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SS 139/3 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff) No. 3 – Counter–Battery Work February 1918

SS 139/4 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters) No. 4.— Artillery in Offensive Operations. February, 1917.

SS 139/6 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters.) No. 6.— Trench Mortars. March, 1917.

SS 139/7 Artillery Notes. No. 7.—Artillery in Defensive Operations. (Issued by the General Staff.) February, 1918.

Plus Notes on Gunnery May 1918 and several monthly/quarterly summaries of artillery information.
All bound in https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3410867

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CDS 98/1 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters.) No. 1.—Close Shooting in the Field. General Headquarters, January, 1916.

SS 139/3 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters.) No. 3.— Counter–Battery Work. February, 1917.

SS 49A 18-Pr Correction Scale *newly discovered Pamphlet*

SS 98/3 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters.) No. 3.—Counter–Battery Work. General Headquarters, January, 1916.  **Missing Cover**

SS 98/4 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters) No. 4.—Artillery in Offensive Operations. General Headquarters, April, 1916.

SS 98/5 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters.) No. 5.— Wire Cutting by Artillery. General Headquarters, February, 1916.

SS 98/6 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters) No. 6.—Trench Mortars

CDS 98/2 Artillery Notes. (Issued by the General Staff at General Headquarters.) No. 2.—Field Artillery Ammunition

All bound in Artillery Notes (with some German publications) https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3410886

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SS 642A Historical notes on German divisions. Part I. Active Divisions engaged on the British front in France up to January, 1918. General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters. May, 1918.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3411052

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SS 119 Preliminary Notes on the Tactical Lessons of the Recent Operations. Issued by the General Staff, General Headquarters, July, 1916.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3099512

SS 485 Army Order Regarding the Execution of Counter–attacks.
SS 486 Extracts from German Documents Dealing with "Lessons Drawn from the Battle of the Somme."

Found in AWM27 310/163 - [Conduct of Operations:] Memorandum relating to increased number of Lewis guns per Battalion. Ia/20958, extracts from German documents dealing with "Lessons drawn from the Battle of the Somme". Ia/20964 Army Order regarding the execution of counter attacks] (Oct 1016)

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3099380
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SS 133 In the preparation of maps illustrating Artillery bombardment schemes the following colours will be used to indicate the various natures of ordnance employed

Found in AWM27 311/74 - [Intercommunication:] Conventional signals (mapping symbols) to be used when illustrating artillery bombardment
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3099674

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CDS 60 Notes compiled by the Experiments Committee. General Headquarters, August [sic] 1914

Found in AWM27 313/22 - [Observation:] Notes compiled by the Experiments Committee, France - Sketches of a mock sandbag to be used for observation (Nov 1915)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3100019

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SS 628 Types of German Gas Shell and Labels on Shell Baskets

Found in AWM27 381/21 - [Ordnance Services - Arms and Ammunition:] General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters Circular No Ia/43160 - Description of types of German gas shell and labels on shell baskets (2 copies) (Jan 1918)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104029

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SS 736 Camouflage. Translation of a German Document. General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters, 25th August, 1918

Found in AWM27 503/8 - [Camouflage:] Circulars: "Arrangements for the Supply of Camouflage Material in Second Army Area" and "Translation of a German Document - Camouflage"
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104913

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SS 179 Instructions for writing Official Telegrams. (Army Form C.2121.) (Issued by the General Staff.) August, 1917

Found in AWM27 350/8 - [Administration Generally:] Instructions for writing official telegrams issued by General Staff (Aug 1917)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3100590

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SS 616 Instructions for fixing Rubber fuze–covers to time fuzes and time and percussion fuzes, and for the use of fuze–waterproofing composition

Found in AWM27 381/5 - [Ordnance Services - Arms and Ammunition:] Instructions for fixing rubber fuze covers to time fuzes and time and percussion fuzes; and for the use of fuze water proofing composition (Nov 1917)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104089

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SS 483 German Field Artillery Ammunition and Its Employment.  General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters, 16th October, 1916.

Found in AWM27 381/20 - [Ordnance Services - Arms and Ammunition:] General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters Circular No Ia/20976 - German Field Artillery ammunition and its employment (2 copies) (Oct 1916)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104027

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SS 597 Notes to assist Company Officers in preparing lectures for the 'Training of Category "A" Infantry Recruits' Vide A.C.I. 1968 of 1916. Issued by the General Staff. January, 1917.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3411479

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This continues to be an awesome and illuminating thread, or do I mean read? = Thank you. :thumbsup: :)

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Much appreciated Matlock, it's been a long but rewarding journey at all the archives.

SS 459 Flammenwerfer. (Translation of a German Document).

Found in AWM25 349/10 - [Written records, 1914-18 War] [Flares, Rockets and Flame Projectors] Circular regarding a paper captured from the Germans concerning the employment of "Flammenwerfer" and translation of German document, 1916
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3044543

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SS 180, CDS 82, SS 558, SS 574, SS 491, SS 557, SS 636, SS 559.
Many documents published by the Engineer in Chief
Many translated German documents

Bound in Defences and Dugouts
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3411046

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SS 709 German Message Shell. (Extracts from a captured document.)General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters, 30th October, 1917

Found in AWM27 381/34 - [Ordnance Services - Arms and Ammunition:] General Staff (Intelligence), General Headquarters circular No Ia/41393 - German message shell (6 copies) (Oct 1917)

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104057

 

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SS 546 The 1916 Pattern Bomb–Thrower ("Granaten–werfer 16") for Stick Bomb ("Wurfgranate") 1915).

Found in AWM27 381/80 - [Ordnance Services - Arms and Ammunition:] Circular - "The 1916 Pattern Bomb-Thrower ('Granaten-werfer 16') for Stick-Bomb ('Wurfgranate' 1915)" (Feb 1917)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104135

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SS 608 Safety Precautions in Dealing with German Artillery Ammunition

SS 362 How the Soldier can help to Shorten the war by safeguarding his Arms, Ammunition and Equipment

Found in AWM27 380/7 - [Ordnance Services - Army, Navy and Air Force:] "Safety Precautions in dealing with German Artillery Ammunition". Plus other leaflets concerning the handling of detonators, fuses and grenades
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3104017

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