1. Corporals acting as guides will be at the respective carry posts before 9.15 P.M. 10.15 P.M.
2. On the arrival of the carrying parties each guide will report to an officer of a party and give him a label of the numbers of the recess to which the party is going.
3. On the arrival of the lorries the carrying party will unload 20 cylinders from the lorry under the direction of the guide corporal.
4. When the party is complete – (1 guide, 1 officer, 60 N.C.O.s and men, 20 cylinders) the whole will move off to the detailed recess.  The greatest care must be taken to keep touch and the necessary halts will be made.
5. On reaching the recess the cylinders will be put in under the direction of the guide and the whole will be earthed in with sand bags.
6. The carrying party will return by the trench detailed to them and the corporal will remain at the recess until recalled by his own officer.

NOTE.  There will be an officer of F Coy RE at each lorry post who will be responsible that the parties are correctly formed and move off when ready.

On back written Mr Beesley