Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 446
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Versailles. The C in C had come specially to thank the Austn. Corps for the good work and paid a grateful tribute to the ability of the Corps Commander. A little later a conference was held of all Divisional Commanders at 1st Divn. Headquarters when the future policy was outlined. The 2nd Aust. Divn. Headquarters had been selected as a meeting place at 3 p.m. for the Army Commander his three Corps Commanders and in addition the Cavalry and Tank Corps Commanders. The French Premier M. Clemencau together with his Minister for Finance attended this meeting specially to thank the Army and Corps Commanders for their work the previous few days. The King is to visit Corps Headquarters tomorrow afternoon and arrangements have been made for a representative parade of Australian troops and a fair proportion of the captured trophies guns &c. to be collected and grouped for this parade.
Monday 12th Aug.
During last night the 6th Brigade took over from the 5th and 7th in the line the two latter being withdrawn so that the men might get some well earned sleep.
2nd Div. Artillery also came into the line to cover us. I should have mentioned that on the 11th inst. Genl. Wisdom was asked for to assume command of a mixed force of Australians and Americans, known as the Liason Force, to operate North of the Somme. The King this morning visited the high ground East of Corbie and later came through Villers Bretonneux. Divisional Commanders were invited to meet His Majesty at Corps Headquarters at 2.30 p.m. and were duly presented. The Corps Commander and S. Major Genl. O'Keefe