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

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First World War, 1914–18
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& SFRA 2 2A✓ 00E2 Tounced admittod to Fleld Ambulances – Openations From. S. Dm. 29-9-18... From Lero 18-9-18...... Formtion To..S. am. 21-9-18... ToS. am. 21-9-18..... EFLCOrS O. Ranks. Officers O. Ranrs. mee 30 415 ist Austcellan Division 2nd Australdan Division rd SuSCralian Division 16 19 870 Ath Augtrallan Divicion 11 StE Australian Division 51 1036 Australlen Totel Corps TFOOpS 6 205 Other Fornations French Troops 54 61 1156 Grand Total 341 Prisoners of War agollins Rino fCOLONEL Leadquarters, D.D.M.S., Hustralian Corps. 211 8 23. B.G.Co Sopies to: B.Co, G.S. LEE. BPORU.
22/2/16 Beauvevow Offensive First Conference (american) General Situation Action by 4h Army is part of a sequence Situation on Aust. Coops Front.- Situation on III Coops Frant. Baontages taken over by 27th 430th American uisions Poobable Alteration of Introdursional Boundary - after taking ae or before. Possibility of a pretimenary Operation by 27th Div. or Sep 27. Wain operation 1. General Description:- (as American Role - phase 1 & 1st Co) Australian Role - phase 2 (a American Role - phase 2 Cds American Consenttation North (c) American Advance on left of Husty. Ample Assistance by Juns, light sheavy, M. Gins, Fanks Aisoplanes, Armonad Cass Probable date - ready by Sep. 29. 2. Detaits of American Coops portion: - [map) trontage 7000 (as Size & Scope of Objectives green depth 3500t 1000 ceen dotted Watch Let & I coops red red datted. As Digssribe map generally - & future (0) Infantry Dispositions:- Set N of Brigades Make Wall diagrams (1) Assault (11) Nopping up – Allst Fontages & tanks CIW Reserves. - I of assuuet Brs LL on Fanks. take each Regt. over its task minutely 6
100 boad Vain operation (cont?) 3. Artillery action. (a) Heste Prior to attack day 12 he sas, 48he bombardment & countebatly Counterbattery 161 (0) Fiild Artillery 17 Brigades in Barrage 6 do Mobile (2 smoke on Hanks) £ o17 will become mobile after preen line. Barrage Start line Rate Nature of Lige - Smake No Haet Protector. Hank Sonaking Brigndes. (d) E Australian Mobils Brigader - 345th Div. & cash1 AB 4 other Bydes pull out of Barrage - 2 for cash Feank. A. Machine Gun Barrage 168 2co Dis. N.G.Bn 5 a 2 Bode M.Ga TOE2E 2DCO- 240p without touching the Regimental M. G.Co This allows tor 257 in reseive (72) & LDjuns in barrage, I.c.D gun per 100 Barrap advances 200h in Front of Arty. (Maclagan to get extra M. G. officer to help. 4th Brigade (90 tanks) S. Tanks: & Assault Regts &8 32 4 Mopping up Bs & 33 12 2 Hank Righ & 8,- 16 Corps & Div. Reseives 30 2. C. Enemy Wire (a1 Lanes Cut by Arty. th Tanks to crrish Contact planee 7. Air Service Counterattack planes; Lowteying Strafing planes tright bombing (tank Camonflage) planes 121 10063
Consequential Infantry Movements 2 Rests into line (a) Before Rattle Pearustment Preliminary operation by left Regt Readjustment of Interdir. Boundarres Battle wnto take over line dine unito move into Resewve (6) During Battle Day. et Assanet of frem line E Homing Fanks. Hank Kegt exploit to red line 2nd phase Warning as to Lt Coops Reserve Rests move up after Anstahan During Afternoon - Assault Bydes Consentrate to Flanks. to XX Cleasance for Anstralians (a After Battle Day 1 30th Dn move North, asross to goin 27th One Brigade deploys tasing East on left of 30 De. & moves up into line, to of Beaurwon syreem (ds Inbeymment Army Advance Americans on a 1 Brigade Front 4 Brynder of Artillery allotted Keep whole $th Tank Brigade (3)
Marson Avangements Maclagan use of Cass Not limited to percounel named. Battlediansoy: - Tanks & Infaunitry Arty & Difty, Lateral Larson. Thotos. Maps. Oblignes Hunn Signal Communiaations & Healquatter. Hlimmary Operation Frontage $4000l Depth. 1500 Ready by 27th dine Regiment to do it.- Mrsnt know anything about Sntremment operation. -1 to each Br The 3 Ridges Comiterbattery Hotillery 8 o 9 Brigadis: (Smothe) -aper Bn Tanks- 12 (M. Guns) Consolidation consentrate all effort on this, as it is a Condition, presedent.
Point (a) Team Work - one job to each man Strict dimitation to presenbed objection t61 (Astillery Interference) Orders & explanations to fer down to lowest leaden (e) Attention to Signals - flaves, disss, awaraft. (d) Sending back information - positive (e) negative Keeping men fit feeding (A.M. personnal) A) sleep thinking ahead - don't sit down & watch (8 Wext Confirences Maclagan - Special Confirence on Operation of 27 to General Conference - with Anstrahiam- on Morning of 26th Dr Commanders & Brigadien to be ready with plans
5P RAELAN OORS levnded admitted to Fleld Ambulances – Openations Fiom. S yv PADs... From Lero...18-3818.. Formation To...5 am 22-9-1. Pe. Officers O. Ranks. Officors O. Ranks. - lst Rustrallan Division 45 So 2nd Australlan Division 3rd Australian Division 20 tWallan Division 4th Aus 19 588 5th Auebraliar Division Australian Totel 1169 59 - o Corps Troops Other Forwations 254 French Trocps TOSAl 76 CrSF 1316 wenea Prisoners of Wer 348 0 Cffollin . Headquarters, D.D.M.S,, Australian Corps. 2210/28. A.G.C. Copies to: B.G.C.S. LnE. HurGan.
AUSTRA E TAN OO'RPS Townded admitted to Fleld Ambulances – Operations From..G.P. 81-9-18.. From Lero.,1879-18.... Formation To.DOOPsld. Tonoon.2209-18.... Officers O. Ranks. Officers O. Ranks. 38 37 521 lst Austrailan Division 2nd Austgallan Division 3rd Ruseralian Division 584 4th Australlan Division in Rustralian Division 45 58 1157 Rustralian Totel o Corps TroOpS 15 11 234 Other Formations French Troops 64 70 1304 Geand Total 348 Prisoners of War He Jollu Copt forCOLONEL, Beadquarters, D.D.M.S., Australian Corps. 128. A.C.Co Copies to: B.Go, G.S. InE. Hurean.
Mr 221 AUSTRAETAN CORPS Nownend admitted to Field Empulances – Operations From Lero..IGaGalG... From. SB 21 -9218.. Formation To.A Am. 22-9-18... To...G am 22-3-1d.. O. Ranks. Officers O. Ranks. Officers 26 37 509 lst Australian Division 2nd Australian Division Division 3rd Australlan 584 4th Australian Division 13 5th Australian Division 33 58 1145 Australian Totel ion Corps Troops 232 11 16 Other Formations French Troops 49 1289 70 Geand Total 348 Prisoners of Wer Agleolling EOLONEE, Readquarters, D.D.U.S., Australlan Corps. 22 18 128. A.C.C. Copies to: B.G., G.S. InE. Burean.

AUSTRALIAN CORPS
Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances - Operations
 

Formation                          From 6 pm 20-9-18           From Zero 18-9-18
                                                 To    6 am  21-9-18                   To 6 am  21-9-18   
                                              Officers     O. Ranks                Officers     O. Ranks

1st Australian Division           1                  30                           30              415
2nd Australian Division                              2                              1                  17     
3rd Australian Division                               -                                                  17
4th Australian Division          1                  16                             19              576  
5th Australian Division                                -                                1                11
Australian Total                        2                 48                             51            1036
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
Corps Troops                                                -                                  1                 13
Other Formations                                       6                                 9               107
French Troops
_______________________________________________________________________
Grand Total                               2                 54                                61              1156

Prisoners of War                                           -                                   5               341

AJ Collins Major
for COLONEL

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,
21/9/18.
JM
Copies to : - A.C. G.
G+B.G., G.S.
A.
Inf. bureau.

 

 

21/9/18

 

 


22/9 /16-8
Beauvoir Offensive
First Conference (American)
General Situation
Action by 4th Army is part of a sequence,
Situation on Aust. Coops Front.-
Situation on III Corps Frant.
Frontages taken over by 27th & 30th American Divisions
Probable Alteration of Interdivisional Boundary - after taking over
or before.
Possibility of a preliminary Operation by 27th Div. on Sep 27.
Main Operation
1. General Description:-
(a) American Role - phase 1 & 1a
(b) Australian Role - phase 2
(c) American Role - phase 2
(d)American Concentration North
(e) American Advance on left of Austr.
Ample Assistance by guns, light & heavy, M. Guns, Tanks
Airoplanes, Armoured Cars
Probable date - ready by Sep. 29.
2. Details of American Corps portion: - [map]
(a) Size & Scope of Objectives
green  [ frontage 7000x
              [ depth 3500x to
                                         4000x
Watch III & IX Corps.
red
red dotted.
(b) Describe map generally - & future
(c) Infantry Dispositions:- Set Nos of Brigades
Make Wall diagrams
(1) Assault
(11) Mopping up – Allot Frontages & tanks
CIW Reserves. - I of assault Bns

II on flanks
Take each Regt. over its task minutely
(1)
 

 

Main operation (cond)
3. Artillery action.
(a) xxxxxx  Prior to attack day - 12 hr gas, 48hr bombardment
& counterbatty
(b) Counterbattery
(c) Field Artillery   -  17 Brigades in Barrage
                                       6    do    Mobile (2 smoke on flanks)
4 of 17 will become mobile after green line.
Barrage - Start line
                   Rate
                   Nature of fire - Smoke
                   No Halt
                   Protector.
Flank Smoking Brigades.
(d) 6 Australian Mobile Brigades - 3d & 5th Div. & each 1 A B
4 other Bgdes pull out of Barrage - 2 for cash flank.
4. Machine Gun Barrage
    Div. M. G. Bn.       2 Cos
2 Bgde M.G. "           8 Cos
                                   _______
                                    10  X 2   + 20 Cos  = 240 guns
 

without touching the Regimental M. G. Cos.
This allows for 25% in reserve (72) & 180 guns in
barrage, i.e. 3 gun per 100 x .-
Barrage advances 200x in front of Arty.
[Maclagan to get extra M. G. officers to help.
5. Tanks: 4th Brigade (90 tanks)
4 Assault Regts x 8         =       32
4 Mopping up Bns  x  3  =       12
2 Flank Regts  x 8            =       16
Corps & Div. Reserves     =      30      90
6. Enemy Wire (a) Lanes Cut by Arty.
(b)  Tanks to crush
7. Air Service. Contact planes.
Counterattack planes;
Low flying Strafing planes
Night bombing (tank Camouflage) planes
(2)
 


 

 

Consequential Infantry Movements
(a) Before Battle - 2 Regts into line
Readjustment
Preliminary operation by left Regt
Readjustment of Interdiv. Boundaries
Battle units take over line
Line units move into Reserve
(b) During Battle Day. -
1st { Assault of green line
      {Forming Flanks.
2nd phase - Flank Regt exploit to red line
                       Warning as to IX Coops
                       Reserve Regts move up after Australians
(c)  After Battle Day During Afternoon - Assault Bgdes Concentrate to flanks.
XX Clearance for Australians
(c)  After Battle Day:-
30th Div moves North, across to join 27th
One Brigade deploys facing East on left of 3d
Div. & moves up into line, E of Beaurwoir
System.
(d)  Subsequent Army Advance
Americans on a 1 Brigade Front
4 Brigades of Artillery allotted
Keep whole 4th Tank Brigade
(3)
 

 

Liason Arrangements
Maclagan
Use of Cass
Not limited to personnel named.
Battle Liaison: - Tanks & Infantry / Arty & Infty./Lateral Liaison.
Photos. Maps. Obliques - Hunn
Signal Communiations & Headquarters.
Preliminary Operation
Frontage  4000x Depth. 1500x
Line Regiment to do it.- Ready by 27th
Musn't know anything about Subsequent operation.
The 3 Ridges - 1 to each Bn
Artillery - Counterbattery.
8 or 9 Brigades. (Smoke)
Tanks- 12  - 4 per Bn
Consolidation - (M. Guns)
Concentrate all effort on this, as it is a
Condition, precedent.

 

 

Points
(a) Team Work - one job to each man
(b) Strict Limitation to prescribed objectives
(Artillery Interference)
(c) Orders & explanations to get down to lowest leaders
(d) Attention to Signals - flares, discs, aircraft.
(e) Sending back information - positive
negative
(f) Keeping men fit - feeding (Q.M. personnel)
sleep
(g) thinking ahead - don't sit down & watch
Next Conferences
Maclagan - Special Conference on Operation of 27th
General Conference - with Australians-
on Morning of 26th
Div Commanders & Brigadiers to be ready with plans
 

 

AUSTRALIAN CORPS
Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances - Operations
 

Formation                          From 6 pm 21-9-18           From Zero 18-9-18
                                                 To    6 am  22-9-18                   To 6 am  21-9-18   
                                              Officers     O. Ranks                Officers     O. Ranks

1st Australian Division           1                  45                           38              528
2nd Australian Division                               1                              1                 20     
3rd Australian Division                                1                                                 20
4th Australian Division                               8                            19              588  
5th Australian Division                                2                              1                13
Australian Total                        1                 57                             59           1169
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
Corps Troops                                                -                                  1                 13
Other Formations                    1                  19                              11               134
French Troops
_______________________________________________________________________
Grand Total                               2                 76                                71              1316

Prisoners of War                                           -                                   5               348

AJ Collins Major
for COLONEL

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,
22/9/18.
Copies to : - A.C. G.
G+B.G., G.S.
A.
Inf. bureau.
 

 

AUSTRALIAN CORPS
Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances - Operations
 

Formation                          From 6 pm 21-9-18           From Zero 18-9-18
                                                 To    6 am  22-9-18              To 6 am  22-9-18   
                                              Officers     O. Ranks                Officers     O. Ranks

1st Australian Division                              38                           37              521
2nd Australian Division                              1                              1                  20     
3rd Australian Division                               -                                                  19
4th Australian Division                               4                            19              584
5th Australian Division                                2                               1                 13
Australian Total                                           45                             58            1157
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
Corps Troops                                                -                                  1                 13
Other Formations                   1                   19                              11               134
French Troops
_______________________________________________________________________
Grand Total                                                   76                                70              1304

Prisoners of War                                           -                                   5               348

AJ Collins Major
for COLONEL

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,
22/9/18.
JM
Copies to : - A.C. G.
G+B.G., G.S.
A.
Inf. bureau.

 

 

  

AUSTRALIAN CORPS
Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances - Operations
 

Formation                          From 6 pm 21-9-18           From Zero 18-9-18
                                                 To    6 am  22-9-18                   6 am  22-9-18   
                                              Officers     O. Ranks                Officers     O. Ranks

1st Australian Division                             26                            37            509
2nd Australian Division                              1                              1                20     
3rd Australian Division                               -                                                19
4th Australian Division                              4                             19            584  
5th Australian Division                               2                               1               13
Australian Total                                           33                             58           1145
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
. . . . . . . . . Division
Corps Troops                                                -                                  1                 13
Other Formations                   1                   15                               11               131
French Troops
_______________________________________________________________________
Grand Total                               2                 49                               70            1289

Prisoners of War                                           -                                   5              348

AJ Collins Major
for COLONEL

D.D.M.S., Australian Corps.
Headquarters,
JM
22/9/18.
Copies to : - A.C. G.
G+B.G., G.S.
A.
Inf. bureau.

 
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