General Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 23, 24 September - 26 December 1919, Part 7

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I shall be glad if you will communicate this
decision and the reasons for same to the Defence
Department at the earliest opportunity.
Please acknowledge.
Lieut.-General.
Director-General.
Repatriation & Demobilisation, A.I.F.
 

[*6511/40/3/8.
10.11.19*]
A.I.F. Headquarters,
130, Horseferry Road,
LONDON.
180th November, 1919.
Dear Mr. Jolly,
I have received your letter re your loaned
glasses from the Official Secretary, Australia House,
and as I am aware of the whole of the circumstances of
your gift (as you will see by reference to the name on
your receipt attached) am replying direct to you.
At the time of General Monash's appeal the
response was very prompt and I had charge of all the
arrangements for distribution.
Lists were made of all glasses, with
their numbers and the donors names, showing the
officers to whom they were issued, and had all the
original officers returned without any loss of kit, &c.
through shell fire it would be easy to return your
glasses promptly.
Unfortunately, very few of the original
officers of the 4th Brigade came through the conflict.
and even those have, like all others, had their kit
and equipment destroyed and replaced many times.
Further, I have not been connected with the
Brigade sine may, 1915, and there have been many staff
Captains in charge of the records since, but none are
at present on this side of the water.
The records of the 4th Brigade are now eon
route to Australia, and (given a moderate time for the
large A.I.F. Records to be assembled in order in
Australia) the list of donors and receivers will be
found, and it is quite possible that your glasses and
the officer who received them have come through
unscathed. If so, I am sure the officer will be only
[*Copy for -
Lieut.-General Sir John Monash, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., V.D.*]
 

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too anxious to hand them back, for the glasses so generously
loaned have been of the utmost value to our
officers many and many times.
I would suggest, therefore, that you write
General MONASH (say in six months' time) when he has
returned to Australia, and I am sure he will be only
too willing to have the records searched and assist you
in return for your kind favour of 1914.
I regret that I shall not be returning to
Australia for a considerable period or I would follow
up the matter myself.
Unfortunately, also, we have no store of war
trophies from which I could get you a pair of German
glasses. Yours sincerely,
C H. Jess.
Brigadier-General,
Commandant, A.I.F. H.Q.
J. M. Jolly Esq.,
34, Bishopsgate,
E.C.
 

[*Not used
New one filled
in by S.M.O. Ormonde
DLB
3.2.20*]
A.I.F. FORM No. 536.
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
Department of Repatriation and Demobilisation.
MEDICAL REPORT.
Station LONDON
Date 10.11.19
1. Unit A.I.F.
2. Regimental No. -
3. Rank Lieut. General
4. Name (in Block letters, Surname first)
Christian Names in full.    MONASH.    JOHN
5. Age last birthday
6. Former Trade }
or Occupation   }
7. Enlisted { on
                    { at
DESCRIPTION AT TIME OF REPORT.
Height 5.10
Chest Measurement { 38"   42
Complexion 
Eyes Brown
Hair G[[?]]
Date of Disbility No
DESCRIPTIVE MARKS.
8. DISABILITY (if any).
(If no disability the word Nil will be inserted.)
STATEMENT OF CASE.
Note.—The answers to the following questions are to be filled in by the Officer in medical charge of the soldier.
In answering them he will carefully discriminate between the man's unsupported statements and evidence recorded
in his military and medical documents. He will also carefully distinguish cases entirely due to venereal disease.
Answers to questions 9 and 10 will be read over to soldier prior to his signing. If no disability is present this
signature does not debar the soldier from making a subsequent claim for disability considered attributable to military
service.
9 Date of origin of disability No
10. Place of origin of disability —
John Monash

Signature of Soldier. Lt Gen.
 

Hand completed form - see original document
 

[*Draft*]
[*Court of Inquiry re H.M.A.T. Waimana*]
12/11/19 (??)
I confirm the findings of this Court of Enquiry. The
evidence does not disclose anything in the nature of specific neglect of
duty on the part of any person concerned. There was abov arose a bona
fide misunderstanding between those officials responsible for
deciding upon the method of fitting of the ship, and those
other officials responsible for allocating personnel to the ship.
Each group of officials acted bona fide in good faith.
There was however a lack of business precaution, by
putting into practice what was believed to be an decision agreement on a
most important matter, without any confirmation in writing
of such an agreement.
All The findings & recommendations should be promulgated
to the heads of all branches & sub-branches directly
concerned, to note & to take all necessary action
to obviate in the future any hitch of such a nature.
[*Lieut-General.*]
Send copy of Court to the Minister
 [*4 Copies*]
 

ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
LIST OF ADDRESSES.
P. P. C. CARDS
[*Cards despatched
London. 13/11/19
RLB*]
 

[*B*]
Lady Monash.
Miss Monash
Iona
Toorak.
Melbourne.
P. P. C.
 

[*C*]
Lady Monash.
Iona
Toorak.
Melbourne.
P. P. C.