General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 10 September - 3 October 1918 - Part 1

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Australian Corps 13th September 1918. A.D.C., for G.O.C. Programme of moves of M HUGHES party on 14th inst:- Leave AMIENS for 5th Div H.Q. - 9 a.m. FONTAINE-LE-CAPPY. 10-30 am. Arrive 5th Div. Hdors. 10-45 am. Leave FONTAINE for FEUILLERES to see 5th D.A. 12 noon One car of party picks up Officer of 5th A.I.Bde X. g. at Bde H.Q. FRISE as guide for IT ST QUENT IN in afternoon. 12-30 pm. Leave FFUILLERES for Corps H.O. for lunch. 1-O pm. Lunch with Corps Commander. 2-30 pm. - Leave Corps H.Q. for 14th Bde H.Q. LE MESNIL. 3-0 pm. Pick up Officer of 14th Bde at Bde. H.Q. and proceed to PERONNE. 4-0 pm. Visit MT ST QUMATIN with Officer of 5th Inf.Bde. as guide. 6-0 pm. See party of 1914 men at Church at BRAY. Alrirben Brigadier-General. General Staff Australian Corps.
- FROGRAMME OF VIOIT OF PART TO AUSTRALIAN CORPS - 12th to 16th ZMPTZMEAR, 1918. -..--------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE. TARTICULARS OF RüMülks. AULLIGELENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12-9-18. Arrive LOULOGHE. Wisit Ho.2 Aust. Goneral Hospital if time permits. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Travol vie ABDEVILIE to A-IMWS. Dine and stay night HOTEL dela PAIX, AMIES. 13-9-18. Leave AMILNS 9 a.m. Travol via Sco old front lino of 8th VILLERS RRETONFEUK and BELLOY August and the old AUCUST battlo to Corps Headquarters. field on route. -.....-.-.-.--.....-....--..-----.--.---...--... Leave Corps Headquartors 11 a.m. Visit for õrd squadron Aorodromo Norodrome. PROYART, via ASSZVILLERS - DOk- e PIERRE - CHUIGMS - CHUIGNOLLES ------------------------------------------------ Leave Aorodrome 12.30 p.m. for Lunch at Headquarters 2nd 2nd Divisional Headquerters Australian Division at 1 p.m. CAPPY via TROISSY and CAMAL Rd. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Lcave 2nd Aust. Divisional Wisit 7th Australian Infentry Hoadquarters about 2.30 p.m. Brigade and Battalions. for BCLUSIER with officer of 2nd Aust. Division as guido. -------------------------------------------------------------- Leavo 7th Brigade Headquarters about 5 p.m. for CAPPY with guide from 2nd Aust.Division to see 15" Gorman Gun on CHUIGNES - PROYART Road. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Roturn to AMIENS via VILLERS - Dine and stay night HOTEL de la HRETOEEZUX. --.......----------------------------------------------------------- PAIX, AHIEN3. 14-9-18. Loave AMIEMS 9 a.m. for 5th Visit Divisional Hoadquartors Division Hoadquartors, FOH¬ and units of 5th Australian TAINE-les-CAPFY via VILLERS Division with officer detailed ERETOmTNX and E TRMES, arriv- by 5th Australian Division as ing FONTAINE 10.15 a.m. guide. ----------------- ..---........................---- Lunch with Corps Commandor 1 pm ---------------------------------------------------... Leave Corps Hoadquartors 2.30 Wisit units of 5th Aust.Divisio p.m for LE MESNIL area via .under arrangemonts to be mad: BRIE. by 5th Australian Division. .....-------------------------------------------------.----- Return to AMIENS. Dine and stay night HOTEL de la PAIX, AMIENS. ----
AUS --------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE.: PARTICULARS OF REMARKS. ARRANGEMENTS. --------------------------------------- ------------... 15-9-18. Leave ANIENS 9 a.m. for lst See old front line of 2nd Aug an and 4th Aust. Division the old August battlefield north of Headquarters via CORBIE the SOMME on route, BRAY, SUZANNE, CLERY and MT ST. QUENTID. ----------- ------------- On arrival at PERONNE half Visit Div H.d. and sec reservo party goes to lst Aust Div units and points of intorest under H.2. (on road to TINCOURT) Divisional arrangomonts. romninder to H.Q. 4th Aust Div (on road to CARTIGNY). --------------------------------------------- Leave lst and 4th Aust Div Lunch at H.G. 3rd Aust Div at 1.pm. H.Q. at 12.45.p.m. for H.Q. 3rd Aust Div at DOINGT. ----------------------------- Leave 3rd Aust Div H.C. Visit units of 3rd Aust Div during 2.30.p.m. aftornoon under arrangements to be made by 3rd Aust Div. -------------- Return to AMLENS. Visit Corps H.Q. en routo. Dino AMIENS and stay night HOTEL do la PAIX. --------------------------------------------------------------- 16.9.18. Travel to BOULOGNE.
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"C" Form.    Army Form C.2123.
                        (in Books of 100.)
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  SM Code KDa    Words  237
Received. 
From  DAR
By   Con
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
[*Australian
[[?]]
TELEGRAPHS*]
₤  s. d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the   EAR   Office at   1020  m.   Received here at   1 48 pm.
TO Aust Corps
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
T357                                   13                         Q177
The difficulty in extreme

short nature is fully 

realised but the orders

from GHQ received so

very suddenly yesterday were

telephoned to you immediately

aaa you will now

have received my special

DR letter giving complete

details aaa I feel

that it would be

wrong to miss this

opportunity and allow the

ship to sail empty

aaa because a large 

number of well deserving 

men cannot take this
FROM                          780 

TIME & PLACE            orig 2.15pm

 

                                  

 

"C" Form.    Army Form C.2123.
                        (in Books of 100.)
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  SM Code KDa    Words  237
Received. 
From  DAR
By   Con
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
[*Australian
[[?]]
TELEGRAPHS*]
₤  s. d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the   EAR   Office at   1020  m.   Received here at   1 48 pm.
TO Aust Corps
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
T357                               
opportunity is no reason

why others should be

prevented aaa Will you 

therefore do your utmost 

and obtain as many

as possible from units

other than 1st and 

fourth Divns aaa The

following are approximately the

number of men embarked

in 1914 now with

units aaa Second Div

Twenty seven officers one

hundred and five other

ranks aaa Fifth Div 

eighty one officers three 

hundred and seventy nine

FROM                          

TIME & PLACE

 

"C" Form.    Army Form C.2123.
                        (in Books of 100.)
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  Code     Words
Received. 
From  DAR
By   C
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
[*Australian
[[?]]
TELEGRAPHS*]
₤  s. d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.   Received here at  1 48 pm.
TO 3rd
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
T357
other ranks aaa Third

Div Twenty one officers

fifty six other ranks

aaa AASC MT twenty

two officers three hundred 

and twenty five other 

ranks aaa Third Army

Bde 17 officers 181

D. R. Sixth Army

Bde 3 officers 13

other ranks aaa Twelfth

Army Bde 3 officers

66 other ranks aaa

Corps HR 6 officers

22 other ranks aaa

Aust Corps Mounted Troops

2 officers 24 other

FROM                          

TIME & PLACE

 

"C" Form.    Army Form C.2123.
                        (in Books of 100.)
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message
Prefix  Code     Words
Received. 
From  DAR
By  Con
Sent, or sent out
At   m.
To
By
Office Stamp.
Office Stamp.
[*Australian
[[?]]
TELEGRAPHS*]
₤  s. d.
Charges to collect
Service Instructions. 
Handed in at the      Office at     m.   Received here at 1  48pm.
TO 4th 
*  Senders Number.     Day of Month.   In reply to Number     AAA
T 357
ranks Aust Corps Signal

Coy 5 officers 12

other ranks aaa An

additional possibly You could

obtain considerable number first

and fourth Div nucleus

Camps

FROM

TIME & PLACE

 

 

Australian Corps
13th September 1918.

A.D.C., for G.O.C.
Programme of moves of MRr HUGHES party
on 14th inst:-

9 a.m. - Leave AMIENS for 5th Div H.Q. -

FONTAINE-LE-CAPPY.

10-30 am. - Arrive 5th Div. Hdors.

10-45 am. - Leave FONTAINE for FEUILLERES to see
5th D.A.

12 noon - One car of party picks up Officer of
5th A.I.Bde X. X. at Bde H.Q. FRISE as
guide for MT ST QUENTIN in afternoon.

12-30 pm. - Leave FEUILLERES for Corps H.O. for
lunch.

1-O pm. - Lunch with Corps Commander.

2-30 pm. - Leave Corps H.Q. for 14th Bde H.Q.
LE MESNIL.

3-0 pm. - Pick up Officer of 14th Bde at Bde.
H.Q. and proceed to PERONNE.
[*Commn*  3.15 *]

4-0 pm. - Visit MT ST QUENTIN with Officer of
5th Inf.Bde. as guide.
6-0 pm. - See party of 1914 men at Church at
BRAY.

RG Caresbury
for Brigadier-General.
General Staff
Australian Corps.
 

 

PROGRAMME OF VISIT OF PARTYYTO AUSTRALIAN CORPS -
12th to 16th SEPTEMBER, 1918.
 

DATE. PARTICULARS OF
ARRANGMENTS.		 REMARKS.
12-9-18. Arrive LOULOGHE. visit Ho.2 Aust. General Hospital
if time permits.
  Travel vie ABBEVILIE to AMEINS.  Dine and stay night HOTEL dela
PAIX, AMIES.
13-9-18 Leave AMIENS 9 a.m. Travel via
VILLERS BRETONNEUX and BELLOY to Corps Headquarters.		 See old front line of 8th
August and the old AUGUST battle
filed on route
  Leave Corps Headquarters 11 a.m.
for 3rd Squadron aerodrome
PROYART, via ASSEVILLERS – DON-
PIERRE – CHUIGNES – CHUIGNOLLES. 		 Visit 
Aerodrome.
  Leave Aerodrome 12.30 p.m. for 
2nd Divisional Headquarters. CAPPY via PROISSY and CANAL Rd.		 Lunch at Headquarters 2nd
Australian Division at 1 p.m.
  Leave 2nd Aust. Divisional 
Headquarters about 2.30 p.m.
for ECLUSIER with officer of
2nd Aust Division as guide

 		 Visit 7th Australian Infantry
Brigade and Battalions.

 
  Leave 7th Brigade Headquarters
about 5 p.m. for CAPPY with
guide from 2nd Aust. Division 
to see 15” German Gun on
CHUGNES – PROYART Road,		  
 

Return to AMIENS via VILLERS – 

BRETONNAEUX. 

 Dine and stay night at HOTEL de la
PAIX, AMIENS.
14-9-18. Leave AMIENS 9 a.m. for 5th
Division Headquarters, 
FONTAINE – les -CAPPY via VILLIERS
BRETONNEUX and ESTREES, arriving FONTAINE 10.15 a.m.		 Visit Divisional Headquarters 
and units of 5th Australian 
Division with officer detailed
by 5th Australian Division as
guide.
  Lunch with Corps Commander 1 pm.  
  Leave Corps Headquarters 2.30
p.m. for LE MESNIL are avia
BRIE.

Visit units of 5th Aust. Division
under arrangements to be made

By 5th Australian Division.
  Return to AMIENS. Dine and stay night at HOTEL de la
PAIX, AMIENS.

 

 

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DATE. PARTICULARS OF
ARRANGMENTS.		 REMARKS.
15-9-18. Leave AMIENS 9 a.m. for 1st and 4th Aust. Division
Headquarters via CORBIE,
BRAY, SUZANNE, CLERY and MT. ST. QUENTIN.		 See old front line of 2nd Aug and the August battlefield north of 
the SOMME on route,
  On arrival at PERONNE half
party goes to 1st Aust Div
H.Q. (on road to TINCOURT) remainder to H.Q. 4th Aust
Div (on road to CARTIGNY)		 Visit Div. H.Q. and see reserve units and points of interest under 
Divisional arrangements.
  Leave 1st and 4th Aust Div
H.Q. at 12.45 p.m. for H.Q.
3rd Aust Div at DOINGT.		 Lunch at H.Q. 3rd Aust Div at 1 p.m.
  Leave 3rd Aust Div H.Q.
2.30 p.m.		 Visit units of 3rd Aust Div during
afternoon under arrangements to
be made by 3rd Aust Div.
  Return to AMIENS. Visit Corps H.Q. on route. Dino
AMIENS and stay night HOTEL de la 
PAIX.
16.9.18 Travel to BOULOGNE.  



 

 

Conference 13/9/18

Situation .- Other events elsewhere

Simultaneous attack at least 3 armies.

Operation ^on 18th to seize ground from which the launch as attack on the

Hindenburg lines.-

Conference is to decide leading points ,- for Army decision

General organization - 1st v 4th Diz.- each 3500 *

each on a 2 Bgde front.

Objective lines - green
red

exploitation
Depth of advance.

Objective points - IV Le Veguine

I - 16 b
Cologne fn

New Div. Boundaries - Hand over & take over night 14/15.

Artillery ^all under G.O.C.R.A. - now 13 Bgdes - asked for 16 Bgds.

Tape line - to be achieved - as masked.

zer press enemy back. 

Mobile Artillery, for exploitation.

& Artillery Heavy - Targets -
counter battery. -

Tanks - 4 to each Div. - must not go beyond red line & must return

Dummy Tanks . - 

Machine Gun - 3 Bn to 1st, 5th Bn to 4th

Engineers & Pioneers - no detachment by corps

Smoke in Barrage - percentage
[*        IV                  I
       15 %  2ms    10 shells

       40                 45 Schrapnel
        50                 45 A.E
__________________________
       ' |    3 lifts of 100x in 2
               & rst 100x in 3 in *]
Coxen to ask for shells. 
Rates of Barrage - first 1000x- 100x in 3'

remainder - 100x in 4'
Zero Hour- (Moonset 3 -37, Sunrise 6.27) Suggest 5-15. √

Special assistance to 3d Corps by 1st Div, on Harqicourt Spur.
Div & Brigade Commanders to liaise.

 

 

 

Casualties
It would be quite impossible for the corps to

carry its records and statistics about with it in the

field. It consequently keeps no records: This
is done in the Third Echelon of A.H.Q. (Aust. Section).
Divisions report their casualties direct to the
Third Echelon G.H.Q. and the latter replaces
them by reinforcements. Copies of the ^daily casualty 
reports are sent to Corps H.Q. for the information 
of the Corps Commander - vide book sent
herewith - but no record beyond this, is and
the weekly summary which accompanies the 
book are kept up: this is the duty of the
third Echelon G.H.Q. not of Corps.
R.A. Couthers Brig. Genl.
O.A. & Q.M.G.
Aust Corps,

14/9/18. 

 
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