General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 21, 25 November - 31 December 1918 - Part 9

distressful nature, and the early repatriation of the

applicant must be shown to be a measure of relief

of such distress.-

(c) Educational Reasons; - but it must be shown that

there would be substantial hardship to the individual if

his repatriation occurs only in the normal course.

(d) Public or National Reasons - where the applicant is holder

of an important public office, or where his early return

is desirable on national economic grounds.-

xx (Has submitted)

6. Applications will be forwarded to "Demobaust" and approv if

approval is given to

approved, the formation or unit concerned will be notified ∧ when to

send the applicant to report at this Head Quarters, & struck from He will be struck off

off the strength ∧ of the Unit, and u His embarkation will be arranged for by their

Department. -

 

AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES

54, VICTORIA STREET,

LONDON, S.W.1.

9th December, 1918.

AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.

Department of Repatriation and Demobilisation.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS No. 1.

1. A Department for Repatriation and Demobilisation has been constituted, under the A.l.F.,

to deal, administratively and executively, with all matters relating to :—

(a) The Repatriation to Australia of all members of the A.l.F. in all theatres.

(b) The discharge, elsewhere than in Australia, of persons desiring such discharge,

under stated conditions which will be published in due course.

(c) The employment, educationally or industrially, of members of the A.I.F., while

awaiting embarkation.

(d) The acquisition and transfer to Australia of War Equipment.

2. Under the authority of the G.O.C., A.I.F., this Department is empowered to communicate

direct, on all matters which come within its jurisdiction, with all units of the A.l.F., and

all such units are similarly empowered to communicate direct with this Department; but,

within Divisions, except in cases of urgency, or in purely routine matters, the usual

military channels should be preserved.

3. The constitution and organisation of the Department, and its several branches, and all

information of general application, also all general instructions for executive action by

the formations and units of the A.I.F. will be promulgated in a series of memoranda,

entitled "General Instructions." These memoranda will be numbered consecutively,

and the paragraphs will be numbered consecutively. Subsequent references will be to

the number of the paragraph.

4. Amendments which may become necessary from time to time will be promulgated as

fresh paragraphs.

5. More detailed instructions, setting out particulars of executive action required, and the like,

will usually be promulgated, separately, as "Annexures" to these " General Instructions,"

the paragraph to which such Annexures refer being quoted in their title, in each case.

 

 

6. Commanders of all Formations and Units should arrange to keep all these "General

Instructions" and "Annexures" on special files for ease of reference. In the event of

there being discovered any break in the sequence of numbered paragraphs on such

files, this Department should be at once communicated with direct to supply the deficiency.

Any amendments to any paragraph should be noted by reference to the number of

the subsequent amending paragraph.

7. The Telegraphic and Cable Address of the Department will be —

"DEMOBAUST, LONDON."

The Postal Address of its Headquarters is 54, Victoria Street, London, S.W. 1. The

Telephone No. is Victoria 4020.

8. All applications for early repatriation will be sent, through military channels, to the

Headquarters of the Formation to which the Unit belongs, and by that Headquarters

direct to this Department. Instructions will be promulgated in due course, setting out

the conditions under which such early repatriation will be approved.

9. All applications for discharge elsewhere than in Australia will be sent, through military

channels, to the Headquarters of the Formation to which the Unit belongs, and by

that Headquarters direct to this Department. Instructions will be promulgated in due

course, setting out the conditions under which such discharges elsewhere than in Australia

will be approved.

10. Instructions will also be promulgated at an early date, regarding the following matters:—

(a) A.I.F. Demobilisation Form.—Method of collecting and recording the

information required.

(b) Arrangements for dealing with all applications by members of the A.l.F. for

employment while awaiting embarkation, comprising :—

(i) Educational employment.

(ii) Industrial employment.

(c) Decisions as to order of priority for repatriation, and methods of selecting and

grouping personnel in categories for return to Australia, in a prescribed order

of preference.

John Monash

Lieut.-General,

Director General Repatriation and Demobilisation,

A.I.F.

 

 

[*File with

Conferences.

JM

13/12/12*]

Financial Considerations

Conference with 5.D.

10/12/18

1. Discharge elsewhere than in Australia.-

(Ministerial N^o3)

Refer whole draft to 5.D

before publication

[See back xxx

[*Make new

draft at once*]

Pension. - (Lt C Clan) stands on same footing as other [[fiance?]] rights &

right to be included in para .6. of Annexure x N^o3.

Allowance for civilian outfit called "Uniform allowance",- will be

made as per W.F.I ?

Amend para 7.- "deferred pay will be paid as follows: Calculated date dischge.

of balance & where of., the applicant will receive 30% on dischge

1 month after dischge 35%

3       "         "           "         35%

2. Early Repatriation.-

(Still in draft - circulated)

[Evans says No finance considerations involved]

3. Extended leave, & ultimate repatriation,-

(See latter to General B.)

We may pay such men were case approximate to that of our

own students.

2^A Ordinary leave, prior to Embarkation

The most we could give, under most favorable circumstances

would be 4/1 per day - same as sick

furlough (4/- irrespective of rank)

? free railway warrant. -

4. Non-military employment:-

5. Desirous of returning with dependents, with or without leave.-

As he Can be maintained with his unit, or in a camp, no such

man & whom leave might be granted ought to be

any additional burden on Govt. funds.-

6. Leave on Disembarkation in Australia (in lieu War Gratuity.)

1914    men      60 days     pay & subsistence 3/- a day.

1915        "          21      "

1916        "          14      "

1917        "          14      "          " }      no subsistence

1918        "           -                   " }

 

 

In para 6 line 3

or to pay cost of voyage or to cover ∧ pay & sustance during period of voyage.

 

R   Conference           10/12/18

General Birdwood
1. Telegram to A.I.F. re drawing on boat "A" class, to fill January ships.
2. Telegram re impossibility our giving leave, to men arriving for
embarkation. - They have elected "early repatriation" &
we must fill ships. - Leave must be given regimentally.
3. Col. Millard, & his hostile attitude on my having
a medical liaison on my staff.
4. Col. Barber & Lt Col. Kenneth-Smith - their private desires. 
5. Barwick - Hughes request; his enthusiasm & aptitude
6. Scheme of our organisation - show him.
7. Bushell, & his Deptment.
8. His offices.
9. Thanks re my substantive Rank.
10. His approval of my memo - re "Extended Leave"
11. Whittam, Wynter & for Liaison at G.H.Q. - √ 

12. Letter from Pearce indicates our letter of July last did good. -√ 
13. Giving Heitman an honorary Commission.
14. Apptment. for McCay. -
15. Leave to Paris for Nutoes.

R  10/12/18
Proposed Telegram to A.I.F 5^th Army:-
Prime Minister being insistent that January ships total
capacity 10000 must be filled would you approve in event
of insufficient numbers of B & C class and 1915 men ^being available that
[[?]] should draw upon available supply ^in U.K. depôts of convalescents
who have served in France and have become A class, -
instead of returning them to Units, we giving preference to ^married men
of longest service. -
[*OK 
CF *]
Above is a safeguard, to meet a probable contingency.
If you concur, despatch telegram, & let me have
[[flimsy?]]. - Repeat to Salaustra & let
Adminaust know.
[*Added AIR 5Aus
Reptd Salaustra 10/12/18
&Adminaust*]
JM