Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 3
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[Transcriber's notes : 1 Jan 1916 - Arrived in Egypt from Gallipoli.
17 Feb. - Given command of Artillery Brigade of new 4th Division.
5 April - Promoted full Colonel & Temporary Brigadier General
2 June – Departs Alexandria on the "Kinfauns Castle" for Marseilles.
8 June – Arives Marseilles
18 June – Caestre, Divisional Artillery Head Quarters.
In temporary command of Australian 4th Division.
2 July – Moved to Erquingham
2nd Aug. – To Lumbres near St Omer. Training area.
13th Aug. - 7 days leave. London and Bradford.
24th Aug. – Move to front line. With Australian, Canadian, British and Belgian units.
23rd Sept. – Took over command of Division.
15 Nov. - Handed over to C.R.A. 41st Division. Now in command of artillery of 1st and 4th Divisions. 2 days leave in Paris.
23 Feb. 1917 – Relinquished command on front line.
5 April - Took over Command of Artillery Left Sector, 1st Anzac Corps
11 April – First Battle of Bullecourt
3 May – Second Battle of Bullecourt
26 May – 6 days leave. London, Oxford, Bradford, Belfast.
7 June – Battle of Messines
13 June – Handed over Artillery Command.
3 July - Assumes command of 4th Aus. Division
31st July – Third Battle of Ypres
20th Aug. – Appointed to command of 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Aust. Div.
5th Sept. – 12 days leave. London, Portrush, Salisbury Plain.
26th Sept. – 14th Oct. - Polygon Wood and Passchendaele
5 Jan. 1918 – Left for Training Course at Grantham prior to month's leave.
12 Jan. Recalled to France. Temporary command of 1st Australian Division
14 Feb. Four days leave, London.
19 Mar. Convalescent leave Cap Martin, Cote D'Azure. (gassed at Passchendaele)
24 Apr. Second Villers Bretonneux
20 May Assumes command of 2nd Aus. Division. Rank of Major General
13 June Seven days leave, London and Tidworth.
4 July Battle of Hamel
19 July Sustains serious injury to right hand. Diary written by another.
2 to 6 Aug. To London for specialist treatment.
8 Aug. Major Allied offensive begun.
29 Aug. Battle of Mont St Quentin.
9 to 14 Sept. Attended Allied Tank School at Fontainbleau.
24 Sept. Refusal of troops to accept battalion disbandonment.
29 Sept. Attack on Hindenburg Line.
8 Oct. Leave. Paris, London, Cambridge, Bradford, Birmingham, Edinburgh, on board HMAS Melbourne.
11 Nov. ARMISTICE
21 Nov. Aboard HMAS Australia to view the surrender of the German High Sea Fleet in Firth of Forth.
29 Nov. Returns to France/Belgium]