Major J.F. Purcell D.S.O.

SHIPS ORDERS BY LIEUT-COL. F.S. DAWSON.

Officer Commanding Troops.

S.S. DURHAM CASTLE,

At Sea,

26.9.1915

PART 3, No 6.

No. 26.  DUTIES FOR TOMORROW, the 27^th SEPTEMBER 1915.

            Captain of the Day:              Capt. T. Ormiston.

Next for Duty:                                   Capt. Miller.

Subaltern of the Day:          Lieut. Henry.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. Reid.

Officer of the Guard:            Lieut. Style.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. Brown.

Officer in charge of Prisoner of War: 2^nd Lieut. Harrison.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. A.W. Liefield.

COMPANY FOR DUTY                  “C” COMPANY

No. 27.  OFFICERS’ LECTURE:

There will be a lecture to Officers by Major Purcell, D.S.O. at 12 noon tomorrow.  This will be held on the Navigating Deck.

All Officers to attend.

No. 28. OFFICERS’ PHYSICAL TRAINING:

This Class will now commence at 7 a.m. instead of 7.15 a.m.

No. 29. DRILL:

Parades:  These will be carried on as usual during the week.

No. 30. INOCULATION:

Company Commanders will please instruct that all men of their Companies who have not been inoculated, parade for same at the Hospital at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow, without fail.

No. 31. BOAT STATIONS & LIFE BELT DRILL:

In connection with this drill, men told off to close the ports must, when they come on deck, fall in with the nearest Company.

No. 32. GRATINGS OVER TROOP DECKS:

Men are in the habit of sleeping on these gratings.  This practice must cease at once as it prevents the air from getting down to the deck.

No. 33. SKYLIGHTS:

Nobody is permitted to sit or stand on the Sky lights.

J.G.W. Evans

CAPTAIN.

SHIPS ADJUTANT.

NOTICES.

FOUND.         One Mirror.

                        Brown Leather Purse.  (Empty)

LOST.             Brown Leather Purse, fastened with one white button, containing money, value £ 3 odd.

Brown Leather Purse, containing about £2 18. lost on Fo’castle Head, last seen 10 a.m. this morning.

1 Great Coat, marked: “N. DOYLE – No. 5496”

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.

26^th SEPTEMBER, 1915.

817 – ATTACHMENT –

            Lieutenant A.R. Wilkinson, East Lancs Regiment, will be attached until further orders to the 21^st (S) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish) for light duty from 25^th instant.

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2^nd Lieutenant S. Arthur, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) will be attached until further orders to the 21^st (S) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish) for light duty from 25^th instant.

818 – CAMPS ALLOTMENT OF –

            Camps at Sutton Veny are allotted as follows:-

20^th (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (1^st TYNESIDE SCOTTISH)     NO. 11 CAMP.

21^st (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (2^nd TYNESIDE SCOTTISH)    NO. 12 CAMP.

22^nd (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (3^rd TYNESIDE SCOTTISH)    NO. 14 CAMP.

23^rd (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (4^th TYNESIDE SCOTTISH)     NO. 15 CAMP.

819 – EXTRACTS FROM SALISBURY TRAINING CENTRE ORDER–

25:9:15

School of Musketry, Hayling Island –

            The undermentioned Officer qualified at a One-Man Range-Finding Course, held at the above School from 11^th to 18^th September, 1915, :-

2^nd LIEUT. W.H. ROBSON. 22^nd (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (3^rd TYNESIDE SCOTTISH)

C.R., S.C. No. 24047 (G.T.). 

Salisbury Training Centre Order No.842.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Major,

Brigade-Major, 102nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

NOTICE.

The Postal Address of the Camp at Sutton Veny is as follows:-

SANDHILL CAMP,

LONGBRIDGE DEVERILL,

Near WARMINSTER.

WILTS.

On back of sheet O.C., C Coy.

c/o Mr O’Shea

 33 Dale Road

Luton

Tues

Rev^d Sir,

            I am pleased to say am very well up to now.

            Were inoculated last Saturday & till Monday night we were all fairly bad.

            Food is in plenty but rather rough.

There is very little news yet will let you know when there is any.

With kind regards

Yrs sincerely

Pte A.W. Hanson

“A” Coy 5^th Batt Leicester Regt.

Card addressed to Rev^d T.W. Walters, The Vicarage, Whitwick, Nr Leicester.

Letter postmarked LUTON 15 SP 14.

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.

25^th SEPTEMBER, 1915.

812 – ATTACHMENT –

            2^nd Lieutenant J.M. Benoy, South Staffords Regiment, will be attached until further orders to the 20^th (S) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish) for light duty from this date.

813 – R.A.M.C. ORDERLY OFFICERS –

            The following is the detail of R.A.M.C. Officers for week ending OCTOBER 2^nd, 1915:-

SUNDAY SEPT. 26^th.                      Lt. J. MUIRHEAD (4^th Tyneside Scottish).

MONDAY SEPT. 27^h.                      Lt. F.J. HENRY   (3^rd Tyneside Scottish).

TUESDAY SEPT. 28^th                     Lt. R.B. MACFIE (1^st Tyneside Scottish).

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 29^th              Lt. J. MUIRHEAD (4^th Tyneside Scottish).

THURSDAY SEPT. 30^th                 Lt. F.J. HENRY   (3^rd Tyneside Scottish).

FRIDAY OCT 1^st                              Lt. R.B. MACFIE (1^st Tyneside Scottish).

SATURDAY OCT 2^nd                      Lt. J. MUIRHEAD (4^th Tyneside Scottish).

These Officers will be on duty from Reveille on the day mentioned till Reveille on the following day.

814 – BAGGAGE –

            With reference to the baggage to be taken by units to Sutton Veny – the

Brigade Commander wishes Commanding Officers to be very careful to take the actual quantity authorised only, by the Troop Train – All excess must be sent separately under Regimental arrangements by Motor Lorry – not at Government expense – and is not to be taken in any circumstances in the Troop Train.

815 – UMPIRING –

            With reference to Divisional Order No. 250 of 24^th September, 1915.  The Brigade Commander wishes Commanding Officers to give a lecture to all Officers and Non-commissioned Officers – thoroughly explaining this subject to them.  The Y.M.C.A. Marquee may be used for this purpose.

816 – DIVISIONAL ORDERS – ATTENTION CALLED TO –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is called to Divisional Orders 250, and 251 of 24^th September, 1915, and 256 of 25^th September, 1915.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Major,

BRIGADE MAJOR, 102nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

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.

24^th SEPTEMBER, 1915.

805 – ATTACHMENT –

            Lieut. G.C.N. Stopford, Royal Irish Regiment, will be attached until further orders to the 23^rd (S) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish) for light duties from this date.

806 – DIVINE SERVICE –

            Troops of the 102^nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade will parade for Divine Service on Sunday the 26^th inst., as follows:-

CHURCH OF ENGLAND.  10 a.m. on the Eastern Slope of Windmill Hill

Camp.

PRESBYTERIANS              9 a.m. in Y.M.C.A. Marquee between Camps Nos.

4 and 5.

WESLEYANS                       9 a.m. in Y.M.C.A. Marquee in the lines of the 26^th

Bn. Northd. Fusiliers.

ROMAN CATHOLICS         9-30 a.m. in the triangle west of the Y.M.C.A.

Marquee in the lines of the 103^rd (Tyneside Scottish (Irish)) Brigade.

Markers for Church of England Troops to report to the Brigade Major on the above named ground at 9-45 a.m.

Instructions for Roman Catholic Troops as detailed in Brigade Order No. 733 dated 4^th September, 1915.

807 – DUTIES –

            The Battalion on duty for week ending October 2^nd, 1915,

20^th (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish)

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            next for duty:-

21^st (S.) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish)

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808 – ADVANCE PARTIES –

            The advance parties of units will proceed to Warminster by rail to-morrow 25^th instant – leaving Ludgershall Station at 8-40 a.m.  Baggage to be at station at 7-40 a.m.

809 – CLOTHING –

            With reference to the issue of a new suit of clothing – Officers Commanding Battalions will be very careful to see that it is clearly understood that the new suit must be worn only on the following occasions:-

Walking Out.

Inspection (or Ceremonial) Parades by a General Officer Commanding.

Sunday Church Parades.

On all other occasions the second suit will be worn.

810 – SIGNALLERS–

            With reference to Brigade Order No. 765 of 10^th inst., in future Company Signallers will be struck off all Regimental Duty until they are sufficiently trained to be classified by the Brigade Signalling Officer as “Signallers”.  Men who do not make adequate progress in signalling will be returned to the ranks.

811 – GRENADIERS – TRAINING OF –

            The attention of Commanding Officers is called to War Office Circular letter 47/563 (M.T. 2) dated 20^th September, 1915, copies of which are circulated herewith.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, MAJOR,

Brigade-Major, 102nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

Major P.C. Benham

G Branch

HQ I Corps District

B.A.O.R.

Sunday 23^rd September

My dearest Maz,

Thank you so very much for your most interesting letter written from Bournemouth – I was so glad to hear what a real success the holiday was and know it will have done you a power of good – the car really behaved well and I should imagine Pari’s relief on that account was terrific!  I had a letter from Eileen yesterday written just after your return.  I know how pleased she was that you are back and I can well imagine that you have had some terrific and real old fashioned chin-wags!  I shall be going up to the office later on this morning and hope to find a letter from you – I will report later on.

You will be sorry to hear that my trip to Copenhagen is off – there were 109 entries from this Corps alone and we were only given 9 vacancies – two were given to each Division and one left over for the 12 entrants from Corps HQ – I was not the lucky one – but it means that my way is now clear to plan my 72 hours leave and I hope to go down to Brussels on Wednesday coming back the following Monday – it should be great fun and I’m looking forward to the break.  My only exercise this week has been a League hockey match on Tuesday in which we maintained our unbeaten record by winning 5-1 against our Air OP Squadron.  I celebrated my first game complete with rubber handle on stick (it makes a big difference) by scoring 4 goals.  My only entertainment this week has been one film which I went to on Thursday night and thoroughly enjoyed – it was perhaps a little too long but the acting was first class – Henry V was the film the two principal actors being Lawrence Olivier and Leslie Banks – I wonder whether you have seen it.  I had to attend a meeting of the BAOR Hockey Committee on Friday and it made a good day out, only my second day away from the office on duty since mid June!  I met Gordon up there and he was much less Gordonish than usual – he had only been back from leave for a day or two and told me all about Joyce’s party – I gather Ernest spared absolutely no expense and did the thing as only Ernest would.  Apart from these diversions and a game of poker on Wednesday evening at which I finished 1/- down after long spells of good and bad fortune (four Queens was my best hand) I haven’t had a very thrilling week and there is a frightful air of gloom about over demobbing.  You know they invoked the Military necessity clause for retaining most Ordnance and Sapper officers in BAOR only some week or so ago it is now strongly rumoured that the same is going to happen to all officers only in BAOR only over age group 20.  I need hardly add that should this be done there will be such discontent throughout the officers in BAOR that they will get very little work done.  One can put in a plea to Monty personally that one should be released on grounds of hardship and I have already drafted mine!  Just supposing it is done then I could expect to be out in about July next year if lucky I.E. I shouldn’t be able to take my final until March 1947 – it is a frightful thought isn’t it?  At the moment it appears to be very much on the cards and we have had a warning letter about it.  I won’t really start bemoaning my fate until something definite comes in!!

Later.  I went up to the office this am but found that there was no mail today due to the gales.  Instead I played several games of ping-pong, looked at a few files, took action on those that needed it and put into practice that well-known motto ‘never do today what you can put off ‘til tomorrow’ with the others!  Feeling a bit depressed round about lunch time I decided the only thing to do was to play in the tournament and so presented myself at the courts at 2 ocl.  I was given a double handicap this time by being put with a keen but clue-less L/Cpl – they had 4 sections of 5 couples each and we won ours after playing off a tie, won the semi final and then got to the one set final – it was all on handicap (automatic variety) and honestly some of the players aren’t at all bad – in the final, although I say it as shouldn’t I played really well, drop shots, volleys all angles, smashes etc all came off and we won, thanks to some steady play by my partner, 6.3.  I didn’t accept my prize but, amid loud applause, handed it to the ATS girl who had got nearest to winning – oh! how I should like some really good tennis, I believe but for the war I could have got somewhere, now, of course, and there is no question about it and I shouldn’t wish it otherwise.  I’ve well and truly had it.  Eh bien, Maz dear, I must awa’ the noo, please remember Vines(!), my love to Pari and Elli and much love to yourself, God bless you

            Yours as ever

very affectionately

                        Peter

In envelope headed ‘O A S’ addressed to Mrs Gerald C Benham, 5 Oxford Road Colchester Essex.

Postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE 734 dated 24 SP 45.  Signed P.C. Benham.   

On front of envelope Written Sept 23^rd 1945 rec Sept 26^th 1945.        (7)

On back of envelope Major P.C. Benham, G Branch, HQ 1 Corps District BAOR

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.

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.

21^st SEPTEMBER, 1915.

800 – EQUIPMENT –

            With reference to Divisional Order No. 238 of 21^st instant – Officers Commanding Units will submit reports to Brigade Head Quarters forthwith.

801 – PATCH POCKETS FOR ANTI-GAS HELMETS –

            With reference to Divisional Order No. 239 of 21^st instant – indents will be forwarded to reach Brigade Head Quarters not later than the 23^rd instant.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Major,

Brigade-Major, 102nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

On back of sheet O.C., C Coy.