Standing Orders for a Brigade of Mounted Artillery

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NOTE

These Standing Orders are published under paragraph1882 King’s Regulations and will be adopted for general

observance.In any points where it is desirable, from local or special

circumstances, to supplement theni or render them morespecially applicable, officers commanding brigades will

issue the necessary orders. djutant ~cneral



STANDING ORI)EItS

FOIl A

BRIGADE O F MOUNTED ARTILLERY.

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Adjutaat.

1 . An adjutant is appointed to each brigade of

> llorse and Field Aitilleiy uiuiler or lers front the War~ 0111cc ; he is in excess of battery establislinients.

2. lIe is available for the drill and instruction and

~ should ~ii~ attention to the dress and turn out of young

~ oflicers.J 3. lIe is responsible for the Brigade telephone cart ~tIlil~ tile training of the detachment.n _ 4. lIe will occasionally be present at guard-mounting

parades and inspect the guard before it is marched o1I~5. ile will visit the defaulters at drill occasionally

and satisfy himself that they are ~)ro~)erly equipped.

0. lie has charge of t ime office, conducts the coixe-spolidellee, checks states, returns and aislilicatiolls fordistrict courts-martial, all lacts generally as the lieuteiiaimt-colonel’s stafF ollicem’.

7. Correspondence front officers commanding batteriesshould be addressed to t ime adjutaimt, not to the lieutenant—colonel.

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8. He is responsible that the Regimental Conduct

Sheets are correctly kept up from t ime battery returns.9. Where his commanding officer has charge of a

school or serjealm ts’ mess, it i~illbe under the adjutant’s

supervision.10. He is in charge of the Regimental Institutes.

11. lie prosecutes at courts-martial and is responsiblethat the h)risol;e1 and witnesses are warned in accordancewith regulations.

12. An adjutant of Royal horse, or Royal FieldArtillery, is in charge of the brigadeammunition columnlie is responsible to his lieutenant-colonel for its con-

lition amid is the store accountant under EquipmentRegulations.On mobilization he will hand over as liected.

13. lie is responsible for the cleanliness of the Brigadecleaning area.

14. lIe is responsible to the commanding officer that

the fire appliances are in good working ordei’.15. He will take the orders of his conui;anding officer

as to t ime persons towhom lie shall issue passes permittingthen; to trade in barracks.

~riga~o Sen eant-Major.

10. The serjeant-niajor is the assistant to t ime-

adjutant. He should make himself acquainted withevery norm-commissioned officer’s name, character, temperand abilities. He will bring at once to t ime notice of

the adjutant any irregularity among the lion-commis-sioned oflicers, whether at the serjeants’ mess or

elsewhere.17. He is to detail all regimental duties.18. lIe is to keep lists of defaulters, see that they

do not evade punislinient awarded, and that they areproperly drilled amid dismissed at t ime hour appointed.



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19. Ho is to see tlmat a list of men confined to barracksis kept iii t i m e guard detention room, and another byt ime m ion- com m unissioned olliccr on duty at the canteen,so tim at convalesceimts and defaulters may not be allowed

to quit barracks, or enter t i m e canteen, except as autho-rised tinder the King’s Regulations. lIe is to visit t i m eregimental guard detention room frequently, anti seethat it and the soldiers in arrest are kept clean, and tim at

t ime written orders for guard aiid sentries are perfectlylegible.

20. He is responsible that t ime tire appliances are ingood order, and that t ime key for the hydrants is in its

place .21 . Ho is to furnish a list of all soldiers confined inthe guard detention room , main guard or police stationto the adjutant daily, and attend at the orderly roomwhile their cases are beingdisposed of.22. He is responsible for the committal and release of

all soldiers to and f r o m the guard detention room anddetention barracks at t i m e proper hours.

23. lIe is to parade all soldiers ordered for trial, theirescort, thewitnesses anti orderly for t ime court, and march

them off so as to be at the court-martial room at t imeappointed hour.24. lIe is to parade all guards, escorts and orderlies

and ascertain that they understand their orders,—particularly t ime rate at whiclm mounted orderlies are to

go and return, and lie is to inspect t ime om-der l ies and

their horses on their return.26. lIe is to take all routes from tl e tac lm m nents mmrrivin~

not under the co inn iammd of an officer, show them to tb~adjutant and t i m e m i h a m m d t imem over to the battery towhich the men b e l omm~ . lie is imnmediately to notify tot ime adjutant the arrival of any immd iv i dua l s or detachm~m nents jo in im ig , or c it route to a i m y oIlier statiom i. 130)



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20. lIe will i m m s p e c t all escorts en t imeir return to

barracks amid rehm ort aimy irregularity m m t ime i r state to timeorderly officer.27. He is to parade all regimnentai fatigue parties

wlm ether mounted or dismuonated.

28. lIe is in charge of the regimental police amid isresponsible that they are acquainted with their orders.29. lie will take care that n~ m m nautlm orised p e r s emms

are admnitted to barracks for t i m e pmupose of trading,

amid that time regulations for the adnussiom m of civilians

to barracks are complied with.30. He is in chargeof and responsible for t i m e brigade

stafF stable.31 . He keeps t ime ledgers of t i m e anmmnnnit ion colonmnand is responsible to t i m e adjntammt for t i m e care ofeverything connected with time colunmn.

Serjeant Trumpeter or flrlg’ade Trumpeter.

32. 1 m m a depOt, and in barracks where there are boys’

detachments, time serjeant trumupeter will, ummde r t ime officerconimuandiug, take gemmeral charge of all boys.33. Where no scrjeant trumpeter has b e e m m appointed,

t i m e senior trumpeterwill be appuim i ted bm-igade trunmrmeteras a supernunm erary acting bombardier ; t i m e vacancycaused in his batterywill be filled by t i m e admummister ingofficer.

34. He will report all neglect of duty or nmiscenduct of

trumpeters to the adjutant.35. He is to instruct the tm -unm peters in trumpet and

bugle sounds and nm ust, in horse amid Field Artillery,

practise t h m e m u , both mounted and dismnounted.30. He is to be present and take c im arge of the

trumpeters when they sound mid-day amid evemming stables,dinners, officers’ nmess callsand watch-settimig.



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37. One “G” sounded before a call sigiiifies thatthe call applies to the senior, two ~ to the iiextsenior and three “G’s “ to the third battery of a brigade,

command or barracks, and so on.

Orderly O fficer.38 An orderly officer is always to be appointed when

two or Inure batteries are stationed together.30. lie is not to leave the garrison, or exchange his

duty. without the perIllissioli of the colulnanding ofhoer.40. Wheti there is no adjutant, or luring the absence

of the adjutant, even for a few hours, he is cx officio’’the acting adjutant.

41. lie is to paiade arid march off the regimental

guard when one is mounted, visit it once dui’ing the day

and once during the iii~htafter 10 o’clock, under arrange-ments approved by officer coinnianding brigade, lie isalso to visit all the stables, lie is to visit during thedaytime the inca confined in the guard detention roomanddetention barracks, andhe is toask thieiii if they have

any complaints to iiiake, lie is to visit the sentriesand see that they are alert and understand their orders.lie is to mount the stable picquets and visit thepicquet sentries after 1 0 p .m .

42. lIe is to be present every morning at the issue of

the mcii’s rations.43. lie is to visit t Ime canteen daily while open, also

t ime horse lnhrmary and Regimental Institutes, and non-

commissioned ~ room.44. lie is to receive reports when ordered and to

issue orders as to the duties or dismissal of the regimentalpicc luet .

45. lie will superintend t i m e issue of forage to batteries

and satisfy li inmself that it is of good quality and correctweight.

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Orderly Serjeant.

40. Time orderly serjeamit is to be detailed weekly

for each brigade.47. He hiaa charge of all orderlies and is to see that

they carry out their duties.48. He is to parade t im e sick amid pmisommers t m m m d e r t ime

battery orderlies at the appommmtcd hour, and to see that t imebarrack orderly of t ime battery on duty n iarc im es t ime sick

to the hospital.49. He is to see that the non - c omm i s s i omme d officer

detailed to escort the soldiers in arrest is presemit amidmarches t h m e i i m to t ime hmospital for t imed i c a l inspection.

60. He will parade time mm on-conm nm issiom m ed officers andm m m c m i for school; and hewill either nmamch them there orh a m m d theta over to t i m e senior nomi-comnaissiomied officerc m i parade.61 . He is to parade all d efatm lters at t i m e appointed

tirmaes ; lie will obta im m a list of timem from t i m e battery

serjeammt-majors a m i d will see that t h m e y are properly

drilled or emmaploycd as ordered by the serjeammt-major. He will make t imem answer their names everyimalf-imour after half-past two on Sundays. On week

days he is to parade t i m e defaulters every half-hour aftert ime la.st defaulter’s parade until tattoo.

52. lie is to parade the canteemm orderly at noon, l m i a C e

i m i m i m on duty and give h m i n m a list of t i m e defauiters; andhe will also see that lie does not quit t im e canteen till it is

closed. He must himself frequently visit time canteenand see tim at no irregularities take place.53. lie must see t ime lights ext irm guishm ed i m a barracks

at the time laid down.54. He is to make a report at the close of his duties

to the serjeant-major, for t ime information of the ad ju tam m t,that he i m a s performed t i m e duties required of him.



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Canteen Orderly.

55. The catiteemi orderly is to be placed on duty dailyby t ime orderly semjeami t . lie is to attend stables amid a m m y

parade t imat m m m a y be ordered d i m r i m i g t i m e t i m m m e t I m e canteemm

is c losed .50. He is to remain in the c a m m t e e m m lurim m g t ime whole

time it is opemi and to see that m m o irregularity takes place.

57. lIe is to be iii posscssiom m of a list of nhl nmeuconfined to barracks for punis imimment , attendimig hospital

or convalescent, and lie is to see that they mire not

admitted to t i m e canteemi , except during t ime hour pre-scribed for defaulters in t ime Kimmg’s Regulations. Menon guard are not to em i t e r t ime canteen.

58. lIe is to clear t ime cammteen of all imersons w h m e m m

t Ime first post” sommnds . Should lie find any diflicultyin doing thus I m e mvi l l apply to the i m o m m — c o m m m m i s s i o n e d officer

of t ime guard or picquet for assistatice.

50. On t ime canteen b e i m m g closed, i m o is to report h i m i m m -self to t ime orderly serjeammt.

BATTERY.

Subaltern Officers.

00. Subaltern officers are required to have a thoroughknowledge of thmeir own section and a g e m m e m a l kmmowl edgeof the battery to wimichi timey belong including all arrammgc-ments on mobilization.

01. They are responsible for evcrytlming connectedwit lm their section, they are to instruct t ime men of t i m e

samne in all their duties as soldiersandartillerymen, a m m dthey are to see that all are thoroughly acquainted withthe drill and mimattiriel of t i m e guns in charge.

02. Timey wihl instruct the m a c m m in equitation.03. They are to keep a s q m m a d book carefmmhly revised

up to date, contaim m ing a miominal roll of t ime men, a



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d e s c m i p t i o m m of the horses and all information tlmey

require megard immg their sect iomms.

Subaltern Officers en Battery Duty.

04. A subaltern is to be detailed for battery duty a m i dis not to exc lm aage his mhnty without leave from t ime oflicer

comrnamid immg t ime battery.65. He is to visit t ime barracks and cook lm ouscs of t ime

battery daily, and to see that t ime ilinacrs arewell cookeda m i d messes properly supplied. He is to see that t ime m m m c m i

are present, clean and have their jackets on whilst at

dinner, amid that t ime barrack stores, bedding amid vemm t i i a-tion have b e e m m arranged according to e r d ems . lie will

visit t i m e n m c n ’ s breakfast and tea occas ional ly .00. Whmen t i m e battery is quartered at a s i m m g l e battery

stat iomm, he is also to perfornm t ime duties detailed for the

orderly officer.07. in t i m e performance of his routine duties I m e is

not to interfere with the c l m a m - g e of any section other t l m a m m

his own.

08. The subaltern o m m duty is to attend themid-day m m m levening stables daily, and morning stables occasionally.

lie is to see that t ime im orses are fed, and t ime precincts of

eacim stable properly swept before t ime men leave t imeun.00. He is to attend all t ime drills of i m i s battery mounted

and disnmounted.70. At single battery stations he will superintend t ime

issue of forage and satisfy i m im s e l f thmat it is of goodquality anm i correct weight.

71. lie \vill act as lire p i cq ime t officer w i m e m m Ins battery

is on duty.

Battery Serjeant-Naj er.

72. Time serjeant-muajor of a battery is t ime senior

n o m A - commissioned officer of t ime battery. iic m im s t be



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able to instruct the battery in all t ime detaiis of its

drills, and will keep the rccor is.73. All passes for non-commissioned oflicers and men,

which are recommended by Nos. 1 of subsections, are

to be signed on t i m e buelt by t i m e ser jeant-nm ajor beforebeing submitted to the off icer commanding the batterythrough the section officers,

74. e is to attend at thie battery orderly room when

soldiers in arrest are disposed of, and he is to enter m u abook the amount of punishment awarded in each caseS

75. He has charge of copies of qualification returns,t ime register of furloughs, t ime horse book, the various

order books, all books relating to discipline, and ArmyOrders and circulars.78. lie has t ime care amid preparation of the duplicate

attestations, register of marriages and of baptisms, amid

t i m e registerof desertion.77. lIe keeps t i m e roster for guards aimd duties for non-

com m i ssioned officers andmen. Tie sees that the batteryorderlies carry out t h m e i r duties and are properly relieved.

78. He is respom m sible for t ime orders of t ime day b e i m m gcorrectly copied. At single battery stations lie performsthe duties laid d o w m m in paras. 10 to 29.70. It is his duty to pay t ime greatest attention

to t ime battery stables, especially at t iumies when no officer

is present.

Battery Quarterma~ter.Serjeant.

80. TIme battery quartermaster-scrjeant has charge of

aimd is responsible to the battery con imnmumder for t ime

equil)Inent, clothing, barracks, rations, forage, and storesof all kinds, and of all the forums and retumrmms connected

therewith, lie I m a s charge of t i m e orders and cireulars,Army Regulations, equipment ledger, amid ot1m~r book~



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supplied to t i m e battery, except those spec i f i ed in paras. 75and 78.81. The artificers a m m d tradesmen of t h m c battery are

tinder his immediate superintendence, and lie is to

keep account of all work done amid matcriah issued andexpended.82. The necessaries of t h m e batteries are to be issued

thm rongh him ummder the direction of t ime officer con-manding ; and lm e slm ould see that they are strictly

according to the sealed pattern.83. No pecuniary transactiemi is to take place bet w c c m m

hum a m i d t i m e nien of thebattery save through t ime eflicer

conmmaimdimmg and all suchmust appear in t ime accenmmts .84. Time kits of recruits us batteries s h m o n l d be

properly immarked and issued to t h m e n m i m u presence of t ime

battery quartermastcr-serjeant, who is responsible that

everyarticle issued from store is properly nmmmrked beforedelivery to a soldier.

85. He is to attend t ime conmmandiag officer at allimmspections of t i m e gnu-park, arms, barrack-rooms a u m d

hm arness.

80. He is toattend at t ime delivery of rations and seethmat they are good amid of fullweiglmt; lie is also to attendt ime issue of forage.87. He is responsible to t ime commanding officer tlm a t

t ime arum s , accoutrements and ehothing of any man

deserting, or becoming non-effective by deaths or ethercasualty, arc immediately enumerated en Army

Forum B253 and taken into store. He is also to take into store

suclm articles as men do not take with them en furlougim,or when going to prison Kits belonging to men who goon duty involving an absence of more than one night areto be taken into stoic before t h m e men quit the barracks.All articles t i m e property of a soldier when taken intostore m im s t be enumerated on a list prepared by I m i s



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No. 1 , and chocked by the battery quarterniaster-serjeant,who will not be responsible for t i m e loss of any am’ticlonot enumerated on that list.88. He is to collect reports after every parade of

the battery to ascertain if anything has been lost or

Lrhken, orwhat amount, if aumy, of ammunition 1 m m been

expended.69. He is to make frequent inspections of the barrack-

rooms, stables, utensils and barrack stores, and lie is toreport all deficiencies, in order that at t ime umiontidy in-spections the charges made may fall upon each person

‘ -~t lm i’ougiuwhose neglect or carelessness t ime damage hasu,ebeen caused, and not become a general charge agai m u s t t ime

~battcry. He is to be assistod in this duty by the Nos. 1~of subsections, and non-commissioned officers in charge

~of rooms a m i d stabies.

00. lIe is to keep an account of the distribution of

~t1mebarrack bedding, so that in the event of any loss it~eanuot come as a general charge against t ime battery.

m 91. Re is to make an immimed ia te report to t ime officer

~coummaumdiumgf any repairs that maybe required either inOthe barrack-rooms or stables.

92. lie is to see that the precincts of t ime barracks,~hiiits, camp or stables occupied by t ime battery are kept

°‘clean.93. He should keep a list of, and occasionallyvisit, t ime

iodgings of t i m e men allowed to reside out of barracksandbring to notice anything objectionable connected with

tim e ru .

Nos. 1 or Non-Commissioned Oflicers in charge ofSubsections.

94. Every No. 1 is to have in I m i s possession a book

contaimuing a m i o m i m m a l roIl of t i m e subsection, with parti-culars of each man and horse, and a list of t ime arnus, ac-



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coutremeuts, appointments, l m a r m m e s s andbeddingbelongingto his subsection, withm tim e i r distribution. In Imandimigover a subsection, this book is to be given to the re-lieving m m o m m - c o n m m i s s i o n e d officer, whio will take i m m u u i m e d i a t e

steps toverify its contents and report having done so to

t ime subaltermi ofhicer in command ofhis section.95. Applications for leave by non-commissioned offi-

cers a m i d amen in a ~ubsection are to be recomnmemmded by

t h m e No. 1 before tram m sm nission.

98. Nm. 1 of subsections are immediately responsibleto tim e i r owmi section officers that t ime arms, accoutrements,

appointments, men’s necessaries, bedding and everythingummde r their c im arge are complete and m m the best possible

order.

97. Nos. 1 are responsible that t ime beds, kits and

necessaries a m - c put up in proper and ummiforns mnanmuer,t ima t the men c imange their underchot imimmg sufficiently often,

that tim e i r lma i r is cut according to order, that they arecleanly in their persomms amid that iso bad language is usedi m i t i m e rooms or stables.

08. They are to send iii a report by d i m m u m e r hour eacimMonday nmornimmg, to t ime officer in coinu m i a m i d of t i m e sectionfor transmission to t ime officer comnmand immg battery, show-ing any casualties or deficiencies in equ ipmmment or kite timat

have occurred in the past week.00. They must make thenuselves acquainted with t ime

c im arac ter a m m d abilities of tim e ir non -com m issiom m ed off icersmonl men, take every opportunity of iumetructing the

younger riomi-comumissiommed officers in their various dutiesand be most particular thmat they on no accoummt allow

familiarity on time part of time unen.1 They are at once to take an inventory of the

arms, accoutremnents a m m d clot lmi img of any mau i abseuf,deserting going to detention barracks or otherwise

becomingnon-effective.

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ordered to hospital, his No. I will prepare duplicate listsof h m i s kit on Army Forum B 253. One list will accompmmlmyhis kit as ordered iii K im ig ’ s Begula tiom m s ; the duplicate isto be preserved by t ime battery quartermnaster-serjcauutfor reference,

102. Nos. 1 must pay t ime greatest attention to t i m e stateof the g u m m s , carriages, saddlery, ammnun i t i omm, hm orses,

s h m o e i m m g and everythmimmg connected wit im t ime i r subsections.

Every horse is to be shod at least once a i m m o n t i m , and ashoeing list is to be ke jmt by t i m e Nos, 1 , s p e c f y immg t ime date

on which each horse was last shod, They m m m s t be pam -ti .eumlar that the m m u u i m b e r s amid letters are d i s t immc t i y kept on

tim e hm oofs and that L i m o imorso cam-ds are correct j i m allparticulars. They nuust see tim at t ime simocing s m m i i t l m sinspect t ime hmorses’ feet every m m m o r n h m m g at stable i m o m m rthis will prevent t ime incommvemmiencc arising f io i m m horses

casL ium ~ shims 0 m m t ime n m a r c i m and at drill. Time stum ble

s iteum si~s m m m c under their c im arge , amid thmey must be care-

ful at once to notice a m m y d d llc i e rm cy or injury to tim~ni,ascertaimming, if possible, t i m e i m m d i v i d m u a l to blanme.

1 3 0 m m squad parade” sounding, each No. 1 withpuram le his m m m c i i in front of i m i s sumi sectiomm stables andinspect theni I m e will t h m e m i n m a m ’ c h m t h m e m i m m t o stables, liemvi i i inspect eacim Im orse audi see that all are properly girtimed

up that t i m e surcingies are not tighter than t i m e girtim s a m i dtiiat t ime ilarness is properly put on after correctimmg a m m y _

timing thmat is wrong h u e will file out and m u u o u n t his m m m c m i .104. When marched to t ime gtum park t i m e Nos. 1 will

see that t ime horses are properly hooked i m m .105. 1 m m n i m m m ’ c h m i n g , t ime Nos. 1 should m m o t r e m u m a im i in one

pimuce but should be constantly observing that t ime dmiversare sitting up, ~vitimboth feet in the stirm’up i r o m m s a m i d

payummg attention to their i irn’ses. They m m m i m s t correct army -t l m i u m g that they imlay not have s e e m m w h i e m m immspect imig their

subsections in t ime park.



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108. W h i e m m im ahted , they must see tim at thie drivers cx-am imue their horses’ feet, a u m d shm ouhd ers, girths, saddles amidharness, and report to them that all are correct or other-wise ; they will thien thicinselves report to t ime officer j i m

charge of t ime section.107. They are tobe careful to inspect m i m i c i pms atstables

imoums every im orse tinder their charge and report accor-dingly.108. They must not only be vigilant thm em se lv e s, but

t imey must impress upon all non-commissioned officers amidm m m c m i under t h m e n m t ime mmccoss i ty of reportiumg at once anyhm orse which may appem ur dull or off his feed.

Battery Orderly.

109. Time battery orderly will be detailed weekly.

110. ITe will attend all parades, call t ime roil,,or collect

reports from Nos. 1 amid report to t ime battery serjeam m t.nuajor.

111. Howill make out t ime morning states, and sick and

soldiers in arrest reports, and take t henm , wit im t ime passes,

to the battery serjeant-nmajor at 8 a .nm. daily. He willtimers take the morn imug states to t h m c orderly officer for

sigmiature, and finally h u e will leave t lmem in t ime battery

office.112. He will give a list of defaulters, men atteimding

hospital or convalescent, to t ime non-commission~dofficers

on guard or regimental military police amid one to t ime

noum-commissioned officers on canteen duty.

1 13 . lie will parade t ime sick and prisom m ers for medicalinspection and hand t imem over to t ime barrack orderly.

114. Be will report m m i i men admitted to ordischarged

from luospitm sl to t ime battery serjeant-mnajor and to thebattery quartermaster-serjeant or pay-serjeant.

115. He will ~vmmm-uii i i mmon-comnmiss iom ied officers and

men for duties, fatigues amid parades.



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116. lIe will march t ime soldiers in arrest to t ime orderly

r o o m m m at the office imour.117. lIe ~vihldeliver passes to thiose entitled to t i m o i m i .

118. lIe will hiamid a list of m cm i on pass to t ime m i o n - c o m m u -m issioum ed officer o m i guard befome tattoo daily, ascer-

ta ium ing from him at rcveiiló t ime next m m i o l m m i m m ~vimetimerm m n y m i m e absent aimd reporting usccord immgly to t ime batteryserjcant-nsajor.

119 . IT~will call t ime roll as ordered, reporting to t ime

battery se rjeam m t-n i ajor.120. He will not leave t ime barracks during I m i s tour of

duty.121. lie will I m a m m d over i m i s duties to t ime relieving

orderly at 2 P ~ on Monday under t ime supervisioum of t imebattery serjeant-nmajor. At t ime sm im e time h m e mvii i give tot ime mmon-conmmiss iomued ofhicer wimo relieves I m i r m i a neworderly book, copies of states, forms of reports, amid a

list of m m m c m i 0 m m leave.

Barrack Orderly.

122. Time barrack orderly mvi i i be detailed daily for each

battery.123. He mviii go m - o u m m d t imo barrack-rooms at morum ing

stable hour and see that t ime beds a m - c all made up amid

t ime rooms aired.

124. Ho will see tim a t t ime latr immes and w ashm -houses are

cleaned out am i d , with t ime conse rvam m ey m e m m , that t ime cook’s

mates, and any fatigue party whichu may be speciallydetailed for the purpose, attend to t ime cleanliness of t ime

barracks generally.125. lIewill parade t ime cook’sniates and see t ime m -ations

issued out to them, reporting any complaummts .120. He mvi i i see the dinners served out f m - o m n t ime cook-

iuoum,e, and he will report to t ime orderly officer mind



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a c c omp ammy i m i m m i in his inspections of rooms, barracks aimd

m i m a m - u ’ i e d luatters.

127. Be will m m m a r c l m t ime sick and soldiers i m u arrest

to t ime medical officer f o m - i nspec t iomm.

128. He will see that m m l i soldiers iii arrest in the guard

m o o m m u m m i m d guam-d detemition i-ooms receive their m m m e a i s

m e tu r x m i m m g plates, knives, forks, c., i v imen d o m m e w i t im ) auud

such clot imimug amid articles as m i m e necessamy for cleanliumessoi to eumable t i m e i m i to appear m i t t ime orderly rooni.

120. He, or uuon-conmnmissiomied off ices specially de-tailed, mvi i i remove any sick m e m m to hospital e i tim e r by dayor by m m i g h m t and mvi i i see that t ime i r kits are duly commveyed

with t i m e r m i .

130. He will c ommdu c t to barracks any inca c h i s c h m m m r g e d

f r o m m u h i m )spital.131. lIe wiih copy and show t ime orders toall t ime officers

and staffmmon-c -oummiss ioned officers.132. lIe will assist t ime battery orderly if necessary.

lie will not leave Lam -racks , ummless on duty, dum - i ng his

tour.

Stable Orderly.

133. Thmeue u m m u s t always be u s mion-conmumiss ioumed officer

o m m duty over the stables during t ime day in each bisttem -yof House and Field Artillery; h u e will be put on i m i m m u m e d i-atehy after t ime coumelusioum of m n o r u m i m u g stable imouu amidtakeim off at t ime comnnmeumcemnent of evening stable hm our.124. lie is to take c im arge of t ime stabicmnen, of whom

h u e will have a nomnimmal list, amid to take cure tim at theynever quit t ime i r stables duming t ime day without b e i m m gpmopeuly relieved and without permission.

135. He is tomaintain t ime teum uperature of t ime stablesas directed mind to take care that they mire kept cleamu

and neat and that all directions, pa~~i-ticn1ar1yhose re-

spectiuig the treatnment of any sick e m lame im orses, are





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accomnpam iy thmei r masters, t h m e y a m c to proceed toan l fro iii

uniform, fully kitted a m i c i equipped, but withuout rifles.

Ni~n-CommissionedOfficers and Men.

148. N’on-commniss iommed officem-s are not to associatefmsmiliarly or imave a m m y m m m o n e y tmammsac t ions whatever witht ime m m l e n .

147. Nom i - c omm i s s i omme d officers having occasiomm toconfine soldiers ale to give a written account of t ime

offemice to t ime m m o n - c o m m i m m m i s s i o n e d officer of t ime guard,

signed by themselves, and to report t ime c i rc rm m staim ee to

the serjea im t-m najor.148. Wimenever a mmomi-eonmmiss iouied officer is confinedfor d r u m m k e m m n e s s , t i m e ofl icer or m m o m m - c o m m i s s i o m m m ~ u i officer

cormfimuing h m i i i i will immediately send for t ime two semuior

umon-commissioned officers of t ime battery m v h m o himuppen to

be in barracks, and if at head-quarters) t i m e r e g m m m m e n t a lsergeant-major also should he be in barracks ; amid t imeseare to appear as witnesses. 1 m m t Ime case of a g u m m m u e r or

driver so conf ined , t Ime officer or non - comnmis s ioumed officerwho confines him should obtain the o p i m m i o m m of t ime non-commissioned officer of the guard, amid , if them-c is aimydoubt as to the nman’s coad i t iomm, that of t ime em-denyserjeant or some seumior non-commissioned officer, wlmo alsos im ould appear in evidence.140. Seniority alonecan never give a non - counm i ssi om m ed

officer a right to promotion. W i m e n a mmon-commimissiommed

oliicer is discovered to have b e c om e careless, negi igemmtor indifferent iii t ime discharge of hisduty, whatever i m i s

rank and servicesmay be, he cannever expect preferm em ut.Non-c om nuissioned officers will not be brought forwardfor i )rom otiom m unless thmei r qualifications emmt i t l e them toit.

150. Time promotion of all non - com nnm i ssion ed officers



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amid artificers will take effect for pay fronm t ime date c m i

which t ime duties of t ime hiigim er grade areassumed ; hut for

I m m i m - p o s e s of scum iou’ity t ime I m m o m n o t i o u m mvii i bear t ime date oft h m e mmctual va c ammcy ;151 , Eaclm semjeant, or in i m i s absemmce No. 1 in charge

a subscctioim, s h m m u l l have in his Im ossession u s copy ofeach of thmose books w i m i c i m mi r e issued to a battery i m m t ime

proportion of m m o or m oore to e a c h m subsection,152. A m o i m - e o i m m n m i s s i o m m e d offlcem’ o m ’ soldier p m e s e m m t

m s - m t l m I m i s battery is not to adm i ress r m u y officer in wm i t i mmg .

153. Every u m o m m - c o n m i m m i s s i o m m e , i officer or m m m a n must

immediately i-eport m u m m y i l lim ess, e i t l m e m ’ of l u i m m m s e l f or of his

horse, to t i m e No, I of his subsection if t imis is neglectedlie will be liable to p u i m i s h m m n e m m t . A sinmilam rcpomt is tobe made of any d a u m i u u g e or loss i m i h,is a l m h m o i m m t m m m e n t s . No

m m m on t ime sick ropoit, who is e i t h m e m ’ attending hm ospitah

for hglm t duty, f o m ’ medicine and duty or as a ceim-valesce im t, is to quit t ime barracks or camp, or to e u m t e m t imecamitecum.

154. Time sale, exc imamige or tmansfer of a m m y am - ti d e s of

e lotim iu ig or necessaries, mvith,oumt t ime consemmt of t ime officerc o n m m m m a m u c i i n g t ime battery, is strictly fom-biddemi.

Saddlers.

155. Sadm h le rs are mespommsible that m m mepairs to t i m e

hiarm iess a m m d l e m m t h m e r ivouk of carriages, ordem -ed to be

executed, are carm’ied out as soon as possible.

150. Tlmey m m r e to inspect t ime huarim ess amid appoint-m a c m u t e olmce a mveek and see tim at they i d le iii propem i ’ e ~ m a i m ’ .157. Time senior saddher is to semid iti c m i Monulay

mormumig to L i m o battery q u a r t e m ’ m u m a s t e m ’ - s e r j e m m n t u s reportof t ime work thmat has beeu i d o m m e i m u t ime shop d u m - i m m g t imeweek, an account of material expemmded a m i d a statemmmemi t

that tue harness of t ime sect iomms imas b e e m m immspec t e d .



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Wheelers or Fitters.

158. W im eehe rs are to1merfoumu amiy mvork that may be

neces sam -y for t ime ef f i c i emmcy of L i m e battery, mimakimig all

repairs m i s soon as possible after they hmave been ou ieu’ed .

159. ‘rhry are always to imuspect t ime carriages amidequipnmcnt after parade or u m m u i r c i m amid frequmeumtiy at

otim er times ; thmey are respomusible for - t ime greasing ofwheels, daily on t ime line of ma r c i m , and at o t i m e m ’ times as

ordeieci.160. They are to attend foot a m i d mounted drills at

the thscretiomi of their comniallding officer.

Farriers and Slioejn~ Smiths.101. In t ime absemuc-e of a veterinary officer t ime farrier

will dispense all imor~emedicines, subject to t ime approval

of t ime coimimanding officer.

162. He will see that any repaims to carriages timatumay be ordered are pu-opeu-Iy carried out.

163. On a m n m i r e i m lie will go round thuo stables of t imebattery, at such hour as t ime conimanding officer nmay

direct, and examine t ime imom-s~s’ backs, shm onhhers amidshoes.

164. lIe is to attend stables as om-miered.185. Shoeing snuithis ar-c under t ime finrier ; t ime)’ mvi i i

cam-ry out his instructions mind assist h m i n m as h u e m m m m s y ’

require in shoeing or smith work.

Serjeant Tailor.

186. Selection for traumming or appointment is laid downin King’s Regulations.167. TIme serjeamit tailor is forbidden to deviate in t ime

slightest particular from t ime regimental pattern in mnakimmgtip or a lte r im ug a m m y article of clothing for nomm- comnmus-sioned officers or men. his prices are always to be iii

accordance with t ime regtmiatiomms iii force.



188. All fuel emmmploycd in t ime tailor’s shop are to be

m m m m d e r i m i m u for i i seuiu i i i i e , and h u e is respom m sible that u m oiu’m ’egulari t ies occur witlmout being c imeoked and, if mueces .

mary , repom’ted.100. ile is imo t to ummde.rt :mke a m m y pmivate work without

t ime permission of t ime officer c u m u m n a m u m h i m u g .

170. He will, if possible, be j i m pessessiom m of a cc m ’ti f ica to

f r o m m m t ime Army Clothing De imam- tmemmt .171. Mcm i holding certificate f m - o m i t the A r m m m y Clot imimug

D opa i-Lrum ent are on nppointuimemmt asbattery m in iste r taulor~,

to be appointed acting bombardiers in t ime f m m ’ s t v m m c a m m c y

which may occur in t ime i r respective battcm - i es after theirappointmmmemmt, and thmei r proumiotion is to go on in c o m n m o m m

m v i t i m t imose of t ime other m m o m m - c o u m m m u m i s s i ’ j m m e u l officers.172. On a vacamic~occumi -r ing iii a depfit, tim e sem m ior

r e c o u m l m m m e n d l d - 1 tailor m u t ime i m m u i t s of t ime 11 .11 . or lt.F.A.

nt borne and in t ime colonies will be appoimited sem - jeanttailor of thmat depot.



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