BY BRIGADIER-GENERAL TREVOR TERNAN, C.M.G., D.S.O.,

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

24^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

140 – Dentures – Supply of –

            With reference to Brigade Order No. 118, of the 12^th inst.  Dentures may now be supplied (free to the soldier) as laid down in Northern Command Order No. 139, of February 1^st, 1915, but in order to prevent unnecessary expense to the public, dentures will only be issued to men of good character and who will be able to utilize them at a reasonably early date.

In cases where extraction of teeth on a large scale is necessary, it will probably be found that the state of the gums will prevent the fitting of dentures for some months.  In such cases dentures will not be supplied.

Men of indifferent character will not be supplied with dentures.  The procedure will be as follows:-

When a man on visiting the Dental Surgery is recommended by a Dental Surgeon for a supply of dentures a note will be sent to the Officer Commanding the Battalion to which the man belongs, by the Dental Surgeon concerned, to that effect, stating –

1. The action it is proposed to take.
2. The time required before the dentures can be fixed.
3. The cost.

Should the Officer Commanding the Battalions consider the case meets with the foregoing conditions he will notify the Dental Surgeon that the work may be proceeded with or, if the expense involved will be over £3, refer the case to Brigade Headquarters for reference to the Commander-in-Chief.

141 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

HOSPITAL STOPPAGES –

With reference to Command Order No. 1139, of 31^st August, 1914, it has been decided that the operations of paragraph 73 (a), Allowance Regulations, shall not apply to soldiers in the field admitted to hospital on account of venereal disease.  Such cases will accordingly come under 73 (c), Allowance Regulations, for the future.

Authority, War Office letter No. 121/Finance/137 (F.2.), dated 20^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44842 (S.T.).  Northern Command Order No.251

BAYONET FIGHTING EQUIPMENT –

With reference to Command Orders Nos. 1837, of 29^th December, 1914, 14 of 2^nd January, 1915, and 170, of 6^th February, 1915, approval has been given for the local provision and issue of sacks for thrusting practices being further extended to all units of the Regular, Special Reserve, and Territorial Force armed with Rifles and Sword Bayonets not in possession of Bayonet Fighting Equipment, in the proportion of 10 per. cent of their strength (but not to exceed 150 per unit).

Authority, War Office letter No. 54/Infantry/1101 (Q.M.G.9), dated 17^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 38467/4/2 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.254.

HORSES TRAVELLING IN TRUCKS –

It has come to notice that in some cases when open Railway Trucks are used for the conveyance of horses the tarpaulins provided by the Railway Authorities are placed on the same side as the horses’ heads, thereby causing lack of air.

Arrangements should be made when entraining horses that the side of the truck which the horses face should be left open.

Authority, Remount Circular No. 24, dated 19^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44777, 20^th February, 1915.  Northern Command Order No.255.

BOOTS, ANKLE – PATTERNS OF –

            Notified for information of all concerned that in order to distinguish the various patterns of ankle boots now being issued to the troops, the following nomenclature has been decided upon:-

Boots ankle “B” and “N.P.”

These are regulation pattern army boots and will be known as “Boots ankle regulation.”  All men proceeding to join the Expeditionary Force must have 1 pair of this pattern, vide Command Order No. 55, dated 11^th January, 1915.

Trade Patterns.

No. 1 trade pattern will be known as “Boots ankle Standard No. 1.

No 2 trade pattern will be known as “Boots ankle trade No. 2.”

Other trade boots will be known as “other trade patterns.”

Authority, War Office letter, A.C.D./Boots/10 (R.A.C.D.), dated 18^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44617 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.256.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.