Diary Henry Arthur Goddard 1918 - Part 29

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Bonne Annēe

Our best wishes for 1919, 

with french and Australian flowers.  Never to be 

separated.

Yonville

Despatch Register

C.O.B.G.101. recommendation re Command 34

B.G. 102.  Report on Villiers Brettonneux ops.

  "     103.  9.8.18. Special recommendation
operations 22 Aug to 31 Aug to G.O.C. Div.

  "     104.  ^18.9.18 Recommendation New Years Honours
List to Div.

105.  19.9.18.  Rec. Major Connell for D.S.O.

& dead officers for Dispatches 
addressed personally to Gen Gellibrand.

106. 19.9.18. Confdl. Report on Staff Trainees Div.

107. 21.9.18. A.I.F. Hqrs London asking Major 
B.D. Brownie's address re 

 "Therurstocles pay enqy.

108.  Div. re Leo's transfer to 35.  24.9.18

109.  Div. re Therurstocles pay.  25.9.18

110.  Col Morshead req. report & recomdn 6.10.18
 on recent operations.

111.  Confidential Report Staff Trainees G.O.C.^3 Div 20.10.18 

112. ackled!  Div vice G.H.I. re Conference. 31.10.18
113.  Hqrs 3 Aust Div on Rpt Staff Teas ^2.11.18  1.12.18

114.  G.O.C. 3. Aus Div. Papers re ^Therurstocles Pay
115.  Col Morshead to call at Bde Hqr 9.30 ^tomorrow.  15.12.18

116.  G.O.C. 3 Div Papers Projection Enquiry.  16.12.18

           "              "         "   re Peace Despatch.  1.1.19

B.C.  119 72. Rouen despatches.

B.G.  123. Col Harrison re Rhine tour   24.2.19.

 "   124.  War Records. Biographical sect. 24.2.19.

 "   125.  Lt Coolalian 34 Bn ^order for photos & cheque £5.11.0.   3.3.19.

Official Photos

MOULANCOURT HQRS 563/2190 - 2. ✔

E.105✔. Working party Houplines

" 108  Houplines

" 114  Arrmentier

" 1203  Broodseinde Ridge Passchendaele   

" 951  near Zonnebeke Passchendaele

" 1079 Zonnebeke S of Ry embankment

" 977 Corduroy track Zonnebeke

" 976 Zonnebeke Ry Status

" 480 Messines Shels bursting - near Hill 63

" 941 Broodseinde Rd. stretcher bearers

" 966 Zonnebeke. Stretcher Bs xx

through and with [[?]]

" 968 'K' Track Zonnebeke - stretcher bearers

" 967. R.G.P. Broodseinde  wdd waiting

      " for reinforcement of Bearers

E1362. Grey Farm 22.1117.

1326. N.M's Land St Ives showing

fire slope Hill 63.

1319. German Pill box on edge one

of mine craters blown Messines battle

at St Ives 7.6.17 9 Bde took it.

1320 P Box upset by Southernmost unit

9 Bde front B. Messines 7.6.17.

E1287 - Mine Crater St Yves (northernmost

of two) looking towards Messines Trees

line a road which ran in rear of Hun lines

9th Bde Battle Messines.

239i. V. Bret day after bombardment

2457. V. B. Hqrs. HGQ

2905. Near Bray. 22.8.18. Prisoners 34 & 38 Bn

2949    "        "          "               "   34 & 35

A Sector 4. Div.

B      " 

C      "     5 Div.

D      "    Liason Force with

13^th Bde on left and 131 American

Regt on right.

17^th Div. at CERISY in Corps Reserve

11. Bde Advance on 5 Sep 18        }

following order of march.                }

42. Bn.                                            } Van Guard

3 Pioneer Bn (less 1 Coy)              }

A. Squadron 13 L.H. (less 3 Secn)}

1 Sec. 9. M.G. Coy                        }

Main Body

Bde Sig Sec and 1 Sec. 13. A.L.H.

A. Coy 41 Bn.

16 Bde. RH.A

44 Bn. (right)

43  " (left)

9 M.G. Coy (less 1 Sec)

41 Bn centre (less 1 Coy)

11 Fd Coy Engineers

11 Fd Ambulance

25 Coy G.G.S.E.

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Liason Force  ! 13. G.I.F Bde.

                       131 American Regt.

1 Coy. 4 Aus Div Train            1 Coy 4 Aus M.G. Bn.

1   "     Field Engineers Aust. 124 American M.G. Bn.

ARTILLERY.

A. Sector. 5 ^Brigades Bges. (6 at present)

B      "       3 Brigades

C      "       5    "

D      "       3    "

remainder in Corps reserve.

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Operations 8 to 31 Aug 1918

Prisoners captured by Brigade

                     Officers      Other ranks

Aug 8 - 11^th        20.              1,000

       22 - 24.        15.                 500

       26 - 31           1.                 726*

                           36.                2226.

*In only one phase of this attack were

officers and other ranks shown

seperately.

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BARRAGES. in offensives

Creeping barrage put down 400

yds in advance of tape line

Types of ammo as follows.

Smoke      15%    } rate of fire

H.E.          35%    } 3 rds per minute

Shrapnel   50%    } 

Officers

2/ Lt Foot BARCLAY G. 34^th

Failed to pay Mess Bill at Training

Centre, Grantham - 

Bd Hq 13. 6   5. 6

Battery 20 a

O.P.     25 c.

O.P.     29 d . 1 . 6

REGIMENTAL FUNDS as at 31.1.19.

Bde Hqrs.     Balance.     304. 0.1.

33 Bn.                "            141. 9.7.

34  "                   "            418.11.6

35  "                   "              57. 7.5

T.M.Bty.             " about    15. 0.0

Canteens

Bd. H.Qs.

Advance from    f.1500.00 } Stock 1182.90.

    RqIC Funds.                  } Cash.   317.10.

33       do.             1775.00   Stock   496.30

                                             Cash. 1278.70

34       do.             Nil.           Cash.  1435.45

                                             Stock.  1971.40

35       do.               "             Cash   3150.90

                                             Stock ^↑

                                             Cash.  2336.00

T.M.B.^tn Nil - Closed down &

included in Trust a/c.

BATTALION CADRES.

                        Offs.   N.C.Os.   O.R.

C.O.                   1.

Adjt.                   1.

Q.M.                   1.

T.O.                    1.

Batmen                                        4

Transport                         6.       45

Q.M. Store                       1.       10

Orderly Room.                 1.         2.

Runners                                       4.

Sigs.                                1.          5.

Cooks.                                          4.

Sanitary.                                       1.

               Total    4.          9.         75