Australia in Arms / A Narrative of the Australasian Imperial Force and Their Achievement at Anzac

by Phillip F. E. Schuler

DISPOSITION OF UNITS OF THE 1ST DIVISION IN THE CONVOY AND PLACES OF EMBARKATION.

No.	Name.	Tonnage.	Speed.	Embarking at—	Troops.	O.	M.	H.
A1	Hymettus	4,606	11½	Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide	A.S.C. and horses	5	106	686
A2	Geelong	7,951	12	Melbourne and Hobart	Mixed	47	1,295	—
A3	Orvieto	12,130	15	Melbourne	G.O.C., Infantry and details	94	1,345	21
A4	Pera	7,635	11	Sydney	Artillery horses	5	90	391
A5	Omrah	8,130	15	Brisbane	Infantry and A.S.C	43	1,104	15
A6	Clan MacCorquodale	5,058	12½	Sydney	Horses	6	113	524
A7	Medic	12,032	13	Adelaide and Freemantle	Two companies Infantry, Artillery, A.S.C. and A.M.C.	28	977	270
A8	Argyllshire	10,392	14	Sydney	Artillery	32	800	373
A9	Shropshire	11,911	14	Melbourne	Artillery	42	794	433
A10	Karoo	6,127	12	Sydney and Melbourne	Signallers and A.M.C.	13	388	398
A11	Ascanius	10,048	13	Adelaide and Freemantle	Infantry	65	1,728	10
A12	Saldanha	4,594	11	Adelaide	Horses	4	52	274
A13	Katuna	4,641	11	Sydney and Hobart	Horses	5	94	506
A14	Euripides	14,947	15	Sydney	Infantry	29	2,202	15
A15	Star of England	9,150	13½	Brisbane	Light Horse	25	487	457
A16	Star of Victoria	9,152	13½	Sydney	Light Horse	26	487	461
A17	Port Lincoln	7,243	12	Adelaide	Light Horse	19	351	338
A18	Wiltshire	10,390	14	Melbourne	Light Horse and A.M.C.	35	724	497
A19	Afric	11,999	13	Sydney	Infantry, A.S.C., and Engineers	48	1,372	8
A20	Hororata	9,491	14	Melbourne	Infantry	66	1,986	118
A21	Marere	6,443	12½	Melbourne	Horses	4	80	443
A22	Rangatira	10,118	14	Brisbane	Artillery, Infantry, and A.M.C.	15	430	450
A23	Suffolk	7,573	12	Sydney	Infantry	32	979	8
A24	Benalla	11,118	14	Melbourne	Infantry and A.S.C.	49	1,185	10
A25	Anglo-Egyptian	7,379	12	Brisbane and Melbourne	Horses	6	105	492
A26	Armadale	6,153	11	Melbourne	Lines of Communication	—	—	—
A27	Southern	4,769	10½	Sydney and Melbourne	Horses	5	136	281
A28	Miltiades	7,814	13	Sydney and Melbourne	Imperial Reservists	—	600	—

DISPOSITION OF UNITS OF THE 1ST DIVISION IN THE CONVOY AND PLACES OF EMBARKATION.

No.	Name.	Tonnage.	Speed.	Embarking at—
A1	Hymettus	4,606	11½	Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide
A2	Geelong	7,951	12	Melbourne and Hobart
A3	Orvieto	12,130	15	Melbourne
A4	Pera	7,635	11	Sydney
A5	Omrah	8,130	15	Brisbane
A6	Clan MacCorquodale	5,058	12½	Sydney
A7	Medic	12,032	13	Adelaide and Freemantle
A8	Argyllshire	10,392	14	Sydney
A9	Shropshire	11,911	14	Melbourne
A10	Karoo	6,127	12	Sydney and Melbourne
A11	Ascanius	10,048	13	Adelaide and Freemantle
A12	Saldanha	4,594	11	Adelaide
A13	Katuna	4,641	11	Sydney and Hobart
A14	Euripides	14,947	15	Sydney
A15	Star of England	9,150	13½	Brisbane
A16	Star of Victoria	9,152	13½	Sydney
A17	Port Lincoln	7,243	12	Adelaide
A18	Wiltshire	10,390	14	Melbourne
A19	Afric	11,999	13	Sydney
A20	Hororata	9,491	14	Melbourne
A21	Marere	6,443	12½	Melbourne
A22	Rangatira	10,118	14	Brisbane
A23	Suffolk	7,573	12	Sydney
A24	Benalla	11,118	14	Melbourne
A25	Anglo-Egyptian	7,379	12	Brisbane and Melbourne
A26	Armadale	6,153	11	Melbourne
A27	Southern	4,769	10½	Sydney and Melbourne
A28	Miltiades	7,814	13	Sydney and Melbourne

DISPOSITION OF UNITS OF THE 1ST DIVISION IN THE CONVOY AND PLACES OF EMBARKATION.

No.	Troops.	O.	M.	H.
A1	A.S.C. and horses	5	106	686
A2	Mixed	47	1,295	—
A3	G.O.C., Infantry and details	94	1,345	21
A4	Artillery horses	5	90	391
A5	Infantry and A.S.C	43	1,104	15
A6	Horses	6	113	524
A7	Two companies Infantry, Artillery, A.S.C. and A.M.C.	28	977	270
A8	Artillery	32	800	373
A9	Artillery	42	794	433
A10	Signallers and A.M.C.	13	388	398
A11	Infantry	65	1,728	10
A12	Horses	4	52	274
A13	Horses	5	94	506
A14	Infantry	29	2,202	15
A15	Light Horse	25	487	457
A16	Light Horse	26	487	461
A17	Light Horse	19	351	338
A18	Light Horse and A.M.C.	35	724	497
A19	Infantry, A.S.C., and Engineers	48	1,372	8
A20	Infantry	66	1,986	118
A21	Horses	4	80	443
A22	Artillery, Infantry, and A.M.C.	15	430	450
A23	Infantry	32	979	8
A24	Infantry and A.S.C.	49	1,185	10
A25	Horses	6	105	492
A26	Lines of Communication	—	—	—
A27	Horses	5	136	281
A28	Imperial Reservists	—	600	—

ORGANIZATION OF CONVOY.

No.	Name.	Tonnage.	Speed.	Officer Commanding Troops.
	1st Division.
A3	Orvieto	12,130	15	{Lieut.-Colonel D. S. Wanliss
				{(Flagship of G.O.C.)
A27	Southern	4,769	10½	Lieut.-Colonel R. T. Sutherland
A4	Pera	7,635	11	Lieutenant E. W. Richards
A26	Armadale	6,153	11	Major P. W. Smith
A12	Saldanha	4,594	11	Lieutenant P. A. McE. Laurie
A13	Katuna	4,641	11	Major S. Hawley
A1	Hymettus	4,606	11½	Major A. A. Holdsworth
A23	Suffolk	7,573	12	Lieut.-Colonel C. F. Braund
A25	Anglo-Egyptian	7,379	12	Lieutenant W. Standfield
	2nd Division.
A18	Wiltshire	10,390	14	{Lieut.-Colonel L. Long
				{(Divisional leader)
A7	Medic	12,032	13	Major A. J. Bessell-Browne
A11	Ascanius	10,048	13	Lieut.-Colonel S. P. Weir
A15	Star of England	9,150	13½	Lieut.-Colonel R. M. Stoddart
A2	Geelong	7,951	12	Lieut.-Colonel L. F. Clarke
A17	Port Lincoln	7,243	12	Lieut.-Colonel F. N. Rowell
A10	Karoo	6,127	12	Captain H. L. Mackworth
A21	Marere	6,443	12½	Captain C. H. Spurge
A6	Clan MacCorquodale	5,058	12½	Major A. J. Bennett
	3rd Division.
A14	Euripides	14,947	15	{Colonel H. N. McLaurin
				{(Divisional leader)
A8	Argyllshire	10,392	14	Major S. E. Christian
A9	Shropshire	11,911	14	Colonel J. J. T. Hobbs
A19	Afric	11,999	13	Lieut.-Colonel L. Dobbin
A24	Benalla	11,118	14	Lieut.-Colonel W. K. Bolton
A22	Rangatira	10,118	14	Lieut.-Colonel C. Rosentha
A16	Star of Victoria	9,152	13½	Lieut.-Colonel J. B. Meredith
A20	Hororata	9,491	14	Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Semmens
A5	Omrah	8,130	15	Lieut.-Colonel H. W. Lee
A28	Miltiades	7,814	13	Major C. T. Griffiths

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