BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEAD QUARTERS,

WINDMILL HILL CAMP. ANDOVER.

22^nd SEPTEMBER, 1915.

802 – ATTACHMENT –

            Lieut. C.H. Broadwood, The Norfolk Regiment, will be attached until further orders to the 20^th (S) Bn, Northd Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish) for light duty.

803 – GRENADIERS AND BOMB THROWERS –

            With reference to Circular 34/Div/G. 218 dated 20^th inst., Officers Commanding Battalions will at once carefully select suitable Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and men to be trained in Bomb Throwing and Rifle Grenades – as follows –

1 Officer.

2 Sergeants.

56 Other Ranks.

The above will be taken as far as possible in correct proportion from each Company, and the combined Grenadier Detachments of the Brigade will later on be formed if necessity arises into a Brigade Grenadier Company.  In the meantime they will remain with their own company.

In addition to the above in each platoon 6 men will be trained.  These men will, if required, be utilized to fill vacancies in the Grenadier Company, at least 4 of them will however always remain with their own Platoon – other men will be trained later.

The whole of the above in each Battalion, viz., the men to form the Grenadier Company and the 6 men per Platoon, will be formed into two classes for instruction, each under an Officer or Sergeant who has attended a recognised course of instruction in bomb throwing.

Each Commanding Officer will select a trained officer who will be chief instructor for his Battalion, and who will be responsible for the correct training of his classes.  He will take his instructions as regards all matters connected with training from the Brigade Bombing Officer – who will be appointed shortly.  The Brigade Bombing Officer will be responsible for the training of the whole of the bombers of the Brigade.

The classes will begin on Monday 27^th inst., and will last for probably 10 days.  During that period the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and men referred to will be struck off all regimental duty.

Men who after a certain amount of instruction are evidently unlikely to make accurate bomb throwers will be replaced by more suitable men.

The second sheet of this order is missing from the run.