10th December 1916 On this day: Battery Registration   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery A236 Battery carried out careful registration of all guns. Flashes of a 5.9 inch Howitzer battery firing on Dickerbusch seen on bearing 140 degrees 5 minutes (true) from I.24.d.7.3. with time from flash to sound 13.5 seconds. 2/Lt Edds observed large Tower like edifice about forty feet high with construction of seven poles with three hooped bands round them. True bearing 39 degrees from I.24.d.70.35. It has no platform. War Diaries 33rd Bn AIF LG and snipers move to trenches   33rd Battalion AIF, less Lewis Gunners and snipers in billets. Lewis Gunners and snipers moved to the trenches as per Battalion 0.0 No. 3 dated 9/12/1916. 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force War Diary, La Chapelle-d'Armentières 33rd Battalion AIF Routine Order No.131   33rd Battalion A.I.F. ROUTINE ORDER No. 131 By Lieutenant-Colonel LJ Morshead Commanding Armentières, 10th December, 1916 TRAFFIC CONTROL 1276 Vehicles must not proceed West of the railway line at Nouvel Houplines with more than a pair of animals. Remainder of teams must be unhooked and placed undercover until required on the return journey. (D.R.O.106 para 614.) FROST COGS FOR HORSE-SHOES 1277 During the winter months horse-shoes which have been tapped with screw holes for frost cogs will entirely replace the ordinary shoes. Frost cogs will be packed with repaired horse-shoes. Transport Officer will arrange to have this carried out. (D.R.O.106 p.61). PARAFFIN FOR PRIMUS STOVES 1278 Quarter Master will submit indents to the Brigade Supply Officer for paraffin required as fuel for Primus stoves. (D.R.O.106 para 612). CLIPPING OF ANIMALS 1279 It is very necessary that all animals that require clipping should be done at once so as to avoid skin disease which are so liable to be contracted in the present conditions. Animals which have already been clipped once, in most cases will require to be clipped again during the winter. Units should indent for clipping machines in accordance with G.R.Os.1724 and 1818, paragraph 6 of "Extract s from General Routine Orders, Part II". Quartermaster to note. HOGGED MANES 1280 All horses with hogged manes should have them trimmed quite close regularly. A hogged mane left long presents a very untidy appearance. MULES TAILS 1281 Mules should have the hair of the tail clipped close except for a tuft 8 inches long. The tail should be cut off square at a level six inches above the points of the hocks. MEN RETURNED TO DUTY 1282 Companies should notify Battalion Headquarters when a man returns to duty from hospital. Should notice of his return be received at Battalion Headquarters this will be at once passed on to companies. LOG BOOKS 1283 Logbooks must be entered up daily and a careful record kept of the work done. Trench stores taken over on relief should be accurately recorded and have signature of both parties. FATIGUE 1284 The Battalion for duty will detail a fatigue party of men to report to Br. Frank Baurepaire at École Professionale, Armentieres at 9 am daily. BATHS 1285 Companies will arrange for those men who have not yet bathed to visit Divisional Baths tomorrow to proceed to trenches with one of the later reliefs. REGIMENTAL ORDERLY SERGEANT 1286 Regimental Orderly Sergeant for 11th inst. will report to Battalion Headquarters at 7 am and remain on duty there until the building has been vacated. He will be responsible for the cleanliness of HQ billet and must make careful arrangements to see that the place is left thoroughly clean. CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOLS 1287 Care must be taken that candidates whose names have appeared in orders and have been warned for schools are ready to report immediately on receipt of notice. See R.O.130 para1271 and 1272. CORRIGENDA 1288 R.O. 130 para 1264 for "Fockaber Dump" read SQUARE FARM. GUM BOOT ISSUE 1289 Duty Co. will detail reliable NCO to supervise issue of Gum Boots from depot to this Battalion on 11th inst. This NCO will report to depot at I.c.8.2.7. at 6.30 am and remain on duty till last relief has been issued with boots required. RE-NUMBERING OF ORDERS 1290 The following amendments of the numbering of Routine Orders is approved. R.Os.105 - 7-11-16 to R.O.118 - 20-11-16 the number of paragraphs should read 1249 to 1169 inclusive. R.O.1 - 29-11-16 to R.O.10 - 8-12-16 these numbers are altered to read consecutively from 119 to 129 includicrous and the paras therein should read 1170 to 1262 inclusive. PROMOTIONS 1291 The following promotion has been approved dated 6.11.16. No. 356 Pte. EG Atley to be L/Cpl. TRANSFER 1292 The following transfer is approved dated 9-12-16 Lt MR Coombs from D to B Co. TAKEN ON STRENGTH 1293 Lt. AG Farleigh, 2nd Rfts. 33rd Battalion having reported for duty is taken on strength from 2.12.16. and is posted to B Co. STRUCK OFF STRENGTH 1294 The undermentioned having been admitted to hospital are struck off strength. No. 2147 Pte. D. Wells (deceased) No. 752 Pte. W Delaney 582 Sgt. ES Earle (deceased) 5124 HS Newcome 594 Pte. PT Mooney 512 Pte. DFO O'Brien 1127 Cpl. FE McMahon 1196 Pte. EMulhern 920 Pte. HL Chapman 2206 Pte. A Brown 844 Pte. WM Nicholson 1611 Private CA Wright 366 Pte. WH Bracken 5025A Pte. GH Green 864 Pte. VM Ryan 1273 Sgt. CE Wheaton 2190 Pte. SJ Nesbitt 1304 Pte AS McIntyre 1648 Pte. EC Dorrington 871 Cpl. G Sutherland 1644 Pte. J Warne 5066 Pte. A McConnell 4?? Pte. JE Herman 1273 Pte. AM Wightman 1144 Pte AR Ellis 1205 Sgt. WA McLean 1?? Pte. R Taggart 1784 Cpl.WP Chapman 5152 Pte. HT Ward 765 Pte. HA Eyles 407 Pte. WH Edwards 4650 Pte. FJ Daly 490 Pte. EJ McManus 1443 Pte. HR Cox 2138 Pte. EA Shaw 984 Pte. CE Dillon 47 Pte. WE Conway 471 Pte. WA Little 777 Pte. BP Gallagher 2072? Pte. SM Hefferman DAILY DUTIES 1295 11-12-16 Subaltern of the day: Lt. TA Armstrong Regimental Orderly Sgt: Sgt. FJ Burke Regimental Orderly Cpl: Cpl. SJ Barrow DUTY CO. 1296 11-12-1916 D. Co. (Signed) RC Jones 2/Lt. Adjutant. 33rd Battalion A.I.F 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force War Diary  Ongoing training and inspections  Rest period    REFERENCE Wet. Draft of 39 ORs reported to HQ. Raiding party continued training. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1    18th DLI are at Sailly. Wet. Draft of 39 ORs reported to HQ. Raiding party continued training. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On Leave  Bad Weather  Hold the Line  Poor Visibility  Training  Wet Mud   "My commission seems to be going along fairly successfully and given a fair amount of luck there is a possibility of my being in England for Christmas or very soon afterwards. Don’t pin any hopes on such glorious prospects. If I do get the commission I shall be in England for at least three months, or even longer if again I am fortunate in getting the job I am after. Home is really beginning to have a most sacred spot in my heart and I long for a sight of you every minute of the day. Things out here are very miserable lately. Rain, nothing but rain. The mud is simply appalling, knee deep in many places. Those waders have proved most useful and are really waterproof." Pte. Harry Davison, 26th Royal Fusiliers in a letter to his wife Olive.  On the Move  Church Parade  Church Parade  Poetry  Reliefs  Inspection    Enemy Artillery Active  Training  Identity Discs  Training  Bad Weather  Training  Working Parties Dispersed  Aircraft damaged  Reliefs  Training  Our 18 Pounders retaliated.  Operational Order No.123  Divine Services  Reliefs  Working Party Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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