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
[[Nuisio?]] 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.-Impie Comie 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.
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