General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 10 September - 3 October 1918 - Part 2

[*Telephone message  12/9/18*]
General DODDS.

The undermentioned are to be held in readiness to entrain
on the 15th instant, attestations to be notified later, en route for
two months furlough in Australia. 
Nominal rolls in triplicate to be rendered to Corps H.Q.
before entraining, and embarkation rolls also to be handed to an
embarkation clerk to be detailed by Corps to accompany troops to embarkation
port. Only fofficers and men who embarked from Australia
in 1914 and have been away ever since: under no circumstances must
any one be included who did not actually embark in 1914, even if he
enlisted that year and did not embark till 1915. 
1st Division to send 2 Lt-Cols. and 2 Majors.

4th Division to send 1 Lt-Col. and 1 Major. 
5th Division to send 1 Lt-Col. and 1 Major. 
(I ncluded in Officers)

Senior Officer to command. If not sufficient married
available, numbers to be made up by single men; preference only to
be given to married men who have their wives in Australia. Captain 
BLANCHARD will arrange to advance cash for 40 days pay during the
voyage, not to be paid till they embark but the ordinary rate will
be paid before embarkation. I will cable Egypt to issue clothing 
when they get there, but D.A.D.O.S. of each Division to issue what
he can now. Men will take packs, leave arms behind. There isn ot
time to get kit from LONDON, go in what they have. 
Confirmed by D.R. tonight.  W.O and G.H.Q. making all
arrangements. 
 

“A’’ Form 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS

Office of Origin and Service Instructions

Urgebt Operation

Priority

T A Blamey

BG gp
TO DAG A.I.F. Care HQ 5th Army
*Senders's Number
Day of Month
In reply to Number.
T353
AAA
Desire usage most strongly
that in view of
tactical situation and incompleteness
of instructions received it
is quite impossible in
available time to provide
quota for embarkation aaa
any attempt at partial
realisation by adopting some
administrative scheme would cause
most serious and undesirable
[[?]] and [[?]] [[?]]
I request minimum of 
week to organise 
From  (Continued)
 

②
fair selection and necessary
administrative action particularly in
interests of selected men
themselves.

From Aust Corps
(Z) [[?]]

 

207
“C’’ Form 

MESSAGES AND SIGNALS
Prefix SM Code [[?]] Words 38
Received DAR
By Cot
[* ARMY
AU[[?]] 0-
TELEGRAMS*]
[* HEADQUARTERS 

AUSTRALIAN

No AB126*]
Servuice Instructions

Ear
Handed in at Office 3.35p.m.

Received 4.50 pm
TO Aust Corps
*Sendre's Numbers

T349

Day of Month

12
AAA
Reference telephone message re
draft for AISTRALIA one
officer 1^st Div and
one officers 4^th Div
must be medical officers
and one officer 5^th
Div must be a
Chaplin SE.
[*duplicate.
WAA*]
FROM AIF 5 Army

 

Q -
Do you undertsnd
this please?
It is not possible to
do anything without
knowing size es of
jackets breechae
Hays & boots to, &

materials things [[?ed]]
Baths Office -
E I L

12
9
18
 

URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL.
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.
Headquarters,
12th September, 1918.
Headquarters,

lst Australian Division.
2nd Australian Division.
3rd Australian Division.
4th Australian Division.
5th Australian Division.
S.M.T.0.
G.O.C., R.A.
A.P.M.
Corps Mounted Troops.
Under Instructions received 2 p.m. today from A.I.F.
Headquarters.
1. The personnel shown on Table 'A' herewith will be held.
in readiness to entrain on 15th September, en-route for 2 months
furlough in AUSTRALIA.
2. Detailed arrangements will be notified as early as possible,
but the party will be concentrated on the evening of 14th inst.
at Corps Reinforcement Camp, BRAY. They should therefore concentrate
in Div. Reinforcement Wings on evening 13th inst. _
3. Only Officers and men who embarked from AUSTRALIA in 1914
and have been on service overseas over since, may be selected -
under no circumstances may anyone be included who did not embark in
1914.
4. Preference will in every case be given to married men, but
single men may be included if sufficient married men are not available.
5. Senior Officers will be detailed as follows (to be
included in the total of Officers)
1st Aust. Div. 2 Lieut.-Cols. * 2 majors
4th Aust. Div. 1 Lieut.-Col. 1 Major.
.5th Aust. Div. 1 Lieut.-Col. 1 major.
* Senior to Command Party. 
6. Paymaster A.I.F., will arrange to advance to 0.C. sufficient
cash for 40 days‘ pay during the voyage.
7. Men will take equipment, but hand in their arms before
leaving their Units (or Div. Reinft. Camp). 
8. Rolls of each party will be prepared in triplicate and.
delivered to 0.C., Corps Reinforcement Depot, BRAY.
Brigadier-General,
D.A. &. Q.M.G.,
AUSTRALIAN Corps.
Copies to:-
Corps Reinft. Camp.
Corps Reinft. Depot. BRAY.
Paymaster A.I.F.
P.T.O.
 

[*PRIORITY*]
"C" Form
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS
Prefix SB Code F510 Words 70
Handed in at EaR Pty 

Office 6.13pm
Received 7.15 pm
TO Austn Corps
*Sender's Number Day of Month AAA
2353                               12
DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS are that 60
officers and n740 other Ranks
who embarked in 1914 are
to be assembled at Place
and date stated aaa if for
any reason impracticable for you
to obtain quota allotted to one
Unit you will complete quota
number required by allotting eligible
men embarked 1914 from other
units and those who do
not now provide their quota
will be included in later
drafts aaa confirmation letter ha
left here by special DR
aaa my telephone message was
[[?]]pted by Lieutaenant Glover and
was correctly taken down by him

FROM A.I.F. Fifth Army 6.10p.
 

G.O.C.
Herewith phone message
received from A.A.9 AIF.
It is quite unintelligable
the instructions being
at variance with the 
table. I wired that 
[[t?tical]] consideration
made compliance impossible
in the time, 1st & 4th
Aust. Div being both
in the Line

12. 9/18 R. a. L