Diary Henry Arthur Goddard 1918 - Part 2

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First World War, 1914–18
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Secret.
HEADQUARTERS
NINTH INFANTRY BRIGADE
21DEC. 1916
B.M. No 65/2
A.I.F.
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
Headquarters 9th Aust Inf Bde
21st December, 1916.
Lieut.- Col. Goddard,
35th Battalion.
I shall be leaving Brigade Headquarters
tomorrow (22nd December) at 9.45 a.m. to attend C-I-Cs.
inspection, returning about 1 p.m. During this period
you will be in temporary command of the L'EPINETTE section.
You will place your second-inccommand in charge of your
sub-section and come to Brigade headquarters tomorrow at
9.30 a.m., returning to your Battalion on my return from the
inspection.
Alex Jobson
Commanding Ninth Infantry Brigade
A.I.F.

 

STATEMENT ON LINE SERVICE OF NINTH INFANTRY BRIGADE A.I.F. 

Inclusive Dates Number of days in
 

Front Line

Support Lines

Reserve Line

Rest
26.11.16 to 25.12.16 30      
26.12.16. to 19.1.17     25  
21.1.17 to 7.4.17. 78      
8.4.17. to 28.4.17.       21
29.4.17. to 23.5.17. 25      
24.5.17. to 2.6.17. 10      
3.6.17. to 6.6.17     4  
7.6.17. to 13.6.17. 7      
14.6.17. to 20.6.17.       7
21.6.17. to 11.7.17.     21  
12.7.17. to 29.7.17. 18      
30.7.17. to 28.9.17.       61
29.9.17. to 4.10.17. 6      
5.10.17.     1  
6.10.17. to 10.10.17.       5
11.10.17.     1  
12.10.17. 1      
13.10.17. to 15.10.17.   3    
16.1.17. to 18.10.17. 3      
19.10.17. to 12.11.17.       24
13.11.17. to 15.12.17. 33      
16.12.17.     1  
13.12.17. to 1.1.18. 16      
2.1.18. to 24.2.18.     54  
25.2.18. to 7.3.18. 11      
8.3.18. to 20.3.18.       13
21.3.18. to 26.3.18.     6  
27.3.18. to 144.18.   6    
2.4.18. to 6.4.18. 5      
7.4.18. to 9.4.18.     3  
         
 
Inclusive Dates Front Line. Support Line. Reserve Line.  Rest.
10.4.18. to 20.4.18.   11    
21.4.18 to 1.5.18.     11  
2.5.18. to 1.5.18. 9      
11.5.18. to 20.5.18.     10  
21.5.18. to 28.6.18. 39      
29.6.18. to 11.7.18.     13  
12.7.18. to 31.7.18. 20      
1.8.18. to 7.8.18.     8  
8.8.18. to 11.8.18. 4      
12.8.18. to 17.8.18.     6  
18.8.18. to 23.8.18. 6      
24.8.18. to 26.8.18.     3  
27.8.18. to 2.9.18. 7      
3.9.18. to 28.9.18.     26  
29.9.18. to 2.10.18. 7      
3.10.18. to 11.11.18.       40
GRAND TOTAL. 332 20 193 171
Total line service in France  716 days
Service in front line 332  "
    "        "   support line 20   "
    "        "   reserve line 193 "
    "        "   rest area 171 "
 

10.30.
11 15.
Mrs. Hatie Fieldgate 
Walnut Tree House.
Brightlingsea.
England

 

47 Rosebery Gardens
 

 

S. Pick
5 Grand Avenue ^ Mansion
Hove
&
19576 Pte A Mullers
C/ Fd Amb
A A M.C.
birthday 8 Aug

 

Casualties 8/8/1/ to 8/9/18
 

UNIT Killed Wounded Missing Injured Died of 
Injuries
  O   OR O.   OR O   OR O   OR  O    OR
33rd Bn 6     41 12    280        16.         2  -      1
24th Bn 2.    34 11    220        12       11  -      -
25th Bn. 3.    30  16    226        14        6  -      -
9th Fld Bty              6.      
Total  11 - 105 39 - 732  -    42       19  -     1
Summary 11   105
  39   732
   -      42
   -      19
   -        1
  50 - 899
 

Hugh Rees
5 Regent St
Major C. R Lucas
wounded. 17 Apl
56 Bn
Gale & Poulden
Wellington Works
Aldershot
Les Australien se sont Converts
de Glorie.
Echo de Paris 9. 4 1918
Hiltare
18 Cooper St.
Double Bay.

 

WATERLANDS CAMP  XXXXX
STEENWERCK
28/12/17
Mentioned Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches

JANVIER

1 MARDI.

1917 Comd: Brigade Days
Apl.  28  xx 8 -  19 inclusive 12
  28   1
June 29 to July 11. 13
Aug 3 - 15 13
Sep 5  -16. 12
1918
Jan		 5 - 18 inclusive 48
Mar. 17. - 26 10
May 20    

Men wounded today.
Relieved by 2/7 Kings Liverpool Regt.
(171 Bde) at 8.p.m. To WATERLANDS
CAMP, STEENWERCK Freezing hard
Awarded D.S.O
Evys birthday 8 Aug

 

METEREN

JANVIER

2 MERCREDI.

Embussed to METEREN billeted on
Farms Freezing hard. .
Mrs Barton
St Johns' Wood Rd
Maida Vale

 

METEREN

JANVIER

3 JEUDI.
No 19815 Saper H L Goddard
Aus reinfts Field Engineers, A.I.F.
NO 3 Camp. Parkhurst.
Denyer.
Mrs Aslule & Garwick
Ed. G Fuller.
Green. Sister C.
No. 3. Australian cuirc . Hospital
Darlferd. Kent
Visited A. Coy
Bright day. Some snow - very cold.
Mrs. H. Borgeson. Bull & Mouth Hotel Bourke St
Y.W.C.A 60 Russell St. Melb.
Monteroy, Maclary St.
Potts Point
London. S. Western BVi
191 Earls Court S W. 1.

 

WATERLANDS CAMP. STEINWERCK
METEREN

JANVIER

4 VENDREDI.
Hard Frost
Conference at Brigade in morning.

 

METEREN

JANVIER

5 SAMEDI.
Took over temporary command Brigade
Headquarters METEREN
Thaw, but very cold. Froze hard
again at night.

 

METEREN

JANVIER

6 DIMANCHE.

Freezing hard
Attended Church service 34th Bn.
With Brigade Major inspected Signallers
School with Major Massie in morning
Thaw in evening.

 

METEREN

JANVIER

7 LUNDI.
At headquaters all day
Freezing hard. 

 

 

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