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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

26^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

143 – District Court-Martial –

            The District Court-Martial directed to assemble in Brigade Order No. 132, of February 21^st, 1915, of which Major P.B. Norris (3^rd Battalion, Tyneside Scottish) was President, is hereby dissolved.

144– District Court-Martial –

            The details of officers as mentioned below will assemble at the Orderly Room, All Saints’ Hall, Linden Roar, Gosforth, 10-30 a.m., on the 1^st day of March, for the purpose of trying by District Court-Martial the accused persons named in the margin:-

PRESIDENT

Major E.K. Purnell, 4^th Battalion, Tyneside Scottish.

MEMBERS

A Captain of the 1^st Battalion Tyneside Scottish.

A Captain of the 2^nd Battalion Tyneside Scottish.

The accused will be warned, and all witnesses duly required to attend.

The proceedings will be forwarded to the G.O.C., 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade, “Alnbank” Alnwick.

Officers Commanding 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Battalions (Tyneside Scottish) will each detail three officers to attend for instructional purposes.

In the margin.  No. 1451, Pte. J.T. Jackson, 23^rd Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish), and No. 1388, Pte. J. Sparks, 23^rd (Ser.) Northumberland Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish).

145 – Stores – Local Purchase of –

            With reference to Northern Command Memo. No. C.R.N.C. 38485/1/5(G) of 24^th inst. (copies of which have been issued to all units) Officers Commanding will forward without delay to this office a list of the articles referred in para. 3 which they are unable to obtain from Ordnance Stores.  Arrangements will be made in this office to purchase locally.

146 – Expenditure –Hitherto unauthorized –

            In future Commanding Officers will forward to Brigade Headquarters all recommendations which entail expenditure not hitherto authorised.

Such recommendations will on no account be forwarded direct to the Tyneside Scottish Committee.

147 – Army Orders –

            The attention of Commanding Officers is called to the following Army Orders:-

Army Order 54, of 1915 (Appendix) –

“War establishment of an Infantry Battalion,” which authorizes certain increases in Establishment.

The note (b) in column of remarks does not apply, at present to the Battalions of this Brigade.

Army Order 68, of 1915 –

Arms and equipment of Officers.

Army Order 75, of 1915 –

Pay.  “How a soldier should get his pay.”

148 – Depot Companies – Transfer to –

            Officers Commanding Battalions will take immediate steps to transfer to their Depot Companies the following, who will be shewn as “extra to establishment.”

1. All N.C.O’s and men found by the Medical Inspector of Recruits, Northern Command, to be unfit for service in the field, but fit for home service.
2. All enlisted boys under the age of 19.  All vacancies thus caused in the Headquarter Companies will be at once filled up by drafts from Depot Companies.

149 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

BILLS FOR SUPPLIES – METHOD OF PASSING FOR PAYMENT –

It has been brought to notice that much inconvenience and delay has been caused both in the office of the Command Paymaster and this office, on account of bills for supplies, etc., obtained by local purchase not being properly endorsed before transmitting same for payment.

It should be noted for future guidance that such bills should be marked “Special Purchase – No Contract,” and when there is no Headquarter authority same must be obtained before passing the bills for payment in accordance with Command Order 1622, dated 16^th November, 1914, to which attention is drawn.

Bills for supplies obtained under contract, and bills for supplies the offers for which though not under contract have already been actually approved under Headquarter authority, do not require any further approval, but the authority, i.e., the Command Headquarter number and date must be inserted on bills before transmission to Command Paymaster, Northern Command, York.

C.R. No. 45286 (S.T.).  Northern Command Order No.265.

BADGES OF RANK – WARRANT OFFICERS, CLASS II –

For the present the badge of rank of Warrant Officers Class II., remain as they were before the publication of Army Order 70 of 1915.

Authority, War Office letter No. 54/General No./1801 (Q.M.G.7), dated 13^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 43000 (A).  Northern Command Order No.266.

MOBILIZATION STORES TABLES – AMENDMENTS TO –

The following amendment is to be made to all copies of Mobilization Store Tables detailed:-

Army Form G. 1098 – 3, Headquarters of an Infantry Brigade.

Army Form G. 1098 – 3A, Headquarters of an Infantry Brigade (T.F.)

Army Form G. 1098 – 112, Headquarters of an Infantry Brigade (New Armies)

Insert under Section No. 27:-

Pistols, signal, Very cartridge, 6*

*Cartridges will not form part of unit equipment, but will be issued overseas as required.

Authority, War Office letter No. 121/Stores/915 (Q.M.G.10), dated 17^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44616 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.273.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

NOTICE.

            On and after the 27^th instant the Headquarters of the 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade will be –

“ALNBANK”

ALNWICK.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

25^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

142 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

“LONDON GAZETTE” –

            The following extracts are published for information:-

            From the Second Supplement to the “London Gazette”, of Friday, the 12^th February, 1915 –

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

20^th Battalion (1^st Tyneside Scottish), Stanley James Elliott to be temporary Second Lieutenant.  Dated 7^th January, 1915.

21^st Battalion (2^nd Tyneside Scottish), William Travers to be temporary Second Lieutenant.  Dated 11^th January, 1915.

From a Supplement to the “London Gazette”, of Friday, the 19^th February, 1915 –

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

21^st Battalion (2^nd Tyneside Scottish), Ernest Arthur Scott to be temporary Captain.  Dated 28^th December, 1914.

The undermentioned to be temporary Lieutenants:-

Wallace Marrs.  Dated 7^th November, 1914.

Temporary Second Lieutenant William Travers.  Dated 18^th January, 1915.

23^rd Battalion (4^th Tyneside Scottish), Temporary Captain Stanley H. Mackintosh to be Adjutant.  Dated 21^st December, 1914.

The undermentioned to be temporary Lieutenants:-

Hector Fraser Whitehead.  Dated 22^nd December, 1914.

Thomas Ward.  Dated 6^th January, 1915.

The undermentioned to be temporary Second Lieutenants:-

Alfred Edwin Shapley.  Dated 6^th January, 1915.

Frederick Oswald Dunn.  Dated 12^th January, 1915.

MARCH DISCIPLINE –

In view of the fact that reports have recently been received of several accidents caused by motor vehicles being driven into troops whilst on the march at night, War Office letter 114/Gen. No./5099 (M.T.2), dated 2^nd May, 1912, is re-published for the information of all concerned:-

“When troops are moving at night or in foggy weather, whether they are in tactical formation or not, they should invariably throw out an advanced and rear guard of at least two or three men at such a distance from the main body as will ensure due notice of the proximity of troops being given to the drivers of motor vehicles.  This distance should not be less than 100 yards.”

Authority, War Office letter No. 114/Misc./3564 (M.T.2.), dated 2^nd February, 1915.

C.R. No. 27254.  Northern Command Order No.259.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

24^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

140 – Dentures – Supply of –

            With reference to Brigade Order No. 118, of the 12^th inst.  Dentures may now be supplied (free to the soldier) as laid down in Northern Command Order No. 139, of February 1^st, 1915, but in order to prevent unnecessary expense to the public, dentures will only be issued to men of good character and who will be able to utilize them at a reasonably early date.

In cases where extraction of teeth on a large scale is necessary, it will probably be found that the state of the gums will prevent the fitting of dentures for some months.  In such cases dentures will not be supplied.

Men of indifferent character will not be supplied with dentures.  The procedure will be as follows:-

When a man on visiting the Dental Surgery is recommended by a Dental Surgeon for a supply of dentures a note will be sent to the Officer Commanding the Battalion to which the man belongs, by the Dental Surgeon concerned, to that effect, stating –

1. The action it is proposed to take.
2. The time required before the dentures can be fixed.
3. The cost.

Should the Officer Commanding the Battalions consider the case meets with the foregoing conditions he will notify the Dental Surgeon that the work may be proceeded with or, if the expense involved will be over £3, refer the case to Brigade Headquarters for reference to the Commander-in-Chief.

141 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

HOSPITAL STOPPAGES –

With reference to Command Order No. 1139, of 31^st August, 1914, it has been decided that the operations of paragraph 73 (a), Allowance Regulations, shall not apply to soldiers in the field admitted to hospital on account of venereal disease.  Such cases will accordingly come under 73 (c), Allowance Regulations, for the future.

Authority, War Office letter No. 121/Finance/137 (F.2.), dated 20^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44842 (S.T.).  Northern Command Order No.251

BAYONET FIGHTING EQUIPMENT –

With reference to Command Orders Nos. 1837, of 29^th December, 1914, 14 of 2^nd January, 1915, and 170, of 6^th February, 1915, approval has been given for the local provision and issue of sacks for thrusting practices being further extended to all units of the Regular, Special Reserve, and Territorial Force armed with Rifles and Sword Bayonets not in possession of Bayonet Fighting Equipment, in the proportion of 10 per. cent of their strength (but not to exceed 150 per unit).

Authority, War Office letter No. 54/Infantry/1101 (Q.M.G.9), dated 17^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 38467/4/2 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.254.

HORSES TRAVELLING IN TRUCKS –

It has come to notice that in some cases when open Railway Trucks are used for the conveyance of horses the tarpaulins provided by the Railway Authorities are placed on the same side as the horses’ heads, thereby causing lack of air.

Arrangements should be made when entraining horses that the side of the truck which the horses face should be left open.

Authority, Remount Circular No. 24, dated 19^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44777, 20^th February, 1915.  Northern Command Order No.255.

BOOTS, ANKLE – PATTERNS OF –

            Notified for information of all concerned that in order to distinguish the various patterns of ankle boots now being issued to the troops, the following nomenclature has been decided upon:-

Boots ankle “B” and “N.P.”

These are regulation pattern army boots and will be known as “Boots ankle regulation.”  All men proceeding to join the Expeditionary Force must have 1 pair of this pattern, vide Command Order No. 55, dated 11^th January, 1915.

Trade Patterns.

No. 1 trade pattern will be known as “Boots ankle Standard No. 1.

No 2 trade pattern will be known as “Boots ankle trade No. 2.”

Other trade boots will be known as “other trade patterns.”

Authority, War Office letter, A.C.D./Boots/10 (R.A.C.D.), dated 18^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44617 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.256.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

23^rd FEBRUARY, 1915.

136 – Recruits –

            Officers Commanding Units will forward to this Office by first post on Saturdays the number of recruits enlisted in the Battalion under their Command other than those passing through ordinary Recruiting Offices and borne on the lists of the Recruiting Offices as submitted through the O.C. District.

137 – Musketry –

            Attention is called to the following, issued with to-day’s orders (6 copies per Battalion):-

1. Syllabus of Recruits’ Musketry.
2. Orders in connection with fire action – and use of landscape targets.

138 – Identity Discs –

            Officers Commanding Units should at once indent on Chief Ordnance Officer, Northern Command, York, for Identity Discs.

139 – Clothing –

            As soon as the original issue to Battalions of clothing and necessaries, sanctioned by the War Office, has been completed by the Brigade Committee no further issues will be made by the Committee.

Officers Commanding Battalions will then submit the usual indents and size rolls for all clothing required as replacements to the Chief Ordnance Officer, York.

Officers Commanding Battalions are reminded that the following are now obtainable at the Brigade Store:-

                        Putties.

Socks.

Shirts.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

22^nd FEBRUARY, 1915.

135 – District Court-Martial –

            The details of Officers as mentioned below will assemble at the Orderly Room, 21^st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish), Tilley’s Rooms, Market Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the 24^th February, 1915, at 10 a.m., for the purpose of trying by District Court-Martial the accused person named in the margin:-

PRESIDENT

Major F.B. Lewis, 2^nd Battalion, Tyneside Scottish.

MEMBERS

A Captain (2^nd Battalion Tyneside Scottish).

A Captain (1^st Battalion Tyneside Scottish).

The accused will be warned and all witnesses duly required to attend.

The proceedings will be forwarded to the G.O.C., 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade, 18, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Officers Commanding 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Battalions, Tyneside Scottish will each detail three officers to attend for instructional purposes.

In the margin.  No. 1385 Pte. Wm. Stewart, 20^th Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish).

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

21^st FEBRUARY, 1915.

132 – District Court-Martial –

            The details of Officers as mentioned below will assemble at the Orderly Room, 22^nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (3^rd Tyneside Scottish) Newburn, on the 23^rd February, 1915, at 10-15 a.m., for the purpose of trying by District Court-Martial the accused person named in the margin:-

PRESIDENT

Major P.B. Norris, 22^nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (3^rd Tyneside Scottish).

MEMBERS

Captain from 21^st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish).

Captain from 23^rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish).

The accused will be warned and all witnesses duly required to attend.

The proceedings will be forwarded to the G.O.C., 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade, 18, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Officers Commanding Units will each detail three Officers to attend for instructional purposes.

In the margin.  No. 1450 Pte. John Butler Milburn, 22^nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (3^rd Tyneside Scottish).

133 – Bands –

            Musical Instruments on the scale laid down for a battalion in Equipment Regulations, Part 2, Section 1, table 18, will be allowed for service battalions of the New Armies.  Indents should be submitted forthwith, and issues will be made as instruments become available.

            It must, however, be clearly understood that no establishment of sergeant drummers, buglers, or drummers will be allowed, and that men employed as such must not be taken away from their training as soldiers to be trained as musicians.

            Soldiers employed as buglers and drummers should as far as possible be selected from men who have had previous experience of the instruments they are to use, and any further training as musicians undergone by these men must be additional to the training as soldiers given to them in common with all other fighting men of their battalions.

Authority, 114/Infantry/1412 (A.G.1).

C.R.N.C. 45053/1/14.

134 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

“LONDON GAZETTE” –

The following extracts from the “London Gazette,” dated Tuesday, 16^th February, 1915, is published for information:-

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

21^st (Service) Battalion (2^nd Tyneside Scottish), Francis Ball Lewis to be temporary Major.  Dated 25^th January, 1915.

ESCORTS TO SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DETENTION –

It has been brought to the notice of the Army Council that instances have occurred of soldiers sentenced to detention having been marched, handcuffed, under escorts, through public thoroughfares from railway stations to detention barracks.

The enquiries instituted by the Council indicate that this procedure has been due to a misunderstanding on the part of various Commanding Officers in reading the Regulations on the subject.  The attention of all concerned is directed to the instructions contained in paragraphs 640 and 641 of the King’s Regulations, which must be strictly complied with in future.

Authority, War Office letter No. 105/Miscellaneous/349 (A.G.3), dated 18^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44585.  Northern Command Order No.243.

INFANTRY BATTALIONS – HEADQUARTERS AND MACHINE GUN SECTION – PAY AND MESS BOOK –

            Attention has been drawn to a case in which it was proposed that a separate Pay and Mess Book should be kept for soldiers serving with the Headquarters and Machine Gun Section of an Infantry Battalion.  Soldiers so serving should continue to be attached for pay purposes to one of the companies of the battalion, and their names shown in the Pay and Mess Book of that company.

Authority, War Office letter No. 30/Infantry/2110 (Accounts I.B.), dated 11^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 43622.  Northern Command Order No.244.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

20^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

131 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

Use of the terms Billets and Billeting –

            Much confusion and avoidable correspondence continually arise owing to the indiscriminate use of the terms “billets” and “billeting”, applying them to troops in hired premises, as well as to troops billeted under the powers conferred by the Army Act.

In the former case, Troops are not billeted in any correct sense of the expression – they are accommodated in hired buildings or premises, and reference to them as being billeted or in billets should be avoided in all official correspondence.

 C.R. No. 44413.  Northern Command Order No.232.

Empty Oat Sacks – Return of to No. 3 Main Supply Depot, Leeds.

            Oat Sacks being urgently required at Leeds for use overseas, Officers Commanding Units should take immediate steps to return all empties on their charge to the Supply Officer concerned.  The larger 168 lbs. Sacks if not returned to suppliers are charged for, and Units not returning these Sacks within a reasonable period, will be charged with the full cost, which in some cases is 2s. per sack.

Attention is also directed to Command Orders No. 1526 and 1709 of the 26^th October and 4^th December, 1914, and Supply Officers should see that all Sacks are returned in a clean serviceable condition.

C.R. No. 44301 (S.T.).  Northern Command Order No.234.

Clothing –

With reference to Command Order No. 1842, dated 29^th December, 1914, it has been decided that as soon as men are in possession of a second suit of clothing the provision of a third pair of drawers will cease.

            Those men who have been issued with a third pair may retain it.

Authority, War Office letter No. 54General No./1800 (Q.M.G.7.), dated 15^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 38875/48 (a).  (O.S.)  Northern Command Order No.235.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

19^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

129 – Rations –

            On arrival at Alnwick Officers Commanding Units will adopt the following procedure with regard to the granting of money in lieu of rations.

Officers and men who owing to absence on leave or furlough are not provided with food purchased for them by the Battalion will be credited with 1s. 9d. per diem.  Men employed as Company Cooks and those employed as Officers’ servants will mess with their Companies.  Officers’ Mess servants may be provided with food by the Officers’ Mess, in which case money in lieu of rations at the rate of 1s. 9d. per diem will be drawn for them by the Mess President.        

130 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

INOCULATION – ENTERIC FEVER –

            Lord Kitchener is of opinion that ay man who is not inoculated against Enteric Fever is a source of danger to his comrades, and, if allowed to proceed on leave, might return with the infection and communicate it to his Unit.  It has therefore been decided that non-inoculated officers and men are to be given leave, or furlough, very sparingly.

Authority, War Office letter No. 24/Gen. No./3196 (A.G.3A.), dated 12^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 44100 (a).  Northern Command Order No.226

Officers Commanding Units will make the above known to all ranks, and take action accordingly.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

18^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

126 – Night Operations –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is called to Section 113, Infantry Training, 1914.  Night operations should be practised twice a week.  Weekly Programmes of Work should include such work.

127 – Clothing – Supply of –

            It has been observed that Officers Commanding Battalions do not appear to take advantage of the supply of clothing available from time to time in the Committee Stores to complete their requirements, and report to this office deficiencies which can be remedied by application to the Store Keeper.

Officers Commanding Units should keep in touch with the Committee Store Keeper and indent on him for stores as they become available.

128 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

            “LONDON GAZETTE” –

The Northumberland Fusiliers –

21^st Battalion (2^nd Tyneside Scottish), Temporary Second Lieutenant Leslie R. Raimes to be temporary Lieutenant.  Dated 8^th January, 1915.

John McRobb Hall to be temporary Second Lieutenant.  Dated 13^th January, 1915.

22^nd Battalion (3^rd Tyneside Scottish), William Mills Herries to be temporary Second Lieutenant.  Dated 4^th January, 1915.

RETURNS –

            All returns rendered to the War Office must be completed as far as possible up to the date they are due and no modification or alteration should be ordered in them without reference being made to the War Office in the first place.

C.R. No. 43733 (A).  Northern Command Order No.221.

RETURN OF STORES AND CLOTHING TO A.O. DEPARTMENT –

            Considerable difficulty and delay in dealing with consignments are being experienced by the Army Ordnance Department on account of Units when returning Stores and Clothing to York not observing the instructions issued to Units by Chief Ordnance Officer, York, that packages be clearly marked with:-

1. Name of Unit returning.
2. Voucher number on which the Stores are charged.
3. Contents.

And also that a packing note detailing the contents be placed in each package.

Clothing and necessaries should be packed and vouchered separately to other Ordnance Stores.

Owing to the quantity of Stores which are received at the Ordnance Depot at the present time, unless these conditions are observed it is most difficult to deal with receipts.

Northern Command Order No.223.

CLOTHING AND NECESSARIES –

            The appended list enumerates the several articles of clothing and kit that, until further orders, should be in possession of every soldier on embarkation to join the Expeditionary Force.  In addition, each man should have with him the Service Pay Book (Army Book 64).

As a general rule all the articles required should be in possession of Units, with the possible exception of woollen vests, body bands, field dressings, woollen drawers for mounted services, clasp knives, and boots of regulation Army pattern.  When a unit or draft is placed under orders for embarkation the Officer Commanding will at once telegraph to the York Clothing Depot the total requirements to complete the scale, at the same time submitting indents and size-rolls as directed in paragraph 3 of War Office letter A.C.D/Gen. No./4963, of the 24^th November, 1914.

Should the Clothing Depot not be in a position to meet the indents, the C.O.O., York, will send a telegram for the balance for the balance to the Chief Ordnance Officer, Royal Army Clothing Department.

It is possible that until stocks increase, vests, woollen or flannel, may not be available.  In such cases men will be completed with these articles after arrival at the base.

SCALE OF CLOTHING TO BE IN PIOSSESSION OF TROOPS PROCEEDING TO JOIN THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

ARTICLES	Mounted Service	Dismounted Services (except kilted Regiments)	Kilted Regiments	Remarks
Boots, ankle Cap, service dress or Glengarry Greatcoat, drab Drawers, cotton        “       woollen Jackets, service dress Pantaloons, cord Putties, pair Spurs, Jack, pairs Trousers, service dress Kilt and Apron Waistcoat, cardigan Titles for shoulder straps, set Badge, cap Braces pairs Brush, shaving      “      tooth Cap, comforter Comb, hair Disc, identity, with cord Fork Garters, pair Holdall Housewife Hosetops, pairs Knife, clasp, with lanyard    “ table Laces, 30-inch, pairs Razor and Case Shirts, flannel Soap, piece Socks, worsted, pairs Spoon Towel, hand Vests, woollen or flannel Body Bands Woollen Gloves, or Mitts, pairs Dressing, field	1 1   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – 1   2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – 1 1 – 1 1   1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1	1 1   1 – 2 1 – 1 – 1 – 1   2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – 1 1 – 1 1   1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1	1 1   1 – – 1 – 1 – – 1 1   2 1 1 – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1	Regn. Army Pattern                                                                 Provided by the Soldier

Authority, War Office letter No. 121/3815 (Q.MG.7.), dated 8^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 43196 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.224.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.

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

COMMANDING 123^rd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

16^th FEBRUARY, 1915.

122 – Appointment –

            Captain F.T.V. Dunne, Royal Scots Fusiliers, having reported his arrival, is taken on the strength for special duty and is attached to the Brigade Staff from this date.

123 – Medicine Boxes – Camp, Issue of –

            The issue of Camp Medicine Boxes to the Medical Officers, 21^st, 22^nd, and 23^rd (Service) Battalions, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th Tyneside Scottish) has been approved.

In future indents for drugs required by the Medical Officer of the Battalions named will be forwarded by them on A.F.I. 1209 in duplicate to the Deputy Director of Medical Services, Northern Command, York, and not to the Secretary, Tyneside Scottish Committee.

Authority, C.R.N.C.43859, dated 14^th February, 1915.

124 – Medical Inspection –

            With reference to Circular Memo. (T.S.606) of 12^th February, the procedure will be modified as under:-

Non-commissioned Officers and Men who are considered by the Medical Officer attached to a Battalion to be medically unfit for service will be paraded as shewn below for the inspection of Lieutenant-Colonel D.F. Franklin, R.A.M.C., Medical Inspector of Recruits, Northern Area, Northern Command.  Army Form B.204 will be carefully filled in for each man and be handed to the Medical Inspector of Recruits at the time of the parade.

23^rd (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (4^th Tyneside Scottish) Thursday, February 18^th, 1915, at 10-15 a.m. at All Saints’ Hall Gosforth.

21^st (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish) Thursday, February 18^th, 1915, at 2-30 p.m. at Tilley’s Rooms, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

20^th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1^st Tyneside Scottish) – Depot Company, Friday, February 19^th, 1915, at 10 a.m. at Masonic Hall, Heaton.

22^nd (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (3^rd Tyneside Scottish) Friday, February 19^th, 1915, at 2-30 p.m. at Newburn.

125 – Extracts from Northern Command Orders –

DISCHARGES OF SOLDIERS – FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR PAY, Etc. –

            Instructions with a view to obviate delay in the final settlement for pay, etc., of soldiers on discharge are contained in Command Order No. 1551, of 31^st October, 1914, and 30/General Number/5023 (Accounts 1), of 18^th December, 1914 (circulated to Officers Commanding), but it is still found that discharges are frequently unnecessarily delayed pending the return from the Regimental Paymaster of the statement (A.F.O. 1809) showing the final balance due to the soldier, and that men are being sent on furlough for several days pending discharge while their accounts are being adjusted, instead of being discharged at once, when it has been decided to discharge them.

In many of the cases referred to, the Company Commander is in a position to ascertain from the Pay and Mess Book and other records in his possession the approximate amount of the man’s credit balance, the discharge must not be delayed pending return of Army Form O. 1809, completed by the Paymaster.  The soldier should in such circumstances be paid whatever sum is known to be due to him and his discharge carried out forthwith.  On receipt of the Army Form O.1809, whatever further payment, if any, is found to be due can then be remitted by Money Order.

In exceptional cases, when the Company Commander is unable to assess approximately the amount of the balance, and hardship would be inflicted upon the man by discharging him without funds in anticipation of the final settlement of his account, the Paymaster should be requested by wire to give the necessary information.

It should be noted that the forgoing instructions do not affect the present practice in the case of men discharged physically unfit for was service whose documents have to be sent to Chelsea ten days before the discharge takes place.  In these cases, the discharge is necessarily post-dated.

Authority, War Office letter No. 19/General Number/5308 (F.2.), dated 8^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 43013   Northern Command Order No.205.

MINIATURE RIFLES –

            Miniature Rifles in charge of units which have become unserviceable should be returned to the C.O.O., York, for repair or renewal.  In some instances rifles have been reported as useless when they only require roughly cleaning or some small repair which could have been carried out locally.  Care must be taken that only rifles which are really worn out and which cannot be repaired regimentally are sent to York.

C.R. No. 38629 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.206.

CORRESPONDENCE –

            The attention of all concerned is specially directed to paragraphs 1844 and 1845, King’s Regulations, as regards the method of conducting Official correspondence.

The Central Registry number and date of previous correspondence must invariably be quoted in subsequent letters or telegrams addressed to Command Headquarters.

Correspondence from Officers Commanding Units will be written on sheets of foolscap.  Memorandum Forms will on no account be used when corresponding with outside Units.

C.R. No. 42642 (A).  Northern Command Order No.209.

POSTINGS –

            Lieutenant-Colonel D.F. Franklin, R.A.M.C., has been posted to the Northern Command with effect from the 7^th February, 1915, as Medical Inspector of Recruits.  Northern Command Order No. 213.

MEDICAL INSPECTION OF RECRUITS ON JOINING DEPOTS –

            Attention is directed to the importance of all recruits being Medically examined on joining depots.

            This examination should be promptly carried out, and recruits who are not likely to be fit for service should not be passed on to service units.

            In accordance with War Office letter No. 27/General Number/2501 (A.G.2.B.), dated 1^st December, 1914, Commanding Officers will report to the Recruiting Officers concerned when a recruit is rejected as Medically unfit on joining the depot, to enable the Recruiting Officer to withhold the examination fee of 2/6 from the Medical Officer who passed the recruit as fit.  Such recruits will be kept for inspection by the M.I.R.

Northern Command Order No. 215.

WEEKLY RETURN OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES –

            Officers in charge of Military Hospitals, Administrators of Territorial Force General Hospitals, Officers in charge of Field Ambulances, Medical Officers in charge of Units and Medical Officers in charge of Detached Troops will render a weekly return to Headquarters, Northern Command, of the infectious diseases that have occurred amongst Troops during the week.

This return will be posted so as to reach York by the first post on Saturday.

Where Civil Medical Practitioners are employed the responsibility for rendering the return will rest with the Commanding Officer.

The following are the diseases to be noted:- Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Typhus Fever, Plague, Diphtheria, Cerebro Spinal Fever, Enteric Fever, Mediterranean Fever, Cholera, Yellow Fever, Erysipelas, Puerperal Pyaemia, Puerperal Septicaemia, and Tubercle affecting the Lungs, Larynx, or Intestines, Pneumonia.

IN CONNECTION WITH ENTERIC FEVER, IT WILL BE STATED IF THE CASE WAS INOCULATED, AND IF SO, WHETHER ONE OR TWO INJECTIONS WERE GIVEN.

            In reporting cases, the following pro forma will be used:-

Disease.	Locality.	No.	Rank.	Name.	Initials.	Unit.

            Army Form A.35 will be rendered direct to Headquarters, Northern Command, as they occur.

Northern Command Order No. 216.

; CLOTHING COMPENSATION –

            With reference to Command Orders Numbers 1281, dated 17^th September, 1914, 1591, dated 10^th November, 1914, and telegram No. 235/Q.M.G.7, of the 4^th October, 1914, sent direct to all concerned, regarding the allowance to be paid to recruits who wore their own civilian clothing owing to uniform not being available, as misapprehension has arisen as to the amount of the allowance to be paid in certain cases the following instructions should enable the necessary adjustments to be made:-

1. Men who enlisted any time after mobilization and who were required to wear their great-coat, suit of clothes, and boots should receive the sum of 10/- (ten shillings).
2. Men who enlisted after the 12^th September, and who were required to wear either of the following articles, the same being their own property, should receive for the use of a great-coat 4/- (four shillings), a suit of clothes 3/- (three shillings), a pair of boots 3/- (three shillings).
3. Men who enlisted before the 12^th September and who receive no allowance under (1) should, if they were still unclothed in uniform on the 12^th October, receive: mounted men, 10/- (ten shillings), dismounted men 7/6 (seven shillings and sixpence).

Authority, 54/General Number/1708 (Q.M.G.7.), dated War Office, 10^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 43580 (O.S.).  Northern Command Order No.218.

WAR SERVICES – ENTRIES ON SOLDIERS’ DOCUMENTS –

            With reference to entries made under the heading “Campaigne” in the Documents of Soldiers who have served during the present War, it has been ruled that the system to be adopted in recording the War Services of such Soldiers should be shown as below:-

In the case of soldiers who, since the 5^th August, 1914, have served –

1. At Home.
2. Overseas, except India.

The entries should be as follows:-

            a “Home” (date to date).

• “Expeditionary Force, France, Egypt, East Africa, etc.”  (date to date).

Authority, War Office letter No. 35/General Number/1436 (A.G.2.B.), dated 8^th February, 1915.

C.R. No. 43012 (A).  Northern Command Order No.219.

DISCHARGE OF RECRUITS ON MEDICAL GROUNDS –

            Commanding Officers will render to Headquarters, Northern Command, as soon as possible a return shewing the number of Recruits discharged under para. 392 (iii) King’s Regulations, since Mobilization on August the 5^th, 1914.  The return will be made under the following headings:-

1. Para. 392 (iii.) c.             Numbers….   Percentage…..
2. Para. 392 (iii.) cc.           Numbers….   Percentage……

The percentage should be based on the recruits enlisted.

Returns to reach Brigade Office by first post on Thursday, the 18^th instant.

Northern Command Order No.212.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 123^rd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.