divisions in the for"ard areas, and the Area Commandants in the Corps Areas, will carry on the Work of making and improving herse Watering places. Horses are not to be "atered direot from the river or ponds Where no troughs are aviilable buckets are to be used but troughs are to be erected as speodily as possible. 6. SANITATION. Every attention is to be paid to sanitation. Proper latrines are to be provided amongst the first improvements in the forward areas. Aroa Commandants will push on the Work of clearing up the villages in their areas, oalling on the troops in occupation to provide personnel and transport to assist in the Werk. Kot Ghria Wot J0r Brigadier-General. D. A. £. Q. M. G. AUSTRALIAN OORPS. DISTRIBUTION. 20. 15th Wing RAF. 4th Army. 30. Lab.Commdt. 21. 3rd Sgn.AFC. 2: 31. D.A.D.Roads. ist A.Div. 22. O.R.E./C.T. 2nd A.Div. 32. A.D.V.S. 3. 33. D.D.M.S. 23. C.T.0. 3rd A.Div. 24. Corps Rft.Camp. 4th A.Div. 5. 34. A.D.O.S. (25. C/Commdt. e. 5th A.Div. 35. A.D.Sige. 26. G.0.C. 32nd Div. 38. D.A.D.A.P.S. 27. G. 8. B.G.H.A. 37. Frenoh Mission. 28. S.M.T.0. 38. A/Cdt. GAILI" 9. G.0.C.R.A. "VILLERS T 29. A.P.M. 39. 10. C.E. or tp 40. HAN Mtd. Troops. 11. 41. 18. AADC.4th Army. Aust.Corps M.T.Col. AUBIJNT. 12. " CORBIE- 17. A.Corps Sig.Coy.42. 13. 5th Tank Bde. 5th Bde R.A.F. 18. K.Siege Pk. 43. DAOURS. 14. 5th Ballonn Wing RAF 19. III Corpe. 44. CAMON. 15. 45. A/OmdtaLES ALENGONS, 48. ALLONVILLE. 47. POULAINVILLE. 48. C.L.R.O. 49-51. File. 52-54. War Diary. 55-60 Spare.
SPECIAL ORDER By Lieut.--Gen. Sir John MONASTI, K.C.B. V.D. Commanding AUSTRALIXN Corps. HEADQUARTERS August 20. 1918. Sanitation. Reports received from Sanitary Sections show that there are still a number of units in which proper sanitary supervision and precautions against disease are neglected. It is not creditable that after four years of WVar Sanitary Sections should be necessary atall, and that units still require instruction in the constructiont and maintenance of latrine seats, grease traps, etc. Every Commanding Offcer, who claimsto be efncient, should now behis own Sanitary Inspector and should require no teaching or assistance in sanitary matters. The war against fies and disease has to be carried out more thoroughly than is at present the case, and the Corps Commander will regard every Commanding Offcer, who is reported for keeping his camp or kitchen in a dirty condition, as unftto retain his command. To make thiseffective, the Offcers Commanding Sanitary Sectionshave been directed to report bad cases of neglect direct to the D.D.M.S, AUSTRALLAN Corps, forthe information of the Corps Commander. The following units were reported during July asspecially bad. The Offcers Commanding these units were apparently content to have their men living under flthy conditions: 12th Battery, A.F.A. 55th Battalion, A.LF. 17th Battalion Water Supply Unit, A.IF. 4th Aust. Div. Sig. Coy. A E. 107th Battery 23rd (Army) Bde, R.F.A. 58th Battery, R.G.A. B.A.C. 23rd (Army) Bde, R.F.A. 4th Div. Ord. Workshops, A.L.F 108th Battery, R.F.A. 14th B.A.C. (repeatedly reported). 2nd Aust. Salvage Company, A.I.F. 29th Battery, A.F.A. 150th Siege Battery, R.G.A. 108th How. Battery, A. F. A. 14th Battery, A F.A. 402nd Battery, R.G. A. 242nd Battery, R.F.A 24th Battalion Band, A.I. C'Company, 17th Battalion, A.IF. 137th Anti-Aircraft Section. 172nd Tunnelling Company, R.1 7th Battery, A.F.A. 1/2nd Lancs Heavy Battery, R.G.A. 19th Battalion O.M. Stores, A.IF. 14th Brigade, R.F.A. 14th Brigade, A.FA. Znd Aust. Div. Pioneer Battalion. 2nd Aust. Div. Sig. Coy, A.E. 17th Battalion O. M. Stores, A.IF. 7th Field Ambulance, A.A. M.C. R. A. CARRUTHERS Brig. General, D.A. & O.MG AUSTRALLAN CORPS. AIF. PS- 704-8-18.
Ig. Australian Corps, 20th August, 1918 ist Australian Division 32nd Division i Australian Division ord Australian Dlvislon 4th Australian Division 5th Australian Division -----.--............--.....-..-..-..---- The following is a translation of an order of the lst Bn., 414th R.I.R., dated August 15th, 1918 captured at GOYENCOURT, by the Frenoh. Sufficient copies are being forwarded for distribution down to Battalions: "The garrison of the advanoed zone must be disposed of in such a manner as to give the enemy the illusion that the old line of prinoipal resistance is still being held with the same effectives. "The lack of men must be compensated by particularly great activity and mobility. The command of advanced 'Groups' must before all, be very mobile, and for this purpose the best men must be chosen. "The withdrawal to the new principal line of resistance must be made step by step, remaining in constant contaot with the enemy, and at every available point the longest resistance must be offered. "Every man in the battalion must be convinoed that I am perfectly aware of the deplorable state of my troops. I have taken full notice of it, and have advised the Higher Command to the best of my ability. "I have explained that the excessive exhaustion of my men is an immediate danger for the sector they are holding. However our duty towards our oountry demands that we should make our last efforts to acoomplish the heavy task which has been assigned to us. Every man must remember that the oountry is at present in the great. est danger, and that we have been oalled to avert this danger from her. hernn her 20. Brigadier-General General Staff, Australian Corp:
6r AUorRhulkw Sonys. SEC R ET Headquarters, A.6./58. 20th August 1918. 32nd Division, D.A. £ d.M.C., lst Australian Division, C.E.. 3rd Australian Division, A.D. Signals, 4th Australian Division, O.C., 3rd Squadron, A.F.C., G.0.c.. R.A., o.c., 15th Wing, R.A.F., B.G.H.A. O.c., 5th Tank Brigade. D.D.M.S. ........-..-.......---- A conference will be held at lst Australian Divisional Headquarters, CORBIE, at 2.30 p.m. on the 21st instant. The following will attend:- c.0.c., C.R.A.. 32nd Division. c.S.O. I., (At discretion of G.0.C.) G.O.c., C.R.A., lst Australian Division. G.S.0. I../ D.A. & Q.M.G. G.O.C., R.A. B.G.H.A. D.D.M.S. Australian Corps. C.E., A.D. Signals. o.c.. 15th Wing, R.A.F. O.C., 3rd Squadron, A.F.C. o.c., 5th Tank Brigado. A Staff Officer from örd Australian Division. A Staff Officer from 4th Australian Division. ACKNOWLEDGE. 0Blanes Brigadier-General, General Staff, Australian Corps.
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Copy No. 26
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.
5/695
Headquartors.
19th August 1918.
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION No.227.
1. AREA ASDMINISTRATION.
(i) The Corps Area is divided into areas as follows in accordance
with the map issued herewith:-

STAGING AREA.   - Lieut. BROWN. 13th A.L.H. Regt.
GAILLY.  - Lieut. BUTLER. Corps Cyclist Battn.
VILLERS BRETONNEUX.  - Lieut. GARTRELL. 2nd Aust Divn.
HAMELET.  - Capt. TRATMAN. 5th Aust. Divn.
AUBIGNY.  - Capt. ROSS. Corps Cyclist Battn.
Asst. Town Major FOUILLOY  - Lieut. LANGTREE (P.B. Officer) 
CORBIE.  - Capt. SCOULLER. Corps Cyclist Battn.
DAOURS.  - Lieut. FLOWERS. 4th Aust.Div.
Asst. TosVn Major BUSSY  - Lieut. JARVIS (P.B.Officer).
Asst. Town Major BLANGY TRONVILLE  - Major ADAMS (P.B. Officer)
GLISY.  - Camp Commandant, Corps Headquarters.
CAMON.  - 2/Lieut. LIVINGSTONE (P.B.Officor).
LES ALENCONS.   - Capt. CHARDOUX. A.E. Coy.
ALLONVILLE.  - Major ARMFIELD. General List A.I.F.
POULAINVILLE.   - Lieut. PENDER. (P.B.Officer).
BERTANGLES.  - Camp Commdt. Rear Echelon Corps H.Q.

(ii) The responsibility for the administration in the area East of
the AUBIGNY-HAMELET Areas exclusive, is as follows :-

'A' Division. - The area South of the Line 0.29.c.00 - Q.26.c.8.0
X.14.a.0.0. - X.17.Central.
'B' Division.   - The area North of 'A' Division, South of the line
0.29.a.0.0. - R.27.a.0.0. - R.33.Central
R.34.Central.
'C' Division. - The area North of 'B' Division, South of the
Riveer SOMME.
'D' Division. - The area between the Somme and the Corps
Northern Boundary.

(iii) The Area Commandant VILLERS BRETONNEUX will be rosponsible for
the quartering and sanitation in his area, which is placed at the
disposal of A. and B. Divisoiions.
(iv) The Area Commandant GAILLY will be responsible for the quartering
and sanitation of his area; the portion of which North of the Somme,
is placed at the disposal of D. Division.
(v)The Area Commandants of the Areas in rear of the AUBIGNY and
HAMELET areas inclusive are responsible to Corps Headquarters for
administration and quartering in thoir areas which are allotted for

Traffic Control and policing, as follows :-
Reserve Division 'A' - CORBIE and HAMELET.
Reserve Division 'B' - AUBIGNY and DAOURS.
A.P.M. Corps. - GLISY, CAMON, LES AL ENCONS,
ALLONVILLE, POULAINVILLE, BERTANGLES.
2. QUARTERING.
Accommodation is provided for Divisional Troops in the Corps
Areas as follows :-

 

2

AREA LOCALITY. UNIT HOW ACCOMMODATED.
GAILLY 'A' N. of SOMME. Inf. Brigado. Trench Shelters.

'B' S. of SOMME,

E. portion.  

-do- -do- 

'C' S. of SOMME,

W. portion.

-do- -do-
HAMELET. 'A' VAUX. -do- Billets & Canvae.
'B' VAIRE.  -do- -do-
'C' HAMELET. -do- -do-
AUBIGNY.   'A' FOUIILLOY  -do- -do-
AUBIGNY. Divnkl. Arty. -do-
'B' AUBIGNY. Inf. Brigade. -do-
DAOURS. 'A' BUSSY & DAOURS. -do- Billets
"

'B' VECOUEMONT. &

BLANGY TRONVILLE.

-do- Billots
VECQUEMONT. Divnl. Arty. Billets & Canvas.
CAMON. CAMON & LONGEAU. Inf. Brigade. Billets
" LA MOTTE.   Divnl. Arty. Billots
ALLONVILLE.   Inf. Brigade. Billets & Canvas.
POULAINVILLE. POULALNVIILE,
COISY,
CARDONETTE.
-do- Billets

3. COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) M.T. routes are shown in red on the map herewith.
(b) Horse Transport will, wherever available, use dry weather
tracks and keep off the M.T. routes. Notice boards will be placed to
divert H.T. on to the dry weather tracks and control posts stationed
to enforce the orders.
(c) Personnel trains. To convey personnel proceeding on leave,
to courses etc., the following service is run over the light railway:-
VIGNACOURT dep 9 am.
POULAINVILLE arr 11.30 am.
ALLONVILLE arr 12 noon.
VECQUEMONT arr 1 pm.
VECQUEMONT dep 1.30 pm.
ALLONVILLE dep 2.30 pm.
POULAINVILLE dep 3.00 pm.
VIGNACOURT arr 5.30 pm.
Personnel will be marched from their Divisional Staging Depot
or Divisional Reinforcement Wing as the case may be to the light railway
terminus at VECQUEMONT, and from the light railway terminus at
VIGNACOURT, to the Corps Reinforcement Depot at PERNOIS. The Corps
Reinforcement Depot will arrange the despatch of the parties next day
by broad guage train from PERNOIS.

 

This system will continue until arrangements are mado for
the despatch of personnel by broad guage from CORBIE.
4.

REINFORCEMENTS AND NUCLEUS.
The present system is:-
Corps Reinforcement Dopot - PERNOIS.
Corps Artillery Depot. - CORBIE.

Div. Railhead Rft.Wing Transport Forward. Staging Depot. Remarks.
1st A. PERNOIS PERNOIS Light Railway * VEOQUEMONT Railhead & Rft
Wing moving to
CORBIE 21st.
2nd A. PERNOIS PERNOIS "               "         * " "     do. do. 23rd.
3rd A.  CORBIE CORBIE ---      --- --  --     --
4th A. CORBIE CORBIE ---      --- -- from 21st inst.
5th A. PERNOIS PERNOIS Light Railway * ALLONVILLE. R'head & Rft. Wing
moving to CORBIE
22nd.
32nd. CORBIE CORBIE ---      --- -- --     --

* se para 3 (c) above.

5. WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply is shown on the map herewith.
Divisions in the forward areas, and the Area Commandants in
the Corps Areas, will carry on the work of making and improving
horse Watering places.
Horses are not to be watered direct from the river or ponds - 
where no troughs are aviailable buckets are to be used but troughs
are to be erected as speodily as possible.
6. SANITATION.
Every attention is to be paid to sanitation. Proper latrines
are to be provided amongst the first improvements in the forward
areas. Aroa Commandants will push on the work of clearing up the
villages in their areas, calling on the troops in occupation to
provide personnel and transport to assist in the work.
Keith Officer [Major?]
for Brigadier-General.
D. A. &. Q. M. G.
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.
DISTRIBUTION.

  1. 4th Army.
20. 15th Wing RAF. 30. Lab. Commdt.
  1. 1st A. Div.
21. 3rd Sqn. AFC. 31. D.A.D. Roads.
  1. 2nd A. Div.
22. C.R.E. / C.T. 32. A.D.V.S.
  1. 3rd A. Div.
23. C.T.O. 33. D.D.M.S.
  1. 4th A. Div.
24. Corps Rft. Camp. 34. A.D.O.S.
  1. 5th A. Div.
25. C / Commdt. 35. A.D. Sigs.
  1. 32nd  Div.
26. G.O.C. 36. D.A.D.A.P.S.
  1. B.G.H.A.
27. G. 37. French Mission.
  1. G.O.C.R.A.
28. S.M.T.O. 38. A/Cdt. GAILLY.
  1. C.E.
29. A.P.M. 39. " VILLERS [?].
  1. Mtd. Troops.
  40. " HAMELET.
  1. Aust. Corps M.T. Col.
16. AADC. 4th Army. 41. " AUBIGNY.
  1. 5th Tank Bde.
17. A.Corps Sig. Coy. 42. " CORBIE.
  1. 5th Bde R.A.F.
18. K. Siege Pk. 43. " DAOURS.
  1. 5th Ballonon Wing RAF
19. III Corps. 44. " CAMON.
45. A / Cmdtas. LES ALENSGONS, 46. ALLONVILLE. 47. POULAINVILLE.
48. C.L.R.O. 49-51. File. 52-54. War Diary.
55-60 Spare.    
 

GOC
SPECIAL ORDER
By Lieut. =Gen. Sir John MONASH,
K.C.B., V.D.,
Commanding AUSTRALIAN Corps.
HEADQUARTERS
August 20. 1918.
Sanitation.
Reports received from Sanitary Sections show that there are still
a number of units in which proper sanitary supervision and precautions
against disease are neglected.
It is not creditable that after four years of War Sanitary Sections
should be necessary at all, and that units still require instruction in the
constructions and maintenance of latrine seats, grease traps, etc.
Every Commanding Officer, who claims to be efficient, should now be his
own Sanitary Inspector and should require no teaching or assistance in
sanitary matters.
The war against flies and disease has to be carried out more
thoroughly than is at present the case, and the Corps Commander
will regard every Commanding Officer, who is reported for keeping his
camp or kitchen in a dirty condition, as unfit to retain his command.
To make this effective, the Officers Commanding Sanitary Sections have
been directed to report bad cases of neglect direct to the D.D.M.S.,
AUSTRALIAN Corps, for the information of the Corps Commander.

The following units were reported during July as specially bad.
The Officers Commanding these units were  apparently content to have
their men living under filthy conditions:---

55th Battalion, A.IF. 12th Battery, A.F.A.
4th Aust. Div. Sig. Coy., A E. 17th Battalion Water Supply Unit, A.IF.
58th Battery, R.G.A. 107th Battery 23rd (Army) Bde., R.F.A.
4th Div. Ord. Workshops, A.I.F. B.A.C. 23rd (Army) Bde., R.F.A.
14th B.A.C. (repeatedly reported). 108th Battery, R.F.A.
29th Battery, A.F.A. 2nd Aust. Salvage Company, A.I.F.
108th How. Battery, A. F. A. 150th Siege Battery, R.G.A.
402nd Battery, R.G.A. 14th Battery, A.F.A.
24th Battalion Band, A.I.F. 242nd Battery, R.F.A.
137th Anti-Aircraft Section. 'C' Company, 17th Battalion, A.I.F.
7th Battery, A.F.A. 172nd Tunnelling Company, R.E.
19th Battalion Q.M. Stores, A.IF. 1/2nd Lancs. Heavy Battery, R.G.A.
14th Brigade, A.FA. 14th Brigade, R.F.A.
2nd Aust. Div. Sig. Coy., A.E. 2nd Aust. Div. Pioneer Battalion.
7th Field Ambulance, A.A.M.C. 17th Battalion Q.M. Stores, A.IF.

R. A. CARRUTHERS Brig.-General,
D.A. & Q.M.G.
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.

A.I.F. P.S. --- 704---8-18. 

 

Ig.
Australian Corps,
20th August, 1918
1st Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
3rd Australian Division
4th Australian Division
5th Australian Division

32nd Division

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The following is a translation of an order of the 1st Bn., 414th
R.I.R., dated August 15th, 1918 captured at GOYENCOURT, by the
French. Sufficient copies are being forwarded for distribution
down to Battalions:
1. "The garrison of the advanced zone must be disposed of in
such a manner as to give the enemy the illusion that the old line of
principal resistance is still being held with the same effectives.
"The lack of men must be compensated by particularly great
activity and mobility. The command of advanced "Groups" must,
before all, be very mobile, and for this purpose the best men must
be chosen.
2. "The withdrawal to the new principal line of resistance
must be made step by step, remaining in constant contact with the
enemy, and at every available point the longest resistance must be
offered.
3. "Every man in the battalion must be convinced that I am
perfectly aware of the deplorable state of my troops. I have taken
full notice of it, and have advised the Higher Command to the best
of my ability.
"I have explained that the excessive exhaustion of my men
is an immediate danger for the sector they are holding. However,
our duty towards our country demands that we should make our last
efforts to accomplish the heavy task which has been assigned to us.
Every man must remember that the country is at present in the greatest

danger, and that we have been called to avert this danger from
her."
[[Eastmann? ??]]
for Brigadier-General
General Staff, Australian Corps

 

 

[[G6C?]]
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.
SECRET.

A .C ./ 58.

Headquarters,
20th August 1918.

32nd Division,

lst Australian Division,

3rd Australian Division,

4th Australian Division,

G.O.C., R.A.,

B.G.H.A.

D.D.M.S.
D.A. &  Q.M.G.,
C.E.,
A.D. Signals,
O.C., 3rd Squadron, A.F.C.,
O.C., 15th Wing, R.A.F.,
O.C., 5th Tank Brigade.
--------------------------------------
A conference will be held at 1st Australian Divisional
Headquarters, CORBIE, at 2.30 p.m. on the 21st instant.
The following will attend:-
G.O.C.,    §
C.R.A.,     §   32nd Division.

G.S.O. I.,  §
(At discretion of G.O.C.)
G.O.C.,    §
C.R.A.,     §    lst Australian Division.

G.S.O. I.,  §
D.A. & Q.M.G. §
G.O.C., R.A.     §
B.G.H.A.          §
D.D.M.S.          §   Australian Corps.
C.E.,                 §
A.D. Signals.  §

O.C., 15th Wing, R.A.F.
O.C., 3rd Squadron, A.F.C.
O.C., 5th Tank Brigade.
A Staff Officer from 3rd Australian Division.
A Staff Officer from 4th Australian Division.
ACKNOWLEDGE.
T A Blamey
Brigadier-General,
General Staff,
Australian Corps.

 

Aug 21/18
Conference re Battle of
Herleville - Chuignolles
by 1st and 32nd Divs. - 

held at 1st Div H.Q. at Corbie, at 2.30p.m. on Aug 21.
Principles: - A. Settle everything finally here & now. 
B. Employ whole available resources to best advantage.
1. Plans of 1st [[Anot.?]] Div.

Taking over from 5th Div.
Approach March
Assembly. ------ 1 hr before Zero
Dispositions
Allocation of Tanks. (a) to Infantry

(b) to Objectives
Employment of Machine Guns
Employment of Trench Mortars

Inter-brigade Boundary

2.  Plans of 32nd Div
Dispositions
Approach March

Assembly - time - 1 hr before Zero

Allocation of Tanks (a) to Infantry

(b) to Objectives
Employment of Machine Guns
Employment of Trench Mortars
3. Tanks.

Approach March - 9.30 to 1. - 1 before Zero till Zero. - 
Drowning noise by Air Force

Time of reaching tapes. -

Tank Tactics - [[wire?]] in 32nd Div. front

4. Field Artillery.

Barrage Map - does it tint?
Time Table. - rate
Halt Line.
Use of Smoke
Arty. to move forward for S.O.S.
Smoke in Barrage.
Smoke Screens on ^ left flank /[[Query?]] 3rd Div. Arty.

Prolonging Barrage by 3rd & 4th Div. - [[Query?]]) 3

 

5. Heavy Artillery
Targets during timetable } ask Div. Commanders
Targets after timetable     }
When will H. A. fire cease?
& on what part of front.
Counterbattery work
6. Zero Hour - 
settle. / Sunrise 5.46 ; 4.45 
method of [[prommgation?]] -
Synchronization of Watches
7. Exploitation policy
(a) 32nd Div. to wire in - 'Block C.T's.
(b) 1st Div. (a) Outpost line out 1000x
                   (b) N.E. [[Frend? or Freud?]]
Consolidation in depth

using M. Guns freely.

(8) Sunday: - Positioning H.Q. - 32°- at Bayonvillers

1st at Q. 13 . a . 3 . 7
Signal Communications

? Sufficiency of Air photos, message maps (etc)
Medical (D.D.M.S)

(Engineers)

C1st Div.

Exploitation to [[Knoll.?]]

Infantry available.

Artillery etc.

 

22 8.18
Gen Nollet came to see [[GOC.?]]
Gen NOLLET G.O.C. 36th French Corps
is coming in on our right.
His Headquarters will be, in a few days
at BOVES, with advanced Headqtrs
at BEAUCOURT.
For the next two days his H.Q. will
be af ESSERTEAUX.
[[A??]]

 

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DRILL HALL,
GIPPS ST, RICHMOND,
All comnunicatons to be addressed to O.C.
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