General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 22, 10 April - 1 June 1919- Part 1

[*RD

10/4/19*]

Whittam.

Reference my letter April fifth better

postpone visit to Corps until after receipt

letter posted you today or arrange same

follow you. aaa

Monash.

Demobaust
 

[*RD

10/4/19*]
Australian Corps.

Your AA936 Inclusion of Jeumont Workshops with

Corps School to form combined Quota is approved aaa

Monash aaa Addressed Australian Corps repeated Demobaust

Liaison G.H.Q.

Demobaust.

[*JL not about & take [[?]] [[?]]*]

 

CCR/RNS

IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE

3.D.

TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE ADDRESS:
"DEMOBAUST. LONDON"
TELEPHONES:
VICTORIA 8860. (2 LINES)
VICTORIA 4020. (2 LINES)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

[*INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMO No. 
DD4706

THIS NUMDER IS NOT TO BE QUOTED IN EXTERNAL CORRESPONDENCE*]
REPATRIATION AND DEMOBILISATION DEPT.
54 VICTORIA STREET.

LONDON. S.W. 1.
10th April 1919

To/

D.G. ✓

D.D.G.

2.D.

S.O. to Minister for Defence.

Chief of Staff, A.I.F.

Liaison to P.M.

War Diary.

Reference NOTES ON A CONFERENCE HELD AT

54 VICTORIA STREET 1.4.19 Annexure "A" paras 1 (b)

and 2 (b), add the words -

"including Voluntary Aid Detachments".

T. C. Ridley Lt Col

for Brig. General

D/Director General

Dept. of Repatriation & Demobilisation

 

London

Peterborough

Mansfield

Rugby

Stratford

Tewkesbury

Oxford

London

 

[*14/4/19.*]

Suggested itinerary for week in June
1. London to Peterborough - Stop at St Albans to see Abbey

Church, & if time permits, St Michaels

& battle-fields

Lunch either at Peahen St Albans or

George, Huntington. neither magnificent

Grand Hotel Peterborough

see Cathedral

2. Peterborough to Mansfield - via Crowland Abbey (q.v.) and

"Sukerils"

Swan Hotel (good, & [[?]] old)

Newstead abbey if possible

3. Mansfield to Rugby visiting Sherwood Forest en route

? Lunch at Hop HPole Ollerton

Rugby School

4. Rugby to AStratford-on-Avon - via Coventry & Warwick

At Coventry see St Michael's Church &

Guildhall & "Peeping Tom's" Effigy.

Between Coventry & Warwick see Kenelworth

Castle

Lutch at Queen's Coventry, or Woolpark

Warwick

see Warwick Castle if open

Shakespeare Hotel at Stratford on Avon

5. Stratford-on-Avon & Tewkesbury - Swan Hotel Tewkesbury

see Abbey Church & also Deerhurst

Church & chapel

6. Tewkesbury to Oxford - Randolph Hotel
7. Oxford to London - along Thames Valley.

[*Phillips 3" to 1m

Sheets 2,3,4,5.*]

 

[*RD Draft (3)   14-4-19

D.D.G.

Draft for G.I. - Try & expediate, to get it out before

Easter. - Extra copies to go to Staff Departments, & less to Field Troops.

than usual.

^
space

∨

1. The granting of applications for non-military employment (vide General

Instructions No 5 Annexure B) has been hitherto ^been regulated by the 
principle that it can only be granted ^made only to those who can be spared from
their military duties, and for whom no military employment is available. -
2. A considerable number of members of the A.I.F., employed on Staff of
Units in the field, or Unit Cadres, and on the sStaff of Depôts in France
and England, of Administrative and Demobilisation hHeadquarters and
sServices, and elsewhere, have hitherto been unable to take advantage
of such facilities. -
3. The time is approaching when all such duty personnel can be considerably
reduced ^in numbers those in France during May and June ^& July and those
in England during June July and August. ^and August.
4. Immediate steps will now be taken by all Commanders and by Heads
of all Departments to ascertain to what extent the members of their
Staff and other duty personnel desire to submit applications for non-military
employment ^such employment to be undertaken as and when the applicant's

military service can be dispensed with. -

5. The grant of all further applications for non-military employment will
be, hereafter, governed by the following conditions: -
(a) All applications must be lodged by with this Department by June 2530. 30 June 30.
No such applications receied after that date will be considered
(b) No application should be submitted unless the applicant can be

released from his military duties before July 31. - The date

by which he can be released must be stated on the application

form (A.I.F. Form 540) in reply to para 7 thereof, & certified to

by the applicant's Military Commander or Department Head.

(It will facilitate the administration of these Instructions if

the earliest possible date of such release is stated in each case)

(c) No grant of non-military employment will be made which would

involve such employment after Oct. 31., ^except in very special cases - By thisat date ^at latest all

personnel undergoing non-military employment must become

available for repatriation to Australia.

[*Special 

Cases

March 30^th*]

 

6. The conditions stated in para. 5 will apply hereafter to all

applications for non-military employment from all members of

the A.I.F. and not merely to ^to those from the duty personnel referred to

in para. 2. -

7. Any member of the A.I.F. who cannot ^in the interests of the service be released from military duty

by July 31, must be definitely informed that they he must forego any

oppo these privileges, as otherwise the finalization of demobilization

would be indefinitely delayed. - Commanders and Heads of Departments

should, however, when arranging for the reduction of their

duty personnel, give preference in release, wherever practicable,

to those who ^have notified their wish to apply, and whose applications appear to them

to be meritorious and bona fide.

8. The provisions of these regulations will also be applicable, in principle,

to applications made by duty personnel for "Discharge elsewhere

than in Australia", and for "Extended Leave without pay"; but all

such applications there will be no conditions as to dates, and

each case will being considered on its merits, having regard to the date

when made must be lodged before Aug. 31, stating the date from which

it is desired that the application should take effect.

 

[*RD  14-4-19*]

Australian Corps

For news sheet aaa Quota eight and all

previous have now embarked for Australia, practically

all invalids have also embarked. - aaa Monash

Demobaust.

 

[*RD 14-4-19*]

Australian Corps

Cens For WHITHAM aaa Census figures so far available

indicate that Corps forecasts of residues after entrainment of

Quota 41 was much below deficient aaa Monash.

Demobaust.

 

[*RD 14-4-19*]

Flag Lieutenant

HMAS Australia

Portsmouth

Regret invitation received too late

for acceptance thanks aaa

Monash.