7th December 1916 On this day: Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister   David Lloyd George became Prime Minister of the British coalition government. He had previously been the Minister of Munitions. Hostile Trench Mortars   236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report the morning was quiet. At 1400 Trench Mortars were active on I.30.a and a scheme four was effective in silencing them. Visibility bad owing to the mist. At 1530 a stationary engine was heard working near Stirling Castle. A bugle was heard at 1600 behind Bodmin Copse. War Diaries 33rd Bn AIF morning conference   In billets. Working parties supplied to AE. 10 am Conference of OC,COs and Second in Command. 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force War Diary, La Chapelle-d'Armentières 33rd Battalion AIF Routine Order No.128    33rd BATTALION. A.I.F. ROUTINE ORDER No.128 By Lt-Col LJ Morshead Commanding Armentières, 7th December, 1916 WASHING OF SOCKS 1252 In order that the troops when in trenches will have a clean pair of socks daily, it will be necessary to withdraw one good pair for every man and send them to Q.M. store for despatch to Divisional Baths, to form a stock for re issue. These must be returned to Q.M. by noon on 8th inst. The procedure will be as follows:, Companies and smaller detached sections will arrange that men change their socks daily, the wet ones will be collected and packed in sandbags and taken to Regimental Transport Co. Divisional Baths. An equal number of clean socks will be given in exchange for wet ones handed in and clean ones will come back in waterproof bags issued at Divisional Baths. Clean socks are now available at baths. REGIMENTAL ORDERLY DUTIES 1253 Really R.O. No. 126 para 62?.1237 delete 8 am and read "7 am". BOX RESPIRATORS 1254 Each Company will submit a return by 10 am on Friday, 8th inst. showing number required to complete the issue of one per man. Allowances thus been made for all H.Q. details attached. GAS HELMETS 1255 One Gas Helmet per man - all ranks - must be collected for return to Q.M. by 12 noon on Friday, 8th inst. INLYING PICQUET 1256 Re R.O. 127. para 1251., Companies will in future notify Battalion HQ that this picquet has been duly warned whenever the duty has to be found by them. DUTIES 1257 Captain of the week: Capt. SF Sorenson (in lieu of Capt. Douglas. special duty) Subaltern of the day: 2/Lt. WD McKenzie Next for duty: 2/Lt. FA Clarence Regimental Orderly Cpl: Cpl. CSL Byrne Next for duty: Cpl. JA Williams Regimental Orderly Sgt: Sgt. RN Genge Next for duty: Sgt. RH Blomfield GUM BOOTS 1258 Great care must be exercised to prevent Gum Boots being used unnecessarily, as owing to industrial conditions considerable difficulty will be experienced in obtaining further supplies. Their use in some parts of the line will be seldom necessary and the utmost care will be taken to ensure that they are not worn unless the condition of the trenches render it imperative. The correct procedure for handling Gum Boots is as follows:- Men in Front and Support Lines should have Gum Boots, a spare pair for every man being kept in reserve in the store; where wet boots can be exchanged for dry ones. Reliefs, going into trenches require authority for issue of boots from the Asylum, and those relieved will wash boots in tube provided for that purpose outside the asylum, handing them over to be dried. Great care must be exercised to prevent Gum Boots being used when they are not needed and thus causing undue wear. RIFLE GRENADES 1259. Owing to the risk of accident through the handling of grenades by inexperienced persons, no officer, N.C.O. or man other than Company or Battalion bombers must handle or fire rifle grenades. (Signed) RC Jones 2/Lt. Adjutant. 33rd Battalion A.I.F. 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force War Diary  Inspections  Drug Control    18th DLI report "Quiet, raining. Trenches in very bad condition. Patrols from raiding party went out." 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1  On the Move  Dull Day  Reliefs Completed  Better Rations  Working Parties  Training  Salving Parties  Route March  In the Trenches  Training  Quiet  Training      Musketry  Postings  Trench Work  Training  An Entertainment   Dugout Caught Fire  Move  On the Move  Schedule O.O.No.122 Dated 7th December 1916  Lecture at Brigade School.  Operational Order No.122  Drills  Holding the Line  March to billets  Attack by Division of an Enemy position ( imaginary ).  52nd Division Order No.27 received   On the Move  52nd Division Order No.27  Inspected by Brigadier General A. St.Q Ricardo D.S.O. 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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