General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 3 October - 24 November 1918 - Part 7

AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.

Headquarters,

Australian Imperial Force,

Care H.Q., Fifth Army,

27th October, 1918.

.circ.memo.DAG.AIF.6/0/29

1. With reference to D.A.G., A.I.F. Circular Memo. 6/0/29

of 26.10.1918, officers granted 75 days' leave to U. K. or elsewhere

will only be replaced and temporary [[?]] ranks will be

granted to replace them only in such cases as this is deemed

necessary.

2. Staff officers will be replaced on the same principles

as those who proceed to Staff Schools at Cambridge.

3. Recommendations for replacement of or grant of temporary

rank in place of officers proceeding on this leave will be submitted

by Divisions as follows -

(a) Regimental officers or rank of Major and below to
D.A.G., A.I.F.；

(b) Commanders, Commanding Officers and Staff officers to

H.Q., Aust. Corps who will, when any action by

the C.O.G., A.I.F. is considered necessary, submit

the matter with a recommendation to D.A.G.,

A.I.F.

4. Recommendations from units not serving in the Aust. Corps

will be submitted direct to D.A.G., A.I.F.

5. Officers granted this leave will retain any temporary

ranks which they hold at the time of the granting of such leave

except those who have since 15th September, 1918, been given their

temporary ranks to replace officers who have proceeded on furlough

to Australia or on 75 days' special leave to U.K. or elsewhere.

H D Wynter Lieut-Colonel.

A.A.G., A.I.F.

Distribution -

All A.I.F. Units in France,

Admin.H.Q., A.I.F.

H.Q., A.I.F.Depots in U.K.

[*H.Q. Aust Corps.✓*]

[*GOC*]

GOC

AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.

Headquarters,

Australian Imperial Force,

Care H.Q., Fifth Army,

29th October, 1918.

Circ. Memo. DAG.AIF.6/0/29.

SPECIAL LEAVE TO U.K. IN LIEU OF FURLOUGH TO

AUSTRALIA.

With reference to Circ. Memo. DAG.AIF. 6/0/29 of

26th inst. relative to the grant of 75 days' leave to the United

Kingdom and other places in lieu of special furlough to Australia,

this leave will be continuous and officers and other ranks voluntarily

returning to duty before the expiration of the 75 days will

forfeit the remainder of the leave. All ranks are to be informed

of this condition before proceeding on leave.

In special cases where the interests of the service

will be served by the leave being taken in two or three periods

application may be made to H.Q., Aust. Corps and, if recommended,

be forwarded to this office for approval. Such applications will

normally only be made in the case of officers holding high commands

or important staff appointments and must be submitted for consideration

before the first pe-riod of leave is taken. Approval will

only be granted in special cases where the requirements of the service

render such a course desirable and not on personal grounds.

In cases where approval is given officers will proceed

on leave out of the ordinary allotment on the first occasion only.

On the second or third occasions application will be made to the

D.A.G., A.I.F. for the necessary arrangements to be made.

H D Wynter Lieut-Colonel.

A.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 Corps✓*]

[*GOC*]

GOC

Invicta

Off. About         70

[[NWAU?]]           6

W.A.A.C.             14

Oddments        20

CL.X. Military     71

––,–– Civilian      45

––,–– Without     14

Leave O.R.       1210

                          1450

Crossing Folkestone to

Boulogne 27/10/18

G.

Australian Corps.

29th October 1918.

1st Aust. Division.

2nd Aust. Division.

3rd Aust. Division.

4th Aust. Division.

5th Aust. Division.

Aust. Corps School.

Conference of Inspector-General of Training

with the Australian Corps.

1.- With reference to this office letter 188/1/1297

dated 19th October, a Corps Conference on training matters

will be held at 1430 on November 5th at H.Q. 1st Australian

Division, LONG.

2.- The object of the Conference is to enable the

Inspector-General of Training, Lieut-General Sir I.MAXSE, K.C.B.,

C.V.O., D.S.O. to make the acquaintance of the senior

commanders of the Corps, to sit round a table with them, and

to discuss any points of organisation and training which they

would like to bring forward.

3.- The Corps Commander will preside and it is desired

that the following should attend.

Divisional Commanders.

Cs.R.A.

G.S.Os. I.

Infantry Brigade Commanders.

4.- The agenda will deal with :-

(i) How to apply a permanent organisation of

platoons to fluctuating numbers of men.

(ii) Why a permanent and definite organisation is

desirable.

(iii) How to make this organisation elastic during

tactical operations in the field.

(iv) Training on a plan.

5.- Divisional Commanders will please submit, to reach

Corps H.Q. by November 2nd, any subjects which they would

like placed on the agenda.

(Sgd)

S.L. MILLIGAN Lt-Col.

for Brigadier-General.

General Staff.

Australian Corps.

The ANZAC Coves

Under Royal Patronage

In Their Own Eastern Comedy

SAA-ÊEDA DIGGER

Nightly at 6.15 p.m.

Doors open 5.30 p.m.

Seats Booked at Theatre

10 am to 4 pm

Manager, W.O. Rannall Carlisle

"SAA-EEDA DIGGER!"

(A Romance of the East)

Cast of Characters

Smithy    }                                             H. Gannon

Browney } Australian Soldiers.        L. Williams.

Sally two Bars                                     F. Crossley.

Hassan }                                               T. Sutterby. 

Abdul    } Robbers                              J. Gibb.

Cobbler                                                 J. Davey.

Vendor                                                  H. Ross.

Egyptian                                               N. Mc Beath.

Sandy Blight                                        H. Roberts.

Dancing Girl                                         R. Sawyer.

and

Desert Flower                                      F.Reade.

The Play Written and Produced by

J.T. Gibb

Dances and Costumes by

F. Reade

The Scene Throughout

is Cairo 1915

PROLOGUE

ACT. I. - The House of Sally Two-Bars

Midnight.

ACT. II. - The Market Place on the

Following Day.

ACT. III. - The Garden of Desert Flower.

Musical Numbers and Dances:

1. Robbers of like wood . .   Company

2. Abdullahs. Song. . . . . . .   J. Davey and Co.

    Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Read and Sawyer.

3. Desert Flower . . . . . . . . .   L. Williams.

4. When I leave the War .   H. Gannon.

5. Solo. Dance . . . . . . . . . . . .  R. Sawyer.

6. Cobblers. Song . . . . . . . .   J. Davey.

7. Farcewell in the Desert  H. Ross.

8. Saa-Eeda Diggers . . . . .  Company.

- THE KING -

Eu.-Imp^ie Com^ie M. CALAIS

[*30/10/18*]

The ANZAC Coves

Dispensers of Joy and Jollity

Fun and Frivolity

Please Note:

SMITHY and BROWNEY    Dinkum Diggers Dodging Duty.

SALLY TWO BARS               No relation to << Aunt Sally >> So

                                                 do not Throw Things.

HASSAN and ABDUL         Not Really Robbers.

COBBLER                              Seller of Soles. A Fishy Person.

VENDOR                                Wishes the War Was Over. Strange!

EGYPTIAN                              Actually one of Lauder's Mob.

SANDY BLIGHT                     Likes it Too !

DANCING GIRL                     Beware ! The Last Chap Did Not.

DESERT FLOWER                The Girl with a Rep.

BILLY DICK                             Our Paderewski.

HARRY ROSS                         Stage Manager.

COPY.

Asst. Military Secretary,

Fourth Army.

HR/Misc/100

30th Oct., 1918.

Headquarters,

Australian Corps.

1. The following awards have been made on the nomination

of the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief :-

LEGION D'HONNEUR  GRAND OFFICER.

Ma j-Gen. (T/Lt-Gen) Sir J. MONASH, KCB., Commdg. Aust. Corps.

LEGION D'HONNEUR  CROIX D'OFFICIER.

Ma j-Gen. C. ROSENTHAL, CB, CMG, DSO, Commdg. 2nd Aust. Div.

Col. (T/Ma j-Gen) T.W.GLASGOW, CB, CMG, DSO, Comdg. 1st Aust.Div.

Col. (T/Ma j-Gen) J. GELLIGRAND, CB, DSO., Comdg. 3rd Aust.Div.

LA CROIX DE GUERRE.

Ma j-Gen. Sir J.J.T.HOBBS, KCB, VD., Comdg. 5th Aust. Div.

2. The recipients, whose names will appear in the London

Gazette in due course, should be informed if possible.

Headquarters,

Fourth Army, (Adv.),

30/10/18.

EL.

(Sgd) S. MASSINGBIRD, Major,

for Assistant Military Secretary,

to G.O.C., Fourth Army.