BRIGADE ORDERS.
BY BRIGADIER-GENERAL TREVOR TERNAN, C.M.G., D.S.O.,
COMMANDING 102nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.
HEAD QUARTERS, ALNWICK,
26th AUGUST, 1915.
699 – HUTMENTS – HANDING OVER OF –
The Officer Commanding 29th (Reserve) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, Alnwick, will take over the hutments of “A” – “B” and “C” Camps Alnwick, beginning to-day.
700– EXTRACTS FROM NORTHERN COMMAND ORDERS–
Government Transport – To be fully utilized before Hiring is resorted to –
25th August, 1915.
The attention of all concerned is directed to paragraph 1469, King’s Regulations. All Transport, Mechanical and Horse, on charge of Units should be at the disposal of the O.C., A.S.C. Formation or Area concerned, for use on general transport services, and Units should render to this Officer a weekly return of all transport on their charge, to enable him to carry out all transport services in the most economical manner possible.
Applications for Transport Services required by Units should be made to the O.C., A.S.C., who will arrange for the Service. On no account should transport be hired by Units direct without previous reference as above.
This order is to be repeated in all Divisional, Brigade, and Station Orders.
(S.T.) Northern Command Order No.1625.
Supplies – Local Purchase by Units –
25th August, 1915.
It has been brought to notice that in many Units have been in the habit of making local purchases of Supplies without reference to the A.S.C. Officer concerned. This practice is contrary to regulations, and should cease forthwith. No local purchases should be made by Units except on instructions from the Supply Officer of the Formation or Area concerned, and the bills should be passed to that Officer for settlement, supported by receipted Army Book 55 for the quantities of the articles purchased.
This order is to be repeated in all Divisional, Brigade, and Station Orders.
(S.T.) Northern Command Order No.1626.
T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,
Brigade-Major, 102nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.
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