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

Commanding

1^st SOUTH AFRICAN INFANTRY.

(S.A. Oversea Ex. Force)

S.S. DURHAM CASTLE,

At Sea,

10.10.1915

PART 2, No. 13.

No. 41.  PROMOTIONS.

            The Commanding Officer has approved of the following promotion:-

 “E” Coy. No. 2957 Cpl. (Temp. Sgt.) Kirwin John James, to be confirmed in the rank of Sergeant, as from date (11.9.15) incl of his Temporary Promotion.  (Reference Battalion Orders, Part 2, No. 11, Para 27, dated 29.9.1915.)

To be Colour Sergeant:

 “E” Coy. No. 2957 Sgt. Kirwin John James, as from the 4.10.15 (inclusive)          

No. 42.  APPOINTMENTS:

The Commanding Officer has approved of the following appointments:

As Coy. Q.M..Sgt. of “E” Company.

No. 2957 Colour Sgt. Kirwin John James, as from the 4.10.15 (inclusive)

The following Sergeants to be Platoon Sergeants:

“E” Coy. No. 2946 Sgt. Ryder A.W. – No. 17 Platoon

“E” Coy. No. 293   Sgt. Jolly S. – No. 16 Platoon

“E” Coy. No. 1574 Sgt. Jennings W.E.N. – No. 19 Platoon

“E” Coy. No. 3642 Sgt. Hirst J.A. – No. 20 Platoon.

As Lance Corporals:

“E” Coy. No. 4301 Pte. Fouche Stephen Peter, as from 7.10.15 (incl)

“E” Coy. No. 4105 Pte. Hall Eden Lashley as from 7.10.15 (incl)

“E” Coy. No. 4075 Pte. Bunting Hugo                    do.  7.10.15 (incl)

“E” Coy. No. 1039 Pte Leppan Frederick Harry     do.  7.10.15 (incl)

“E” Coy. No. 1523 Pte. Thompson John Thomas  do. 9.10.15(incl)

No. 43. REVERSION:

“E” Coy. No. 1523 Cpl. Thompson J.T. is permitted by the Commanding Officer to resign his rank and revert to the rank of Private as from the 9.10.1915 (inclusive), and is appointed Lance Corporal from the same date.  (See Para 42 of the above Order).  See Order 42 above. H.W.

H. Woodhead

Captain

ADJUTANT. 1^st S. A. INFANTRY

(S.A. Overseas Ex. Force)

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

Officer Commanding Troops.

S.S. DURHAM CASTLE,

At Sea,

9.10.1915

PART 3, No 19.

No. 80.  DUTIES FOR TOMORROW, the 10^th OCTOBER 1915.

            Captain of the Day:              Capt. G.J. Miller.

Next for Duty:                                   Capt. E. Whiting.

Subaltern of the Day:          2^nd Lieut. W.N. Brown.

Next for Duty:                                   2^nd Lieut. A.H. Brown.

Officer of the Guard:            2^nd Lieut. C.W. Reid.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. R.R. Sharpe.

Officer in charge of Prisoner of War: Lieut. A.W. Liefeldt.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. Bliss.

Officer in charge of Picquet – Fo’castle Head: Lieut C.I. Bate.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. E.J. Burgess

Officer in charge of Picquet – Monkey Island: Lieut. W.D. Henry.

Next for Duty:                                   2^nd Lieut. W.S. Dent.

COMPANY FOR DUTY                  “D” COMPANY

No. 81.  FATIGUE:

            On the day of disembarkation, Monday, the Company Commander of the Duty Company “E”, will detail a fatigue party of 2 N.C.O.’s and 30 men to report to Capt. A.C. Wearner on board, after all troops have disembarked.

No. 82. KIT BAGS:

With reference to No. 79, Disembarkation Orders, of the 8^th instant, Kit Bags will be stacked tomorrow afternoon, under direction of the Quartermaster, Capt. A.C. Wearner.  Company Commanders will arrange for sentries to guard them until disembarkation has taken place.

J.G.W. Evans

CAPTAIN.

SHIPS ADJUTANT.

BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEAD QUARTERS,

SANDHILL CAMP, LONGBRIDGE DEVERILL.

8^th OCTOBER, 1915.

861 – DIVINE SERVICE –

            Troops of the 102^nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade will parade for Divine Service on Sunday 10^th instant – as follows:-

CHURCH OF ENGLAND 10 a.m. on the Parade Ground of the 20^th (S) Bn.

Northd. Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish).

ROMAN CATHOLICS 10-15 a.m. in the lines of No. 15 Camp.

PRESBYTERIANS  9 a.m. in Y.M.C.A. hut between Nos 14 and 15 Camps.

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

862 – DUTIES –

            The Battalion on duty for week ending October 16^th, 1915:-

22^nd (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (3^rd Tyneside Scottish).

****

next for duty:-

23^rd (S) Bn. Northd. Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish).

****

T.L.B. SOUTRY, MAJOR ,

BRIGADE-MAJOR,  102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

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

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

Commanding

1^st SOUTH AFRICAN INFANTRY.

(S.A. Oversea Ex. Force)

S.S. DURHAM CASTLE,

At Sea,

8.10.1915

PART 1, No 28.

No. 125.  DISEMBARKATION NOMINAL ROLL.

            Company Commanders will return to Orderly Room by noon Sunday, the 10^th inst., alphabetical Nominal Rolls by ranks in triplicate, on foolscap paper, showing all Officers, N.C.O.’s and men of their Companies (or attached) on board, stating in each case number, rank, name and initials.          

No. 126.  SIGNALLERS:

            “E” Coy. No. 4989 Pte. W.G.C. Ridar, while undergoing instruction in signalling, will be struck off all duties interfering with the above instruction.

H. Woodhead

Captain

**** ADJUTANT. 1^st S. A. INFANTRY

(S.A. Overseas Ex. Force)

NOTICE.

            VICTORIA LEAGUE CLUB.

The attention of all ranks is called to notices posted up in various prominent places on board, concerning the Victoria League Club, inviting men of the Oversea Forces to use the Club.

Major P.C. Benham,

G Branch

HQ 1 Corps District

BAOR

Sunday 7 October 45

My dearest Maz

 Many thanks for your most welcome letter written on Tuesday and for yet another consignment of ‘illustrateds’ – I was, as always, most interested to hear all your news and to hear some of the details of Pari’s release which seems to have gone very smoothly.  I hope Brian’s cold didn’t materialise!  Nothing very thrilling from this end since my letter to you at the beginning of the week – no social or entertainment activities and one game of hockey only which we played yesterday – it was a League match against an Army Troops Coy RE who we beat 7-1, the game was not so one sided as it sounds and there was some good clean hitting and open play – my eye was rather well in and I put 4 into the net.  Quite a few of my friends here said goodbye during the week, leaving to be demobbed with groups 17, 18 and 19.  Amongst them Tim Roberts who place as GSO 1 Ops will not be filled – we have also lost two of our original mess members, they will all be civilians by the time this reaches you.

The first 5 days of this coming week are likely to be very busy ones for me – both my G3s are away, one left yesterday on 14 days compassionate leave and the other is on a short leave over here.  When Harrison comes back from his short leave I am due to change my job and will become G2 Training and Air – the latter for which I will have to receive some special training, will mean my being attached to a RAF Group out here for one week and then on 29^th October I am due to go on a two week’s course in Air Support at the Rhine Army School some 50 miles East of here.  It seems rather absurd to get down to something new after 6 years but it may have its interesting side and anyway won’t be for very long.

I am very undecided what to do today, later on this morning I shall walk up to the office and probably after tea shall go along and watch the final of another tournament they are having today – starting at 11 ocl it takes too long and I decided against playing in it.  Between lunch and tea I shouldn’t be a bit surprised if I don’t get a spot of shut-eye!

Table tennis had got a big hold in G branch now and great keenness is shown by all.  In my absence the ladder was started and they drew for preliminary positions – I was no 11 but by dint of a few games played am now no 1 and have constant challenges to ward off!  We have a match on Tuesday evening against another branch which should be great fun, we have some quite useful players and our Chief Clerk is a member of the Corps HQ team.  I am now half way to the next leave period and am looking forward to it –yessir.  I must now slip along and get myself organised for the office – Much love to you and to Pari and Brian here’s to the next 2 months going past very quickly.

            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 8 OC 45.  Signed P.C. Benham.    

On front of envelope Written Oct 7^th 1945 rec Oct 10^th 1945 (9)

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

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

Officer Commanding Troops.

S.S. DURHAM CASTLE,

At Sea,

7.10.1915

PART 3, No 17.

No. 74.  DUTIES FOR TOMORROW, the 8^th OCTOBER 1915.

            Captain of the Day:              Lieut. J.T. Bain.

Next for Duty:                                   Capt. T. Ormiston.

Subaltern of the Day:          2^nd Lieut. L.I. Isaacs.

Next for Duty:                                   2^nd Lieut. A.W. Craig.

Officer of the Guard:            Lieut. Pirrie.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. K. Keith.

Officer in charge of Prisoner of War: Lieut. Phillips.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. Hertzyl.

Officer in charge of Picquet – Fo’castle Head: Lieut C.B. Parsons.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. S.W.E. Style

Officer in charge of Picquet – Monkey Island: Lieut. E.A. Davies.

Next for Duty:                                   2^nd Lieut. A.C. Harrison.

COMPANY FOR DUTY                  “B” COMPANY

No. 75.  OFFICERS’ LECTURE.

            There will be a lecture to Officers by Capt. E. Whiting at 12 noon tomorrow.

This will be held on the Navigating Deck.

All Officers to attend.

J.G.W. Evans

CAPTAIN.

SHIPS ADJUTANT.

BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEAD QUARTERS,

SANDHILL CAMP, LONGBRIDGE DEVERILL.

7^th OCTOBER, 1915.

858 – RATION ALLOWANCE –

            It having been brought to the notice of the Brigade Commander that men proceeding on the 4 days special furlough have not in all cases been paid the full ration money for the days of absence – Officers Commanding Units will arrange that in future all such payments are made in full prior to the men leaving.  Any sums due on this account to men who have already been sent on furlough will be paid to them at once.

859 – GRENADIER PROGRAMME OF WORK –

            The attention of Commanding Officers is called to the Programme of Work of the Grenadiers, 1^st Reserve and 2^nd Reserve – published herewith.

Men when undergoing grenadier training will be struck off all other duty for that day – other than Physical Training and Bayonet Fighting and Brigade Days – unless otherwise ordered.

860 – HEAVY DRAUGHT HORSES –

            The heavy draught horses received yesterday by units having just landed from a long sea voyage are to be very gradually put to work.  Officers Commanding Units will be very careful to see that this order is adhered to by Transport Staff.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, MAJOR,

BRIGADE-MAJOR,  102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

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

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

                        Officer Commanding Troops.

S.S. DURHAM CASTLE,

At Sea,

6.10.1915

PART 3, No 16.

No. 71.  DUTIES FOR TOMORROW, the 7^th OCTOBER 1915.

            Captain of the Day:              Capt. P.J. Jowett.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. J.T. Bain.

Subaltern of the Day:          Lieut. C.F. Nicholson.

Next for Duty:                                   2^nd Lieut. L. I. Isaacs.

Officer of the Guard:            2^nd Lieut. A.H. Brown.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. Pirrie.

Officer in charge of Prisoner of War: Lieut. R.R. Sharp.

Next for Duty:                                   Lieut. Pirrie.

Officer in charge of Piquet on Fo’castle Head:   Lieut. Bliss

Next for Duty:                                               Lieut. C.B. Parsons.

Officer in charge of Piquet on Monkey Island:    Lieut. T.C. Priday

Next for Duty:                                               Lieut. E.A. Davies.

COMPANY FOR DUTY                  “A” COMPANY

No. 72.  OFFICERS’ LECTURE.

            There will be a lecture to Officers by Capt. E. Burgess at 12 noon tomorrow.

This will be held on the Navigating Deck.

All Officers to attend.

No. 73. PICQUETS:

Two Picquets of 1 Officer, 3 N.C.O.’s and 25 men will be mounted at 5.30 a.m. every morning and dismounted at 7 p.m. every evening.

One Piquet will be mounted on the Fo’castle Head, and the other on Monkey Island.  The men will be armed and double sentries will be posted.  Printed instructions to sentries will be handed to the Officer in charge of the Guard.

The Machine Gun section will supply a Machine Gun and men at both places, and they will mount and dismount Guard at the same time.

J.G.W. Evans

CAPTAIN.

SHIPS ADJUTANT.

BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEAD QUARTERS,

SANDHILL CAMP, LONGBRIDGE DEVERILL.

6^th OCTOBER, 1915.

853 – ATTACHMENT –

            Lieutenant Ferguson Davie, Scottish Rifles, will be attached until further orders to the 23^rd (S) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish) for light duty from October 2^nd, 1915.

854 – RAILWAY STATION PICQUETS –

            All railway stations are placed out of bounds to troops other than those proceeding by rail on furlough or detailed for duty at Stations.  While men from units of this Brigade are on leave the Battalion on duty will furnish a picquet of one Non-commissioned Officer and three men daily commencing on 7^th October, 1915.  The Picquet will report at 9 a.m. at the Guard room, Station Road, Warminster, and they will remain on duty each day until 6-30 p.m.

855 – RETURN –

            In future a daily return showing all articles of Clothing (in bulk) equipment and training materials received during the day, will be rendered so as to reach Brigade Head Quarters by 9 a.m. the following day.

856 – SALISBURY TRAINING CENTRE ORDERS – ATTENTION CALLED TO –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is called to Salisbury Training Centre Orders 897 and 899 of 5^th October, 1915.

857 – DIVISIONAL ORDERS – ATTENTION CALLED TO –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is called to Divisional Orders 304 and 305 of 5^th October, 1915.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, MAJOR,

BRIGADE-MAJOR,  102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

On back of sheet O.C., C.

BRIGADE ORDERS.

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

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEAD QUARTERS,

SANDHILL CAMP, LONGBRIDGE DEVERILL.

5^th OCTOBER, 1915.

850 – POST OFFICE ORDERLIES –

            The Battalion on duty will, in future, detail two orderlies for duty at the Camp Post Office.

These orderlies will deliver all messages and telegrams intended for the Brigade.  No additional orderlies are to be detailed.

851 – EXTRACTS FROM SALISBURY TRAINING CENTRE ORDERS–

4/10/15.

Anti-Typhoid Inoculation –

            Attention is directed to Army Order 3 of the 13^th August, and Salisbury Training Centre Order 508 of 1915, regarding the recording of anti-typhoid inoculations in the Soldier’s Pay Book (Army Book 64).

Officers Commanding Units proceeding abroad and Officers Commanding Units despatching drafts to the Expeditionary Forces will satisfy themselves that in all cases the above quoted instructions have been complied with before the draft or unit embarks.

Authority, War Office letter 24/Gen. No./4344 (A.M.D. 2), dated 28^th September, 1915.

C.R. S.C. No. 2/10435 (M).

Salisbury Training Centre Order No.889.

852 – EXTRACT FROM DIVISIONAL ORDERS –

4/10/15.

Horses and Mule Shoes – Fitting of –

            Officers Commanding Units will at once see that a set of shoes is prepared to fit each animal in possession.

            These shoes are to be kept in stock, available for shoeing the animals when on the march or other service outside of camps.

            Nails must be kept of a suitable size to enable the shoeing to be done when required with as little delay as possible.  See para. 292 Equip. Regs. Part I, 1912.

Divisional Order No. 300.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, MAJOR,

BRIGADE-MAJOR,  102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

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