Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/38C/1 - Notebook - Part 4

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Awaiting approval
Accession number:
RCDIG1066741
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Ms Sig Band Fols, axehandles at for to comes in for toots Engl happens to be the Diat sight 1ost. (importance of officers & NC.OD 50 waterfom bets Have to give them & invistigute gi out nation $10,000,000 everyoue tinks ought in hi cas Bupb Lost andliwas wayouson one wheel 41 in caup. + a bit pitar. fas on from litf Dreadful ofw ? an isoue e been homeman out him & 1 Jnd 1 Ass
41 Mcleas 5.oa few Storemen taken on in caup. chap who Rep. work outride reft, & a bit interesting. Yu coming out of hospital. sent hears of them. Sosowants to come on poule So & so turns up. looks at hon Romeshoes. "Dreadful bad oron, Tis: tarns out he as a chimist, wo you like me to analyse the Caster oil ? stl X taken on (L.H.) from hospital made an issue to hospital of a lot of rope got for artillen. The hosp gave a receipt. When Da.D.O.S frd mnl ite Royp ought oever to have been sapplied - its a Base depot anit. Light horseman seeing he had made a mstake cleared outo didn't come back. However they found him & he has turned out an Excellentt man And the Hospital gave the rope back! 8 SC. W Mr 4 S6aliss
Seragge 45 cot ofD. & half of them o to from. Plot. In Napolions stables 180 f. & 40t very lokty, roon estar Dut remount to goes sound & picks eyls out, Sweerigaltting A.D. of remounts jets deadly sick at oy exespectee out Hape draught I. Tle b. to do for ase. my looking lot are eiter srivate to nome an ticket or vetirnary mobili section Tiree scheres. Collectry. Mobill. Base. toabs. Oson of a misbegotiin sto cte 2n Pickets too loose. Horse wanderin round with rope throws second home down. Finally halfa doz. I S Remount ito doget filling up to Arab Mostalet W we mr C p 1
US71 S
see order Aftr DO 32. (300) 53 Coysignatler's etc. nor 2 men or coycomme; I man w each plate Have to note posities of CQ units 2 groap when a Co was going out for the day he adask for 2 sinallers - & kyd so. one wd lead his horse the other wd carry his lunch. 55
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61 Jan 12, 1915 Burdeds) we warned cia Cs avoid e17. a t an now ornl, brgomn ana Freas Cuting Atrianc Nowspaper Flles Scarch a Specially. Phone as for Duplicale Papers, &c. BULLETIN From a SAWSOEY BD Bad Wrk t beln araid of by newspapers far less than was expected by the Government when he was appointed. The chief reason is that parsons, whom the Government is already paying up to Kn per annum for accompanying the expedi- Honary force, have entered into competition with the otheral war correspondent. The clorle, who has rushed off on a colonet'. anlary, is able to supply regular copy at a cheaper rate than that at which a paper can not Rean's suff, and at a tenth the cont of sending a man of ha own. The aky-pilot's copy may be amateurish, but the journal publishing it can claim exclusiveness for the drivel, and may head 1t From our own war correspondent? The writer knows at least one metropolitan daily now doing this, in a Siate where Hean's matter is not seeing print. Moanwhile old hands at the journal tntle same have been pushed out of their Jobs by the war, and the A.A.A. has had to collect a benevolent fund to help them over morny times. whe Mr 8 abs3 6
Cales 7 s
take a simple rale- marching in stip. 69 So that they know cracth Eq. marching in step wil stretch how for the columna & what pace it can po Another: every order must so through the proper superior. If it doesst, you may get cross orders 1. He A may have one order fom Sergl. x another from Lieut.VI anote from Gen. E. He may obly the superiors order. but then the Serp & the Lieut. are probably away truating thath A is doing the job they gave him Bagage Wayon horses. At N.3. parade when Riding hasten i, train was N. trot, Austialions (riddan) broke into orderly trot, 1N.2 (drivm) were all over team place - one b. & botted It. Horses plunging wa Md ass 7 1 e
73 Patian in Chetsal campgn who sumped on top of sangar & rjsalled to But. Battery shelling it. Miss high miss left it Pshell 77 stomach aiss

41
Bundles of 

Clothing.

Bands

Tools, axe handles,

Engn Artill. officer comes in for tools

Eng. happens to be there

[* Old race course *]

Dial sight lost. (importance of

officers & N.C.Os)

150 waterproof sheets

Have to give them & investigate

afterwards

Cant put gun out of action.

£10,000,000

Everyone thinks ought to be gunners

in his case

[* War started

mobilisatn*]

British back down

Lost

Altd them in war?

Waggons resting on one wheel 
Hand drawn diagram - see original document
[*in camp.
& a bit
spital
me on from L.H.
Dreadful
at, "Wd
l? "
an issue

y. The

horseman
out &

d him &*]

 

[*Ord. Off.

Remounts

L. of C.
A.S.C. officer

Signaller

General Staff

Censor

Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind.Soldier

Strategy.

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy

aviators
[[shorthand] officer]*]

 

41

Nucleus 5. & a few storemen taken on in camp.

Chap who Reg. work outside regt. & a bit

interesting. Gen coming out of hospital.

Sergt. hears of them. So & so wants to come on from L.H.

 So & so turns up. Looks at iron horseshoes. 'Dreadful

bad iron, Sir:" Turns out he ws a chemist. "Wd

you like me to analyse the castor oil?"

X taken on (L.H.) from stat. hospital made an issue

to hospital of a lot of rope got for artillery. The

hosp. gave a receipt. When D.A.D.O.S found

it he knew insisted Hosp. ought never to have been

supplied - its a Base depot unit - Light horseman

seeing he had made a mistake cleared out & 

didnt come back. However they found him &

he has turned out an excellent man.

And the Hospital gave the rope back!

Ord. off

[*Remounts

L. of C.
A.S.C. officer

Signaller

General Staff

Censor

Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy
aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

45

Scraggy lot of  horses.  Could be half of  them were rejects from last lot.

In Napoleons stables 180 ft. x 40 ft. very lofty. room 20 ft at end.

Divl remount officer goes round & picks eyes out, swearing all time.

A.D. of Remounts gets deadly sick at seeing eyes picked out.

Huge draught horses. They'll h. to do for A.S.C.

Nice looking lot are either private officers names or ticket

or Veterinary mobile section. Three spheres

Collecting. Mobile. Base.

Arabs. O son of a misbegotten etc etc.

Pickets too loose. Horse wandering round with ^end of rope throws

second horse down. Finally half a doz. [[shorthand]]

Remount

Smiths dog etc)

filling up w Arab

[[shorthand]] Mortality
[[shorthand]]

[*Remounts

L. of C.

A.S.C. officer

Signaller

General Staff

Censor

Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind. officer

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy
aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

49

A.S.C.officer
[*Signaller

General Staff

Censor

Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry
Convoy
aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

53

see. order After DO32. (300)

Coy signallers etc. nco & 2 men w Coy comm : 1 man w each platoon Commr.

have to note positns of neighbouring units

2 yrs ago when a C.O. was going out for the day

he cd ask for 2 signallers - & they'd go.

One wd lead his horse & the other wd

carry his lunch.

Signallers

[*General Staff

Censor

Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry
Convoy

aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

57 

General Staff

[*Censor

Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy

aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

61

Jan 12.1915

Birdwds order[shorthand] which warned that in sending letters they must avoid

giving any information which might be [[shorthand]] to the name as expected  [shorthand]

Press Cutting Albums  Newspaper Files Search

a Specialty

Phone us for Duplicate Papers, &c.

From   BULLETIN

Address   28 JAN SYDNEY,

Date    SOUTH WALES

"E.D.": Bean's work is being availed of

by newspapers far less than was expected

by the Government when he was appointed.

The chief reason is that parsons, whom the 

Government is already paying up to £960

per annum for accompanying the expeditionary

force, have entered into competition

with the official war correspondent. The

cleric, who has rushed off on a colonel's

salary, is able to supply regular copy at a 

cheaper rate than that at which a paper can

get Bean's stuff, and at a tenth the cost of

sending a man of its own. The sky-pilot's

copy may be amateurish, but the journal

publishing it can claim exclusiveness for the

drivel, and may head it "From our own war

correspondent." The writer knows at least

one metropolitan daily now doing this, in a

State where Bean's matter is not seeing

print. Meanwhile old hands at the journalistic

game have been pushed out of their jobs

by the war, and the A.J.A. has had to

collect a benevolent fund to help them over

stormy times.

Censor

[*Parsons

Military

Rules

Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy
aviators
[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

65

Parsons

[*Military

Rules

Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy
aviators
[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

69

Take a simple rule - marching in step.

E.g. marching in step - so that they know exactly

how far the column can go will stretch & what pace it

can go.

Another: Every order must go through the proper

superior. If it doesnt, you may get cross

orders i.e. Pte A may have one order from

Sergt. X another from Lieut. Y & another

from Gen. Z. He may obey the superior's order -

but then the Sergt. & the Lieut. are probably away

trusting that the Sergt A is doing the job they

gave him

Riding Baggage Waggon Horses: At N.Z. parade when

in order to hasten the [[shorthand]] train was ordered to trot, Australians

(ridden team) broke into orderly trot. N.Z (driven) were all over

place - one team nearly bolted etc. Horses plunging.

Military Rules

[*Ind. Soldier

Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy

aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

73

Pathan in Chitral campgn who jumped on top of

Sangar & signalled to Brit. Battery shelling it: Miss high

miss left etc till a shell got him in the stomach.

Ind. Soldier

[*Strategy

Navy

Aviators

Cavalry

Convoy

aviators

[[shorthand]] officer*]

 

 

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