General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 10 September - 3 October 1918 - Part 11

22/9/18
 

SECRET.
Copy No 19
5/796
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.
Headquarters,
22nd September 1918.
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS No.238.
1.  AREA ORGANIZATION.
i) From 10 am. on 25th September the organization of the
Corps Areas will be as follows in accordance with the Administrative
Map issued herewith -
'A' Divisional Area.-
'B' Divisional Area.-
Corps Areas.-
TINCOURT   -    Area Commandant.    -   Lt. BUTLER.
HAUT ALLAINES  -         -do-                   -   Lt. SKAMP.
MESNIL. -                          -do-                  -   Capt. TRATMAN.
PERONNE. -                     -do-                  -   Capt. SCOULLER.
   "   "                        Town Major.              -   Major. DOULTON.
HERBECOURT. -  Area Commandant. -  Cpt. HARRISON.
SUZANNE. -                      -do-                  -   Major. ARMFIELD.
CAPPY. -                             -do-                 -   Capt. Ross.
ii)  For all purposes other than Traffic Control 'A' and
'B' Divisional Areas will be administered in all respects by the
Divisions in occupation of them and Corps Areas will be administered
by Corps Headquarters.
2.  TRAFFIC CONTROL.
a)  From 10 am. on 25th September the responsibility for
Traffic Control will be -
'A' Divisional Area.          -      5th Australian Division assisted by
personnel of 30th American Division.
'B' Divisional Area.          -      3rd Australian Division assisted by
personnel of 27th American Division.
TINCOURT and HAUT
ALLAINES Areas.              -      2nd Australian Division.
Remainder of Corps Areas. - A.P.M. Corps.
3.  CORPS PRISONERS OF WAR CAGE will be open at K.10.Central at 10 am.
on 25/9/18.
4.  REINFORCEMENTS AND NUCLEUS PERSONNEL.
Reinforcement Railhead.   )
Railhead for leave and        ) LA CHAPELETTE.
Schools personnel.               )
H.Q. Corps Reinforcement Camp.  )
2nd Aust.Div.Rft.Wing.                      )
3rd Aust.Div.Rft.Wing.                       )    LA CHAPELETTE I.33.c.3.7
5th Aust.Div.Rft.Wing.                       )
Artillery Depot.                                    )
Corps Depot.                                        )
Reinforcements are taken over at Railhead by Corps
Reinforcement Camp and distribute to Artillery Depot or Divisional
Wings.
Personnel for leave or Schools report to Corps Depot.the
evening prior to entrainment and are despatched from thence next day.
5.  WATER.  Water supply arrangements are shown on the map herewith.
 

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6.  SUPPLIES.
The following will be the Supply Pack Trains and Railroads
commencing on 25th September :-

Later instructions will be issued re transfer of :-
2nd Aust.Div.(less Artillery)   to   TINCOURT.
1st Aust.Div.(less Artillery)      to   LONGPRE-los-CORPS SAINTS.
Keith Officer [[?]]
for Brigadier General
D. A. &. Q. M. G.
Distribution.
1.  1st Aust.Div.                                   17. C.R.E.Corps Troops.
2.  2nd Aust.Div.                                18. Corps Rft.Camp.
3.  3rd Aust.Div.                                 19. G.O.C.
4.  5th Aust.Div.                                 20. G.
5.  27th American Div.                     21. S.M.T.O..
6.  30th American Div.                     22. A.P.M.
7.   II American Corps.                      23. Aust.Corps Sig.Coy.
8.   Fourth Army.                               24. K. Siege Park.
9.   IX Corps.                                        25. Labour Commandant.
10.  III Corps.                                        26. D.A.D.Roads.
11.  Area Comdt.HAUT ALLAINES.  27. A.D.V.S.
12. B.G.H.A.                                           28. D.D.M.S.
13. G.O.C.R.A.                                        29. A.D.O.S.
14. O.E.                                                   30. D.A.D.A.P.S.
15. Corps Mtd. Troops.                        31. Corps School.
16. Corps M.T.Col.                           32-34. File.
                                                           35-37. War Diary.
                                                           39-40. Spare.
 

GOC
HEADQUARTERS
AUSTRALIAN CORPS.
No. 114/8/26
Date 
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
Headquarters,
Australian Imperial Force,
Care H.Q., Fifth Army,
22nd September, 1918.
Circ.Memo.DAG.AIF.19/8/10
Leave to Australia of personnel who embarked from
Australia in 1914 - Instructions re striking off
strength, retention of rank, replacement &c.
1.   Officers and other ranks who having embarked from Australia
in 1914, are granted leave to Australia will be struck off the
strength of their units as from the date of entrainment to port of embarkation.
2.   (a)  Vacancies for officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned
officers caused by the striking off strength of the abovementioned
personnel will be filled as follows -
Officers - (i) By the grant of commissions to the extent considered
necessary;
                  (ii) In ranks above that of Lieut. by the grant of
                       temporary promotions.
Warrant and non-commissioned officers - By temporary promotions.
(b) No warrant or son-commissioned officers or man who is eligible
for and desirous of leave to Australian is to be promoted to a
commission to replace an officer on leave unless he is willing to
forgo his leave for at  least 12 months.
(c) Promotions of officers to higher rank than Lieutenant and of
warrant and non-commissioned officers to replace personnel who
have proceeded on leave to Australia will not be made substantive
but such officers and N.C.Os. will be eligible for any other substantive
vacancies which may occur in the unit and when promoted
to such substantive vacancies other temporary promotions may be
made in the place of the personnel on leave.
3.   Officers and warrant and non-commissioned officers who, having
embarked from Australia in 1914, are granted leave in Australia will
retain during their absence on leave any temporary or extra regimental
ranks held by them, except in the case of officers and other ranks
eligible for leave who, after September 15th, are granted temporary
promotions to replace officers and other ranks respectively who have
proceeded on leave. Such officers, warrant  and non-commissioned
officers will relinquish such temporary ranks as from the date of entrainment.
4.   In view of the provisions of para. 3 it is undesirable that
officers and other ranks who are themselves eligible for leave to
Australia should be granted temporary promotions to replace other
personnel who have proceeded on leave to Australia, but should it be
considered advisable to grant such personnel such temporary promotions
care must be taken by C.Os. to relinquish their temporary
ranks as from date of entrainment.
TH [[Dodds?]]
Brig-General.
D.A.G., A.I.F.
Distribution -
All A.I.F. units in France.
Admin. Headqrs., A.I.F.
H.Q., A.I.F.Depots in U.K.
Aust. Section, 3rd Echelon.
5
24 SEP Rec'd
For circulation
Corps HQ
[[?]] Cmdr
 

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27" Division
53" Infantry Brigade
105" Infantry Regiment
106" Infantry Regiment
54" Infantry Brigade
107" Infantry Regiment
108" Infantry Regiment
30" Division
59" Infantry Brigade
117" Infantry Regiment
118" Infantry Regiment
60 " Infantry Brigade
119" Infantry Regiment
120" Infantry Regiment
 

22/9/18
American Corps
Order of Battle
Defensive:-
Hand drawn diagrams – see original
 

Anzac Ribbon
per Surgeon General Howse
Dep. 1^22/18
 

SECRET.
A.C/99.
G.
Australian Corps,
23rd September 1918.
ADC [[?]]
Copies of the Order of Battle of the II American
Corps are forwarded herewith for your information and distribution.
[[?]]
for Brigadier-General,
General Staff,
Australian Corps.

1st Aust Div.    2 copies.

2nd  "       "       8 copies.

3rd   "       "       8      "

4th   "       "       2      "

5th   "       "        8      "
G.O.C., R.A.       6      "

Fourth Army.   1 copy.
[[?]] Corps.        1     "

IX Corps.            1     "
B.G.H.A.            6 copies.
AQ.                     6     "

C.E.                     2     "

D.D.M.S.            2     "

A.D.Signals.      3     "

A.P.M.                 1 copy.

3rd Sqn [[A?PC.]] 2 copies.

Corps Mtd Tps. 1 copy.

3rd Tank Brigade  )

4th Tank Brigade  )   1 copy each.
5th Tank Brigade  )
 A.D.C.for G.O.C.     )

A.                               )

Q.                               )

Iga.                            )