General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 22, 2 January - 1 February 1919- Part 4

15/1/19
PROPOSED   LECTURER.

A suitable Officer to undertake delivery of these
lectures is -
2/Lieut. J. S. MURRAY, lst. D.A.C., France.
This Officer is a graduate of Oxford and Adelaide
Universities, is a Barrister and having recently arrived
from Australia is not due to return to Australia for some
time. He is somewhat young, and unless Col. Davis can
suggest a more experienced man I recommend his appointment.
Capt (temp major) G. C. Campbell M.C.
10^th Bn France is suggested in preference.
He is an L.L.B., a good speaker & has
seen a lot of fighting -

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REPATRIATION AND DEMOBILISATION DEPARTMENT.
Draft Notes for guidance of Lecturer.
1. I wish to say a few words to you about the arrangements made
for your Demobilisation and your Repatriation to Australia.
Australia is proud of her troops - no nation prouder, and she is
taking every opportunity to show her gratitude to them for the
wonderful reputation they have established in the Field. Every
possible benefit that can be devised has been already arranged
by the Government in Australia and any soldier who desires to
obtain information as to these proposals may ask me after this
lecture, and may also be supplied with pamphlets dealing with
the subject from every point of view.
2. The present arrangements for your Demobilisation are as
follows:-
1. The Quota (or Draft) will proceed from LeHAVRE to WEYMOUTH
and from thence to one of the Depots in the United Kingdom. From
the time a man leaves his Unit till the day of sailing for
Australia will be about 6 weeks.
2. Whilst at the Depot 14 days Embarkation leave will if possible, 
be granted, but there may be some difficulty owing to
difficulties of railway transport, as the pressure on the railways
in England is very great.
3. Not less than twelve days before embarkation for Australia
the men will be assembled at the Depot in order to prepare Boat
rolls, and for financial and medical matters to be arranged.
4. Men will be embarked according to Divisions, but dates of
sailing owing to shipping difficulties are approximate only.
3. (a). As soon as your name appears on the "Boat Roll" you will
be entitled to draw 30 days pay at the drawing rate, provided
you have not previously drawn the 84/- for your 14 days
leave.
(b). Immediately prior to embarkation you may draw £10 - (if
you have left Australian Before 1917 and you have credit) and
£5 in all other cases.
(c) Leave on full pay will be granted in Australia on the

 

befs of ") daye for every eix mohthe sinee abroad from date of
embarkation and 3/- subeistense allewance for each day of leaze;
in ether worde 9/- a day. An carly 1915 man would therefore
be entitled to reeeive 60 days leave. He can also work and
ern money if he likes during thet peried.
(a) Within 4 days of landing in Australis the soldier is entitled
to drav all bis pey and also 75% of his deferred pay, the balance
as coen as pay book a/e is finalised.
(e) If you have enlisted in one Militery Distriet, but your heme
and relativee live in another, you may disembark and be discherged
in that other Distriet.
This is the very best a rangement Ühst can be made. Though
the Armistioe is signed the War is not yet over. Demobilisation
is a diffieult jeb. It must be fair, and it has to be gradual.
The shipping facilities are necessarily limited. Wit Englich
troeps, it is only a trip aoross the channel; with you, it is
journey of 12,000 miles. You knew hes many ships have been sunk;
how many trains destreyed; how mach demand there is upon ships
and traine for all the millions of men who have to be shifted and
for feeding the starving populations of Eurepe. We have, however,
preseed for and get as many chips as poseibie, but the number is
necessarily limited. Everybody cannot go et once and the sost
deserving i.e. those of long service, muet ge first.
If Australis is treating her men so generously che is entitled
to erpect that ell the troops will play the game and assist her. I
vant every man te feel that he i the guardien of the honear of
Australie and to mee his influenee with his mates tewarde making the
demobilisation of the troope run smoothly. One man geing A.W.L. will
wpeet all arrangements at this important juncture. It is diffiealt
enengh to get all the thousands of men disembarked chen everybedy
plays the game; it is impossible to do the job properly if men do
not earry eut instruetions. If you were geing en a long and impor-
tant journey you would take every care you did not miss the boat or
delay yeur party. How much more important is it, where thousande of
 

a
sen ere conderned, that one should not upset the chole arrangement.
ef himself and the othere.
Let me give you a fev illustrations of the derangement of eur
work in erranging for your return if men go A.W.L. Train, shipping
and depot sccom odation is limited. Weare striving to get as
many trains and boats as possible and ve eannot work on a margin
by allowing for men che drop out of a train-load or boit-roll.
When e man hande over hie rifle and equipment he may feel
inelined to say "The War is over, I'm e eivilian again and I can
do as i like". That is absolutely wrong. The war is not over,
you are still a soldier and you must carry eut to the letter every
detail of the programme arranged for you; etherwise oonfusion and
loss of privileges and priority of return will be lost to you.
Take another illustration - 1i you had arranged to go with
yeur friende on a journey in a boat that could seat 40 and every
man said "T'm going to sit chere and how I like", so that the
boat only held 30, that ropresents a loss efema-cuarter of the
eitting space and 10 of yeur mates lose the chance of making the
trip. It is no use thinking that anether boat may be available
later. All the other boats will be filled by.those who have kopt
to the arrangemente made for them.
If egain e man saye "Ite alright; it won't matter if I mise
this train or thie boet, T'll be sant en the hext." That opinion
is altogether vrong. Kach trein and aach boat will only orry
enly those for whom proper errangements have been made. The train
load and boat-roll is based en fixed numbere and en the expeetation
thet every man takes his place and plays his part properly. If
he does not he not only throws the partieuler train and beat
errangemente out of gear, but he dislocates all subeequent traine
and boats and renders the working of returning the men extremely
diffieult und prevents the smooth running of the machinery shich is
ce eesential in moving large bedies of men. Havo yon seen a train
loaded with say 200 men with steam up, whistle blown and ready to
start when two or three or more men hang about or are missing.
 

Not only are all errangemente noset, the train dileyed, but all
the etber men have to suffer for the fooliehness or delinqueney
of the few.
Not only that - the cxieting aocemedatien in camp, in trein
er on bset is based upon the eract quota of men seleeted fer
return and is only just suffieient to meet requirements. If
men fail to play the game, the sccomodation - especially at
Le Bavre and in Depots in England, will beoome at tines over
crowded and all thoee who are anxious to get back early will
euffer through the aets of the few. 1e that fair?
There is e still further and more important drawback. If
any man misees his train or beat or goee A.W.L. he may have to
be kept back till all those who hav. faithfully kopt to arrange-
ments have gone home. Surely no man wishes to lose his ehanoe
of carly return. If any man vanted to forege his early re¬
patriation he could have dene ce by esplying to hie C.C. cho would
inform the Demobilisation Department and he could be kept back.
But once he hac been put en a partieular trein or boet he must
obeerve all traffie and ether regulations made for him,
For these reacons you should remember that the man cho goee
A.W.L. during the journey from France to England or on leave or
during the journey from the Depete in the United Kingdom to the
beat will be eerienaly dealt with. He will be-
(a) subjeet to the penalty inflieted by his C.O. or
Court Martial.
(n) Lose hie prierity of return.
(c) Debited with the cost of his maintenance for the
aaditional time he rem ins a charge on the State
(4) Lose the privileges of leave end peyment: I heve
already referred to.
These privileges are in edeition to the lange advances that
ere to be made by the Covernmaat to yen on yeur return, such as
sdvanees to take up land and start in business ete. Let cach
nan reckon it mp, and see shat he stands to lose; if he plays
the game, see chat he stande to gein.
 

5.
A report will also be cabled to Anstralie, informing the
Defenee Department of the names of such offenders and the
offenee, so that these deduetions and forfeitures will cer¬
tainly be made.
I hope thet there will be no necessity for thie in a
eingle instance. To have fbught a gced fight and then to
return to Australia under a eloud and to lose the privileges
the Commonwealth Government have provided is the last thing
aryone desires. The lesson you hete to learn is this:-
When you see ene of your metes who shese en inalination not to
keep to the errangements made put pressure en him to play the
game; warn him that the ect of one will affect the chole;
thet not only ean he not oxpeet to get beck carly, but thathe
is speiling the just claime of others also. You have been
glorious in War. Australie knows that you will be equally
glerious in peace and in the important vork of getting you
bacz to your homes and re-starting you en a splendid basis.
Fron henceferth the returned soldier is geing to be a great
power in the land. He will be fostered and encouraged in
every way. All Australia asks in return is that during the
next few weeks of your military career, you will remember your
bearing in the field, your reputation before the world - and -
Plar uu enm.
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2.
 

ywomitirkrios Awp FrFäTRlATON.
Precis for Lecturer. -
A few words about the subject of your Demobilisation and
1.
Repatriation.
Australia is proud of her troops and is shewing her
(a)
gratitude.
(b) 'Invite questfons and supply various pamphets.
Explain present arrangements.
(a) Draft proceeds from Le Havre to U.K. Depot.
(b) Probably-
in England about six weeke.
At Depot applications for leave, educational or industrial
(e)
employment eto. will be inquired into.
(d)
Fach man will get two weeks leave, if transport allows.
12 days before embarkation men will be assembled,t
(.)
prepare boat-rolls.
Then may draw 30 days payaf linaneist
i)
Men embarked according to Divisions, but dates of
sailing approximate only.
Prior to embarkation may draw fl0 (See conditions).
(g)
Leave on full pay in Australia of 7: days for every
(h)
six months service (See conditions).
ii)
All pay and 75% deferred pay 4 days after arrival in
Australie. Balance when paybook finalised.
)
Though enlisted in one state you may be disembarked in
another if your home there.
Above conditions very generous. In return all Australia
asks is to play the game.
Every man the guardian of honor of Australia.
Each to act and use influence for work to run smoothly.
One man going AwL upsets whole arrangenent.
Consequences of AWL.
(a) Subject to penalty of C.O. or Court Martial.
(b) Lose privileges of leaye and payments above.
(c) Debited with cost of maintenance.
ti Each man to reckon what he loses and gains. Report to
Australia of all such cases.
 

- 2 -
Illustrations of consequences
Result :-
Wrong to say "War over I'm a eivilian now te.
(a)
confusion and loss of privileges and priority.
"I'm
ing to sit where I like"
If boat seats 40 and men sa
(b)
Result - Boat holds 30 and mates lose trip - Subsequent
boats filled.
If man says "It dos'nt matter if I miss this train or this
(e)
Each train only carries
boat, I'll get the next".
authorised list.
Based on expectation each man takes his place and plays
his part.
Illustrate traint all ready and two or three having hang
All then suffer for few.
about or missing
Every train or boat contains exaet quota - No margin.
If wishes forego
Man may lose his priority of return.
d)
early return he should have applied to his O.C.
mlesson to learn.
Carry out instructions carefully yourself.
(a)
If mate shews dis-inclination warn him of effect i.e.
1b)
that he prevents his own and his mates carly return home.
Hope no necessity for ahie lar of Mrüvdlege.
Men fought good fight and should not return under a cloud.
Glorious in War; equally glorious in Peace.
Returned soldier great power.
Fostered and encouraged.
In return all Australie asks at this juncture is to
E 9ANE.
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I5ta
Brul
Brett Bre G1
Alganasal dnstastan Nl, Annegasa ( parad, pomis
i make frr såå pasgnant, at thre neto dvavving patå jit tr a masne
g ås agapories t embarkkat
hir paspmant is vate afles
and
Sta evmflati g it daj laase an lnglank yvat foaree ta enbarkkelån
Shåsprarpaat nile, komevet, be entgaat ta fa fockansing speaint prov-
Ihone olddeere,este deana tr de sa, mnag - poovidee såt pagbak.
skov no datit epaaakangffo - doasv, peied ta taking tra ta dag-
gade, am advanee g 5 tf- agannst Skint hag.- det asldin ahe
take adsantaga og kin cvnaaanns unce torege kkås vight to veaunse
Ska abose-mantimåk 3o dagå vet dsanvang vat og pang, eaulen o
amomt h sån credit år kkår pagboska, afler akkaning te on Sa
alvana, a enffømant t anves onek freskes prangaant,
San sar aslkrer este has menffienant evcket in hir pagbaok tjavvet
bott pragmante above veferoak to, kaas tra oftin o vernsnng ater ome d
Stra ote benefit, bat ta aamet clain bod.- thom pauckien ast-
kavse enffrerant eradet on skål pangborsk- t evver bode pargmnante ave
enteltel t alau andveennne b-1-.
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Arpäat I//2
Betr)
Llennebiligatan a ttr 2.1.5 Nagcagat
Minge wtich tustvalien (oldiet- ongtk to Knon
1.
- Dovik takke avng notire of mantkovget slattmente abont deonsbit-
auk padlientarlg aboat lontvalann
dunsskligkin
igekon poheck. opouggled om bre freht.
-es an gall
Reaglat.
eine
rank nearlg alevargo omarentat- Ihes pa antdetpas-
seet.
Gor veliable ooformatao abvnt taa vattat as o avarlable-
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dnt
2.
dr åa tra dedse g Na Anttovlies hat eveng poldeer shalt tar taken
frelleg omko Srint confidenea, auk bold evergteing sakse is to Mnoet-
seei
Jt skesetore ooom svant to Sonser angening, aak ogom flatod
Aenng d) veise
omfaanglømandet .- 2f te canet amansar goml gmestone, la
wull trig v fond out.- Mkadataakinvae
Gegert
55. ske gnslmmalion vsamal bryvåna depadtonert avå odevdektat-

adtalttkakas-kenvonnd
anesubla to evergg man.- bom pkould, vead ank studdeg kkang Shag
nile posbableg tall yoa daost ogg eskat egon kvant to Kao.
Fove
taveta
4. Hom -d rralige tkat tra taakk of senskins kome over bna me-
døganet
Stie om Enrofa o. a conflag, langtang ank sikvande bmeines-- 1t
repuises dret ovleg ha dvvat cargforl ovgangat- at eveng atagepa
pm all
pooa, bt alas Sdt segonfaatkalie kalfe sgaaaoagd. eveeg
Dnan aan be veliak ofon comasianteanalg br obag all dka varlas amk
refalatoo sstuch are ondispenable ta seense ordedlgg, egfaketis. v
Pnfottable ssvement g ladge bolies g baop, ti tack arl be
enssmønalg umprlifrel.
5. for smmet alas trave fralienee nrske skaomeikakle dalagga, estad
avse fvooa canden edteick are not akaage aikand. Thin hager
aure trg to egflain svme g san-
6. Lokoank, fr tinne estick damsdiligakisn erile tate dafank-
entevelg upso tkaa amomat g ekifpring edtuct lan be leansed.
Lvekppone smet vralige ske enssoone amont g Ekrifping asgarttg
regrived bog Sta edtsla evwold, - ba ranng fasd ta sladvnng pofnlat,
t rekadøiate somllevn o Soldiet- g alt vrares and eolsva, to ennng
Taad seleinalo åe av ta sestart ømddnsbån og akl kunde. Shår hnang
demank fund. so 2mforse nakk a cofol Skostageg akifa, dne ta
taavg loases durang kra ovat.