General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 3 October - 24 November 1918 - Part 2

BATTLE CASUALTIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

June 1st to October 5th 1918.

 

Killed in Action.		Died of  Wounds.		Died of Gas. Psg.		Accidentally Killed
Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.
330	4548	139	1962	5	62	5	63

 

Wounded in  Action		Gassed		Prisoners  of War		Total
Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.
1215	21471	127	4597	12	92	1833	32895

26.8.19. 5/10/18

CASUALTIES SUSTAINED BY AUSTRALIAN CORPS DURING PERIOD 8.8.18 TO 5.10.18

 

	KILLED IN  ACTION.	DIED OF WOUNDS.	DIED OF  GAS.	ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Officers,	250	100	3	2
Other Ranks,	3316	1332	23	32
	3566 1432	1432	26	34
	4998 60		60
	5058

	WOUNDED.	GASSED.	PRISONERS OF WAR.	TOTAL.
Officers,	871	79	18	1317.
Other Ranks,	15295	2780	67	22845.
	16166 2859	2859	79
	19025 79
	19104

GRAND TOTAL KILLED,	5058.
GRAND TOTAL WOUNDED, GASSED & P.O.W.,	19104.
GRAND TOTAL CASUALTIES,	24162

24 30   5 59

Killed	3566
DofW	1432
Wounded	16166
P. of W.	79

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300 

BATTLE CASUALTIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

8TH AUGUST TO 5TH OCTOBER 1918

Killed in Action.		Died of Wounds.		Died of Gas Psg.		Accidentally Killed.
Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.
250	3316	100	1332	3	23	2	32

Wounded in Action.		Gassed		Prisoners Of War.		Total.
Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.	Os.	O/Rs.
871	15295	79	2780	12	67	1317	22845

A U S T R A L I A N  C O R P S.

Wounded admitted to Fiedl Ambulances: - OPERATIONS.

F O R M A T I O N			From ZERO 5-10-18 To 6.p.m. 5-10-18.
			Officers.	Other Ranks.
1st	Aust. Div.		-	-
2nd	do		13	239
3rd	do		-	-
4th	do			6
5th	do			3
	Australian Totals.		13	248
Corps Troops			8	81
Other Formations			-	-
American Troops			1	4
	GRAND TOTALS		22	333
	Prisoners of War		7	59

Headquarters 

-10-18

Signed

?? Colonel

D.D.M.S. Australian Corps.

5/10/18

A U S T R A L I A N   C O R P S.

Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances: - OPERATIONS.

666

F O R M A T I O N			From 0600 4-10-18 To 0600 5-10-18.		From ZERO 3-10-18 To 0600 5-10-18.
			Officers.	Other Ranks.	Officers.	Other Ranks.
1st	Aust. Div.		-	-	1	10
2nd	do		13	239	46	789
3rd	do		-	-		-
4th	do			6		2
5th	do			3		23
	Australian Totals.		13	248	47	824
Corps Troops			8	81	23	300
Other Formations			-	-		52
American Troops			1	4		2
	GRAND TOTALS		16	269	70	1178
	Prisoners of War			116	3	221

Headquarters 

5.10.18

Signed

Colonel

D.D.M.S. Aust. Corps

A U S T R A IL I A N   C O R P S .

Wounded admitted to Field Ambulances: - OPERATIONS.

666

F O R M A T I O N			From ZERO 5-10-18 To 1200 5-10-18.
			Officers.	Other Ranks.
1st	Aust. Div.			-
2nd	do		7	111
3rd	do			-
4th	do			4
5th	do			1
	Australian Totals.		7	116
Corps Troops			2	16
Other Formations			-	-
American Troops				1
	GRAND TOTALS		9	133
	Prisoners of War		-	-

Headquarters 

5.10.18

Signed

Colonel

D.D.M.S. Aust. Corps

When O.C. ship

Crossing Bonlogne to Folkstone

6/10/18

ARMY COUNCIL INSTRUCTION  NO. I033 OF 1917.

War Office,

1st.July. 1917

I033. Precautions to be taken for the preservation of Life at Sea.

the following orders will be enforced on all transports, freights-

ships, packet boats, etc., irrespective of the length of the voyage.

1. LIFE BELTS. LIFE BELTS are always to be worn by all ranks at sea,

except when men are turned in, when the belt or the jacket can be 

hung on berth or hammock. This rule is only to be relaxed when

outside the danger zones, in accordance with the instructions issued

by the Admiralty to the Masters of the Vessels.

In view of the importance of these jackets as a preventive

against unnecessary loss of life, every care should be taken to

keep them in a serviceable condition. It must be remembered that

Troops on subsequent voyages may otherwise suffer. 

2. PLACES OF PARADE. (Alarm posts or boat stations). With reference

to Paras. 1571 and 1572 King's Regulations, the places where Troops 

are to fall in for Parade (alarmposts or boat stations) will be 

allotted by the O.C Troops (senior combatant officer on board) in 

consultation with the Master, and the Troops will be paraded at

them before the vessel sails or immediately afterwards, i.e. before

there is a possibility of attack by submarine, etc.

The above includes the position of all necessary boat and

raft sentries, etc., also any boat parties who may be detailed to

augment and assist the crew in lowering the boats. These parties

should at once be given instructions and practice in their duties. 

The point aied at is that alls hould know where to go in 

an emergency, what to do, and how to do it, before the danger zone

is entered.

3. OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS AND SHIP'S ADJUTANT. In cases in which 

no officer has bene detailed as O.C.Troops on board by the 

embarkation or other authorities, the senior combatant officer on

board will at once assume the position of O.C.Troops and will be responsible that the duties above laid down, as well as other

necessary duties, are carried out. He will detail an officer to

act as Shop's Adjutant where he considers such is required.

(This instruction is intended to cover cases such as

short passages inpacket boats, coastal services, etc., where no

officer is detailed as O.C.Troops). 

I20/Gen.No./7822 ( S.R.I. ).

By Command of the Army Council.

R.H.Brade.

"INVICTH"

Gen Monash

7.10.18

Q.G., le 5 Octobre 1918. 

Mission Militaire Francaise

DIRECTION D'ETAPES

de la zone britannique.

No. ...... 1199/Cd

Le General de Division de Laguiche,

Chef de la Mission Militaire Francaise

D.E. de la Zone Britannique

a Monsieur le Lieutenant-General

Sir J. MONASH, K.C.B

G.O.C. A.I.F. B.E.F.

Mon General,

J'ai l'honneur de vous addresser sous ce pli copi d'une

lettre, en date du 26 Septembre 1918, que je recois du Prefet

de la Somme, au sujet de la precieuse cooperation du Corps

Australien au Service des Evacuations et des Recuperations,

depuis le debut d'Avril dernier.

Il m'est particulierement agrable d'etre aupres de vous

l'intermediare de ses remerciements, et je saisis cette occa-

sion pour y joindre les miens les plus vifs et ls plus cinceres

et vous dire a nouveau toute mon admiration et ma reconnaissance

personnelles pour l'ardeur et le desinteressement avec lesquels

votre beau Corps n cesse, en toutes circonstances, de venir

en aide a notre pays et a ses populations.

Veuilles agreer, Mon General, l'expression de ma haute 

consideration. 

P.O. Le Leiutenant-Colonal

Chef d'etat-major de la D.E.

Signed

?? Reynaux (?)

 

Major General de Laguiche, Head of the French 

Military Mission D.B. of the British Zone

to Lieutenant-General Sir J. Monash, K.C.B

G.O.C. A.I.F. B.E.F.

My General,

I have the honour to send you herewith a copy of a letter,

dated 26 September 1918, which I received from the Prefet

de la Somme, concerning the valuable contribution of the

Australian Corps in the Evacuation and Recovery Service,

since the beginning of last April.

It is particularly pleasant for me to be with you 

through his thanks, and I take this opportunity to add 

my most sincere and heartfelt thanks and to tell you

once again all my personal admiration and gratitude

for the ardor and selflessness with which your

beautiful Corps never ceases, in all circumstances, 

to come to the aid of our country and it's populations. 

Please accept, General, the expression of my high 

consideration. 

PO The Lieutenant - Colonel Litz

of state - major of the D.B. 

Signed 

?? Reynaus ??

COPIE

Service Special   PREFECTURE de la SOMME

pour la

RECONSTITUTION     -O-O-O-O-

des

REGIONS LIBEREES

et le    AMIENS, le 26 Septembre 1918.

Reglement des Dommages de Guerre

-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

 

Le Prefet de la Somme

a Monsier le General Commandant la

Mission Francaise attachee a l'Armee

Britannique.

 

M. l'Officier Interprete attache au Corps Australian

m's transmis un etat recapitulatif des evacuations et recupe-

rations effectuees, dans son sectur, par le Corps Australien

depuis le debut d'Avril jusqu'au declenchement des operaitons

offensives actuelles.

Ainsi que le font ressortir les etats qui m'ont ete

addresses, l'effort considerable, largement et librement consen-

ti, apporte par le Corps Australien, a permis au papys de recu-

perer plus de 32 millions de francs de marchandises diverses.

Je vous s erais oblige de vouloir bien expreimer toute

ma reconnaissance et celle des populations interessees que je

represents, aus Officiers et hommes du Corps Australien, ainsi 

qu-aus divers services francais de recuperation qui ont coopere

a cette oeuvre d'evacuation. 

Le Prefet,

Signe : M O R A I N

_____________________________________________

COPY

Special Service

for the 

Reconstitution 

of

Regions of Liberia

and the 

War Damage Settlement 

-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

 

The Prefect of the Somme

Mr. General Commanding the French 

Mission attached to the British Army

 

Mr Interpreter Officer attached to the Australian

Corps sent me a summary of the evacuations and 

recoveries carried out in his sector by the Australian

Corps from the beginning of April until the start of

the current offensive operations. 

As the statements sent to me show, the considerable

effort, widely and freely agreed upon, made by the

Australian Corps has enabled the country to recover

more than 32 million francs of various goods.

I would be grateful if you would express my gratitude

and that of the interested populations that I represent,

to the Officers and men of the Australian Corps, as

well as to the various French recovery services which 

cooperated in this evacuation work. 

The Prefect

Signed ORAIN