Item 08: General William Holmes notebook, 21 August-September 1914 - Page 22

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Communication Trenches from Black Line to Green Line
After Capture of Green Line the organisation of Defence of same in depth
New Zealand Div responsible for everything up to and including Black Line and Black dotted Line
4th Aus Div responsible for everything forward of Black dotted Line
All Counter Attacks on Green Line to be dealt with by 4th Div
If any of 4th Div driven back to Black Line they come under the orders of New Zealand Div
If 4th Div driven out of any portion of Black Line Green Line and are unable to get back they will hang on to as much as they can hold.  Counter Attack to regain possession of what has been lost will be [indecipherable] by Corps as a separate operation
Administration of everything up to Black Line in hands of NZ Div
Tactical responsibility of Green Line is with 4th Div

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