BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, ALNWICK,

23^rd JULY, 1915.

540 – Correspondence –

            All original communications emanating from Officers Commanding Units to Brigade Headquarters, will in future, be forwarded in duplicate.

541 – Home Service Companies –

            With reference to Brigade Order No 393, of 7^th June 1915, the men forming the “Home Service” Battalion now quartered in Newcastle, will remain there until further orders, and will be formed into four Companies according to their original Battalions.  These will be designated “Home Service” Companies, and will for purposes of pay be attached to their respective Battalions Depot Company from the 24^th inst.  These “Home Service” men will accordingly be struck off the strength of their original Service or Depot Company from the date mentioned.

They will not be absorbed into any Depot Company.

For disciplinary and administrative purposes the “Home Service” Companies will form part of the Command of the Officer Commanding Grouped Depot Companies.  The Officers doing duty with the “Home Service” Companies are to be considered as temporarily attached only.

542 – N.C.O.’s and Men temporarily released from Military Duty –

            All Non-commissioned Officers and men of the Service Companies temporarily released from their military duty to take up civil employment, will be transferred without delay to their respective Depot Companies.  Their documents will be handed over to the Officer Commanding Grouped Depot Companies, and they will remain supernumerary to the establishment of the Depot Companies.

543– Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

MUSKETRY – GENERAL COURSE –

            Command Order No 1317 of the 21^st inst. is cancelled, and the following substituted: – With reference to Command Order No. 967 of June 8^th, Note “B,” the practice to be omitted is practice 11 (eleven), Part II, and not 2 (two) Part I.

(G.M.) Northern Command Order No.1331.

544 – Command Orders – Attention called to –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is directed to Northern Command Orders 1333, 1334, 1336, and 1337 of 22^nd July, 1915.

545 – School of Cookery – Northern Command –

            With reference to Northern Command Order No.1334 of 22^nd July, 1915, Officers Commanding Units will take this opportunity of getting their Company Cooks trained.

546 – Horse Rugs –

            With reference to Northern Command Order No.1137 of 22^nd July, 1915, Officers Commanding Units will, before returning their horse rugs to the Ordnance Depot, York, apply to the Senior Medical Officer, the Brigade, for the use of Brigade Disinfector.       

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

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