BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL C.H. INNES HOPKINS,

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, ALNWICK,

11^th MARCH, 1915.

169 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

MAP READING –

            Officers Commanding field formations should make every endeavour to utilise the services of any available Army Schoolmasters near their Stations for the instruction of young officers and non-commissioned officers in elementary map reading.

C.R.N.C. 46671. (G). Northern Command Order No.347.

“LONDON GAZETTE” –

The following extracts are published for information:-

From the Fourth Supplement to the “London Gazette” of Tuesday, the 2^nd of March, 1915:-

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

21^st Battalion (2^nd Tyneside Scottish) – John Laing, late Captain, 7^th Battalion, to be temporary Captain.  Dated 11^th February, 1915.

Robert Graham Melrose to be temporary Second Lieutenant.  Dated 25^th January, 1915.

From the “London Gazette” of the 5^th March, 1915:-

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

20^th Battalion (1^st Tyneside Scottish) – The appointment to a temporary Captaincy of Edward E. McClintock, notified in the “Gazette” of 30^th November, 1914, is antedated to the 26^th October, 1914.

From a Supplement to the “London Gazette” of Friday, the 5^th March, 1915:-

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

20^th Battalion (1^st Tyneside Scottish) – Temporary Lieutenant and Adjutant J.S. Miller to be temporary Captain.  Dated 8^th January, 1915.

Northern Command Order No.349.

HOSPITAL STOPPAGES – ACCOUNTING FOR –

            Owing to remissions of stoppages, diet accounts of Hospitals are not in every case supported by the acknowledgement portion of A.F.O. 1643 showing the number of days a soldier was dieted.

As the acknowledgement portion of the form is required to support the Hospital Supply Account, the procedure laid down in paragraph 81, Allowance Regulation, 1914, should be followed in all cases of soldiers admitted to Hospital, and the acknowledgement portion forwarded the Local Auditor with the Diet Account.

In cases where no stoppage is required, A.F.O.1643 should be suitably amended by the Regimental Paymaster.

Authority, War Office letter No. 121/Finance/178 (Q.M.G.F.a.), dated 3^rd March, 1915.

C.R.N.C. 38188/S.T.  Northern Command Order No.351.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

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

NOTICE.

The following is a description of an absentee from the 3^rd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.

DESCRIPTION OF NO. 11396, PRIVATE WILLIAM MURRAY.

            Born at Higham, near Rochester, Kent.

Present Age. – 34 years 9 months.

Attested at Winchester, 1^st September, 1914.

Height – 5ft. 6in.

Complexion – Fresh.

Hair. – Fair.

Eyes. – Grey.

Marks – Design of Flags and “LOVE” on chest.  Snake Geisha, Horse-shoe on right fore-arm.  Butterfly, Eagle and Dagger on right and Basket of Flowers left calf.  Centipede right calf.

This man has, during his absence without leave, obtained Railway Warrants from various Military centres, and on the plea of his being on sick furlough and having a large sum to his credit, obtained financial aid from a Help Society.  If arrested communication should be made to the Officer Commanding 3^rd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buchinghamshire Light Infantry, Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth.  Last heard of at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

C.R.46778 (a)