General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 10 September - 3 October 1918 - Part 13










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[Draft only]
B
25/9/18
Battle Instructions &c &c. No.9
Organization of Roads of Traffic & Troop Movements
1. Accompanying map shows four main roads which it is proposed will beto develop for traffic under arrangements to be made by CE Aust
Corps
From the West as far East as our Start Line - Before Zero Day
Eastwards from the Start Line – After Zero Hour on Zero Day
These roads are colo^wred on the ^attached map respectively Black, Red,
Yellow and Blue.
They will be marked ^ respectively on the ground by sign boards, painted
in the same sequence of Colors.
Of these roads, all except. The red ^ and yellow roads / will probably are expected to be
^developed into fairly good M.T. Roads. - The red black road is not likely
to be suitable except for ^ any but pedestrian & Horse Transport traffic. -
2. Immediately after Zero ^ hour CE Australian Corps will arrange for parties of xxx Engineers & Pioneers
to will commence work on these roads, East of the Start Line,immediately ^ as soon after zero hour as practicable
in order to :- (a) Mark the routes with ^ coloured Signboards
(b) clear obstructions
(c) clear land mines
(d) Fill in shell holes & craters
(e) Fill in trenches
(f) Render the road practicable to Horse dawn
Artillery.
All necessary material will be prepared in advance
It is anticipated that all four roads will be suitable for the
use of Horse drawn Artillery, as far east as the Le Catelet trench
line, by 9.a.m. (inclusive) by 9 a.m. on Zero day.
3. No Traffic of any description - other than urgent signal traffic
- will be permitted on any of these roads East of the Start Line
until after 9 a.m. -
4. The roads West of the Start line will be kept clear of all
traffic after Zero Hour, except for the battle troops, in accordance
with the time table in para 9.
5. The Armoured Car Battalion, (and Whippets tanks accompanying same it)
will use the Yellow Road - The accompanying whippets will
whenever practicable march close beside, and not actually on these
roads.
6. No transverse crossing of any of these roads, from North to South, or
vice versa, will be permitted on Zero Day, except for single vehicles
^ or single tanks or small bodies of troops. All north and south traffic and even these must give way to, and
avoid blocking, all East bound traffic. -
7. All Tanks accompanying Australian Troops, or moving east to
Assembly positions, or moving West to Rallying points must keep
clear of these roads, & must not cross them unless absolutely
unavoidable. - Wherever practicable, tanks will march move in
Columns, close beside these roads, so as to consolidate ^ an xx alternative marching track for infantry.
8. The following is the Allocation of roads to Battle Troops ^ and the order of movement in each case :-
Black Road :- | A Regt of 60th Am. Bgde | As far as start line only |
A Brigade Group 5th Aust Div with accompanying artillery |
throughout | |
Reserve Brigade Group 5th Aust Div. with artillery |
do | |
D Regt. of 59th Am. Bgde | do. | |
* 5 Cavalry Bde |
||
Red Road | B Regt. of 60th Am. Bgde | As far as start line only |
B Bgde of 3rd Aust Div with artillery |
Throughout | |
* 5 Cavalry bde | ||
Yellow Road | ||
A Regt of 54th Am. Bgde | As far as start line only |
|
Armoured Car Battalion | Throughout | |
A Brigade Group of 3d Aust Div with Arty. |
Throughout | |
Blue Road | B Regt. of 54th Am. Bgde | As far as start line only |
B Brigade Group of 3d Aust Div with Arty |
Throughout | |
Reserve Bn pde Group of 3d Aust Div. |
do | |
D Regt of 54th Am. Bde | do | |
*5th Cavalry Bde will be prepared to move viaN.B. The Units are xxxxx in the xxxx by which they will use these roads
either the Black or the Red Road
9. The following time- table will control the use of these four roads
by the several formations to which they have been allotted:-
(a) American troops have right of way, and preferential use of
all four roads, as far East as the "start" line, up to
Zero hour on Zero day.- After that hour, no troops of
the American Corps (other than the D Regiments of each ^ American Division
are to use any of these roads.-
(b) From Zero hour on Zero day, all four roads of the four roads
East of the "Start" Line will be exclusively under the ^ exclusive Control of the
Engineers & Pioneers until 9a.m. - No traffic of any
description, to use any of these other than for the service of these
Engineers & Pioneers ^and not just signal traffic may xxxx use the roads east of the Start Line going Eastxxxxxxxx before 9 a.m
(c) During the remainder of Zero day, troops will have right of
precedence ^going East on these four roads, for their whole length, east of the line control line shown in green, in the
following order :-
Between 9.a.m. & 11a.m. Artillery ^ detailed to supporting Australian American Rgts
3rd & 5th Aust Divisions
& artillery Battle Brigades
followed by D Regiments of
American Divisions
Between 11 a.m & 12 noon 3d & 5th Aust Divisions
Reserve Brigades
& artillery
After 12 2 p.m. 5th Cavalry Brigade, on
black ^ & red roads only.N.B. (1) The Armoured Car Battalion & its Whippets will have
precedence of all other traffic on the Yellow Road.
(11) If the artillery detailed to support 'C' American Rgts
require to move east of the canal to carry out their
task they will have precedence at 9 am on the Black & Blue Road
(d) No Mechanical Transport, or Tractor drawn Artillery may
use any of these roads until after 5p.m. on Zero
Day. - After that hour, one or more of these roads will
be allocated to the use of Heavy Artillery, according to
the Situation
10. The 5th Cavalry Brigade will not cross the "Start" line ^ of the Main Operation line before 2p.m.
by which hour out situation on the red line should be
definitely known. -
Barrage Time 25/9/18
min
Start line 3
6 lefts @ 100 in 3. 18
Halt of 15 min } 15
and
42 lifts @100m in 4 168
________
204
_________
Barrage arrive on
Protector line Z + 204
Protector 15
________
Barrage
fire Ceases Z + 219
3 - 39
5 - 40 9 - 19
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ADC & GOC
draft of Battle
Instructions Seves
E No 9 dated
25/9/18 - returned
herewith -
KM Laserbry
GS
25/9
27/9/18
NOMINAL ROLL
of
OFFICERS WHO PROCEEED ON 1914 FULROUNGH TO AUSTRALIA WITH
SECOND DRAFT - I.E., LEFT BRAY 26/27-9.1918
[*Hod*]
Rank | Name | Unit |
Captain | BERESFORD W.R. M.C. | 50th Battalion. |
Lieut. | BURNETT, H.J. | 1st Div. Art. |
x Major | BURRETt , A.F. DSO. | 3rd Battalion. – was recommended as suitable for Battalion Command |
Lieut. | CARSON, S.H. | 1st Div. Train. |
Lieut. | CAWLEY, F. MC. | 4th Div. Train. |
2/Lieut. | COBB, H. L. | 41st Ba ttalion. |
Lieut. | COWIE, J. P. | 46th battalion. |
Lieut. | GRAY, J. A. | 21st Battalio n. |
Lieut. | DAVIDSON, | 10th Battalion |
Lieut. | DE LEPERVANCE, P. | 1st Div. Artillery. |
Lieut. | DEARDEN, G. R. | 21st Battalion. |
Captain | DOW A. H. MC. | 4th Div. Engrs. |
Lieut. | DOWDEN, K. F. MM. | A.A.S.C. Att. 12th Bde. A.F.A. |
Lieut. | DOVEY, A. E. MM. | 3rd Army Bde. A.F.A. |
Lieut. | DUKE, A. H. | 6th Army Bde. A.F.A. |
Lieut. | DE FRAGA A. N. | 1st Aust. M.T. Coy. |
Lieut. | DONAHUE J. C. MC. | 1st Div. Arty. |
Capt. | EDGE, A. | Aust. Provost Corps. |
Lieut. | EVANS, W. | 1st Div. Arty. |
Lieut. | FINLAYSON, N. W. | 8th Battalio n. |
Lieut. | FAIRWEATHER, H. A. | 38th Battalion. |
Lieut. | FORTES CUE, C. S. DSO.MC. | 49th Battalion. |
Lt.(T/Capt) | GOSS, C. S. MC. | 15th Battalion. |
Lieut. | HOPE, G. W. | A. F. C. |
Lieut. | HUNTER, R. | 1st Div. Sig. Coy. |
Lieut. | HALL, T. F. | 3rd Field Ambulance. |
Lieut. | HOLMAN, J. H. MC | 45th Battalion. |
Lieut. | HESTER, T. A. | 4th Div. Arty. |
Lt-Col. | LUSTON, D.A. CMG. DSO. | 5th Battalion. |
Capt. | LACEY, S. B. | 3rd Aust. M.T. Coy. |
Lieut. | LARKINS, S. M. | 4th Div. Sig. Coy. |
Capt. | LYNE, H.S. MC. | 2nd Div. Arty. |
Lieut. | LAVERS, S. R. | A. F. C. |
Chaplin. | MACAULAY, C. J. | 14th A. I. Bde. |
Lieut. | MONEY, W. A. MC. | 57th Battalion. |
Major | McKENZIE, D. S. DSO. | A. A. M. C. |
Capt. | McINTYRE, S. L. MC. | 9th Batt alion. |
Capt. | McNAB, D. A. MC. | 54th Battalion. |
Lieut | McSWAINE, K. MC. | 3rd Aust. M. T. Coy. |
Lieut. | NAGLE G. B. | 8th L. T. M.Bty. |
Lieut. | OTTOWAY, H. F. | 3rd M.G. Battalion. |
GOC to see
Rank | Name | Unit |
Chaplain | POWER, T.S. | 9th A. I. Bde. |
Lieut. | PERKINS. H. A. | 2nd Aust. M.T. Coy. |
Lieut. | PEARCE, J. MC. | 4th Aust . L. H. |
Lieut. | RAWSON, G. H. | 6th Aust. M. T. Coy. |
Capt. | RI CHARDSON. H. T. | 3rd Army Bde. A. F. A. |
Capt. | RICHARDSON. C. N. | 12th Battalion. |
* Major | SAVAGE P.J. DSO. | 1stDiv Engrs. – was recommended as suitable for appt. of CRE |
Lieut. | SCOTT E.J. MC. ML. | 1st M. G. Bn. |
Capt (T/ Mjr) | STEVENSON W.O., V. D. | 1st Di v. Train. |
Lieut. | SHENTON, C. M. | 1st Di v. Art. |
Lieut. | SHARP, C.S. WM. | 4th Di v. Sig. Coy. |
Captain | SHEPPARD, L. D. | 5th Div. Art. |
Lieut. | SHEEDY. M. E. | 5th Div. Art. |
Lieut. | TREWHEELA, G. | 14th Batta lion. |
Captain | TAYLOR, A.F. | 4th M. G. Bn. |
Lieut. | TOTHILL, G. C. | 1st Div. Art. |
Lieut. | TUTTON, N .R. MC. | 6th Battalion. |
Lt-Col. | VERNON, H. V. DSO. | 4th Div. Arty. |
Capt. | WEBSTER, R. J. | 5th Div. Train Att. “Q”, G. H. Q. as Staff Captain. |
Lieut. | WATTS, S. E. | 3rd Squad, A. F. G |
Chaplain | WILSON. D. G. | 3rd Battalion, |
Total 62 officers |
27.9.18
From Len Brand 12 noon
Enemy has retaken knoll.
S.O.S. has been put down.
(Possession observe at present.)
Above is confirmed by 4 Arty observers.
Enemy baloons close to enemy line.
Casey is getting 5 Byde R.A.F. to
deal with them.
AUSTRALIAN CORPS
Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances - Operations
Formation From From Zero 27-9-18
To To 6 pm 27-9-18
Officers O. Ranks Officers O. Ranks
_________________________________________________________________________
1st Australian Division 3
2nd Australian Division 7
3rd Australian Division 1
4th Australian Division 7
5th Australian Division -
_________________________________________________________________________
Australian Total 18
_________________________________________________________________________
27th Amercian. . Division 1 453
30th Amn . Division 149
. . . . . . . . . Division - -
Corps Troops 6
Other Formations 2 69
French Troops - -
_______________________________________________________________________
Grand Total 3 695
________________________________________________________________________
Prisoners of War
_______________________________________________________________________
AJ Collins Major
for COLONEL
D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,
27/9/18.
JM
Copies to : - A.C. G.
G+B.G., G.S.
A.
Inf. bureau.
AUSTRALIAN CORPS
Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances - Operations
Formation From From Zero 27-9-18
To To noon 27-9-18
Officers O. Ranks Officers O. Ranks
_______________________________________________________________________
1st Australian Division 2
2nd Australian Division 6
3rd Australian Division 1
4th Australian Division 7
5th Australian Division -
________________________________________________________________________
Australian Total 16
________________________________________________________________________
27th American. . Division 180
30th Amn . Division 118
. . . . . . . . . Division -
Corps Troops 1
Other Formations 38
French Troops -_____________________________________________________________________
Grand Total 352
_____________________________________________________________________
Prisoners of War
_____________________________________________________________________
AJ Collins Major
for COLONEL
D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,
27/9/18.
JM
27/9/18
Copies to : - A.C. G.
G+B.G., G.S.
A.
Inf. bureau.

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