BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, ALNWICK,

18^th July, 1915.

521 – District Court-Martial –

            The District Court-Martial directed to assemble in Brigade Order No. 494 of 11^th July, 1915, of which Lieut.-Colonel P. Dunbar Stuart, 20^th (S.) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish) was President, is hereby dissolved.

522– Musketry Instruction – Course of –

            Brigade Order No. 517 of July 17^th, 1915, is cancelled and the following substituted:-

            Officers Commanding Units will arrange to place one Platoon (including all Brigade, Garrison and Regimental employ) daily, commencing at 8-45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20^th, at the disposal of Captain Bulman, Brigade Musketry Officer.  These Platoons will parade on the Pastures between “B” and “C” Camps.

The hours of instruction will be:-

From 9 a.m. to 12-30 p.m.

and     From 2 o’clock to 4-30 p.m.

There will be no musketry on Friday afternoons, Friday morning and Saturday

morning counting as one day.  Platoons will be armed with the short service rifle and bayonet, and should bring with them as many Aiming Rests, Aim-correctors, and Eye-Discs as possible.

Company Commanders and Seconds-in-Command of Companies will attend while one of the Platoons of their Companies is under instruction.  Supernumerary Officers will attend with the Platoon to which they are attached.  All Officers under instruction will be armed in similar manner to the rank and file.

All Non-commissioned Officers of the Brigade in possession of Musketry Certificates will report to Captain Bulman outside the Guard Room of the 20^th (S.) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish) at 9 a.m. on Monday next, the 19^th instant.

523 – Screens – Casualty – Indents for –

            Officers Commanding Units will forward indents, with as little delay as possible, to the

                        D.A.D.O.S.

                                    34^th Division,

                                                RIPON.

            for 40 casualty screens.

Authority, War Office letter 54/General Number/1965 (Q.M.G. 9), dated 13^th July, 1915.

524 – Ammunition – Equipment (Mark VI, S.A.A.) –

            Officers Commanding Units will arrange to hand over their Equipment Ammunition (Mark VI., S.A.A.) to the Officer Commanding, Grouped Depot Companies, the day prior to the move of the Brigade to Ripon, for transmission to the D.A.D.O.S., Newcastle Area, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

525 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

SUPPLY OF MOBILIZATION TABLES –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is drawn to the following:-

The first supply of Mobilization Store Table will be obtained from the A.D.O.S., Northern Command, but Officers Commanding are responsible for keeping up, by demand upon the Chief Ordnance Officer of their area, any further supplies that may be required after the first supply of a new edition has been received.

Command Order No. 840, dated 20^th May, 1915, is hereby cancelled.

C.R.N.C. No. 59307 (O.F.).  Northern Command Order No.1287.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 102^nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.