Key to Infantry Training 1914

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KEY TO

Infantry Training

1914

Including Section, Platoon, Company and ,

Battalion Drill, Ceremonial, Guard, and

Outposts, &c., with Appendices.Il lesfmled wi t h mm 40 Diagrams.

BY LIEUTXOL. A. H.SANDFORD, R.A.G.A.

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Publ idud by

CRITCHLEY PARKER1 .

Statesmen and Mining S t a n d a r d .

1915



KEY TO INFANTRY T R A I N I N Q , 1814.

The following, on page 142, is interesting:-

'' OF THE PLATOON EXERCISE."":rlx platoon cxereiie is a h q s done with elofed ranks.

"except a t dr i l l ."

"TIM!words o i fommn.nd N giwn I#>-h e drill lergoant""r" as i0llor.s:-

'' I . Blake ready. 1 motion.i. 2 . Prefetit. 1 motion..' 3 . Fire, 1 motion..: 4, Unadle ciirtridge. E ItlotiOn9...

.A Priinc. :I motions.ci 0. 'Iniul. :i motions.- i. J h s mmr o d s . -2 motious." S . :Rsm down cartridge. 4 motions ..' I). lletnm rmmrodu. '1 motions.

6.8.8.Qoeensclill, Victorin.

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K E Y TO INFAXPRY T H A l N l N O , 1914.

SECTION, PLATOON, COMPANY AND

BATTALION DRILL;..

Orgoni ta t iun .

I. :\I, infantry brign.de consist8 of:-

Hieadqosr ters .4 l n fan t r? ba t tn l ious .

2, :\ battal ion coneists Gi:--

l i cndqnnr te r r .Xlael,iae gun sect ion .4 eolnpauies .

3. A compmy eoiisists of 4 platoons , and is cummnnded bymajor or moun ted cap ta in , w i th P c a p t a i n 8 s second in

~ ~.I. platoon c consist^ c of^ 4 sect ions , and is commanded by^

- suba l te rn , v i t l i a serjeant as second i n command (p lu toonare u m n h r c d consecut ively txroughout the

from 1 t o 16.

\Vl~en*asuba l te rn i s ndt ~a va i lp b lc , h e p l atoon . s e r j e an t w illh i s place, but a sect ion eommandcr wil l not act Lu

serjeant. . . .

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REP 'To J.XL?.AXTI<Y . T R A I X I N G , i91.1.

5. A sect ion is commanded by a non.commiuiioned officer,

i 3 the normal Are-un i t. Sec t ions a re numbered consecutit h roughou t t he company f rom 1 t o 16.

:\ brigade consists of 4 hnttalions.

A b a t t a l i o n c o m i s t s of 4 companies

A company consis ts of 4 platoons .

A platoon consis ts of 4 sections.

A seetian consists of G or 7 files.

S E C T I O S AND 1'IATooN l>l~ll,l.

~omnmn& of un i t e . w ~ m n he i r un i t s :ut ::<:tin.. a

or a t a dis tance from othcr uni ts , wi l l r l a r c themaelrcs wt.hcy can best exercise supervision,

Except when spec ia l ly sh t ted (Secs. 70, SO, 66 ( 4 ) an( 6 ) I.T.), niid in co lumn of routo, eomniai i t lcr~ ~ ~ 1 1 ~unun ie rmies when in fours, r e t a i n t h e r e i a t i w p o s i i i o n soccupied before fours were formed.

Xote . -Keg to symbols deno t ing officers a n d o the r s il ' lxte XXVJI., "Uiagrnm of n Ihattnlion i n nu-

T he r igh t w i l l ' a lways , d i rec t (un le ss o therwise order

except when:-

~ ( a ) I n c r e a s i n g f r o n t a g e on t h e r i g i i t .

4 b ) The. l e f t is' the p ivot Rank.

( c ) In column of route .

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\ii platoon is in line tho suction ootpmaoder

directing llonk acts as guide, and is responsible for11, C O I U ~ I U u i iosrs or i n . l i l e (iris devol&s 011

on tlic dirceting flank oi the leading four or ,file.of reetions io fours or filc tho leading man an the,,

flank of the direeling section will he responsible f o r tlie \.,,mid the leadiiig niau on tlic iniier flank of c o c h of

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or hlcs lor th e correct interval.

coniorm to all ordew given t o platoonscarrying of ttfius. Beforc R m o w m e n t is made in

d e r , a r m s will Ire slopcd. \\'lieu B unit is on the .~llbrc,

t is rcquired to halt , t h o comntnnr l wil l be preceded by theA t tho R n l t .



R E I ' TO I N F A N T R Y 'PRALNING. 1914

laspcrt.ion of n I' lo.~uoriin Idre. (Sec . i s . W . 1

Platoon-Attentlon, Fix Bayonets.

Rear Rank. One Pace Step Back-March.

After inspection of elothin::ete.

Unfix Bayonets, FOPInspection, Part-Arms.

Examine Arms ( i f required).

After inapeetion of arms.

Platoon-Atttentlon. Close Ranks-Maroh.

By Sectlon-NUmber. Farm-Fours. Form-Two Dee

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The plakoou w i l l f o r m fours to ilie right, sild sect ions rwheel to tlic left: Scetion eomlnsnders mill place thomscl2 paces in iront nf t h e lending four (or file). '



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section will form 2 deep. Tlte ' le f t -hand man of theRlea wil l mork timc. Tlie remn,indcr will_ F a k e

turn t o th e left , mid form upon b im, marking t ime 8sco me in to t l i e a l ipmcnt .

a line of section in fours (or file) i s an the marchintcrrid iusy be itwciisod or diminished im t!x comnmucl-

(o r On) No. - Open (o r Close) to - Pa088 Interval ,

Remainder, Doubl+March.

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On the Left , Form Line of Sections in F o u r s (or File) .

- Paces Interval: Remalnder, Double--March.

The leading scetiou will continue in quick time. The r

maining acetions will bo Icd a t the double by tho ehorte

route t o the positions a t th e naiued interval, wKen the secti

romarunders wil l $vc Quick-J lnrch and t a k e post 2 pac

in front of their leading iour or file.



K E Y TO INFANTRY -TRAININ@,. 1014.

PLATE IV.

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KEY TO ISF.ANTRY T R A I N I N G . 1914

COMPANY DRILL.

The posit ion of all corninandem and supernumeraries ares k u ~ ~ i iI I tlic i'iate V., Inrt sluriiig'drill :~ndnianreuric thccompnuy SOIII I I I ICL~~C~ ~indsceoad. i i i . commmd !vi11 pla ce t lww~e lres,\'hero t.hey c i ~ nbest ewreisc mperrif i lot l .

f:iridc~.--l.u line, mid in COIUUII I of pht uo us , t he s e t t iw UUIII-

mnnders 011 the directing Rank will a,ct a8 guides, and )eresponsible for the maintenance of direction and distsnce. Ini incs of platoons or sect ions in I n i m or file tlic leading nlan

011 the inner Rank of the directing unit will be responsible fordirectiba.; tlic leadillg m an on the inner Rank of eaeh of thcuther units io r rnnintn,inin,nthe c o r r e c t i n t e r d .

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PLATE V.

I'OHI.I.,"KH OF C"M,I'\NIIERS. W C . , rn .\ COMPANY.

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A company i n cloac colPrnin of p l a t a a l ~

PLATE VT.

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.-1 ~:lorc,:oluntn olurriqirrg 8ircct io i r . ( S E C .84 ( I ) , I . T . )

C h a n g a D i re c ti on , L a i t - L e f t - W h e e l .

All excep t t he l ead ing p l e t aon wi l l make a partial t u r n t o

t h e r ig h t . T h e l ea d in g pl at oo n w i ll n o t t u r n , b u t will look tot he l e f t . Each m m i l 1 move round on t he c i r c um f e r e nc e ofn circle, of vhic l i the l e f t m a n o f tlie l e a d i n g p l a t w n is t h e

. centre. The outer flank ii-illdi rec t , but when pla toons &re ofunequel stren@h t l q wi l l ma in ta in the same re ln t ive posi-i.ions as t h e p h e ld hefore t he whee l .

The seem& in command wi l l super in tend the wheel on t h el e f t flank, t h e c o m p a n y sejcmt 'major on the r i g h t , a n d t h e

, a t t c r m u s t on r e g d n t i n g the face wnteh t h c r i z h t g u i d e o ft h e rm r plntoon, who wil l cont inue to m a r o h at a f u l l pacethrougl iout . Whon t h e company has circled round t o t h e re-q u i r e d nt!@ the: conuiiantl P o n c a r d , d I w k !Pisml ov I I n l t wil lha given, on which ell will at once t u r n in the requi reddi rec t ion .

A close column in fours will wilicel as above, t h e l e a d i n gf o u r of eneli platoon wheel ing i n the Same m n n e r as the

leading plntoon above, t h e f o u r s i n rcnr nm ki ug a p a r t i n l t u r noi i twnrds . and fo l lowing round n f t e r t h e l ea d in g fours.

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PLATE VII .



KEY TO INFANTRY TRAINING, 1914.

A claao ccluntn forn&%g colun?rt of fourd. ( 6 e c . 84 (Z), 1 . T . )

n d v a n c e ( o r R e t i r e ) In Four8 from th e Right. FormFours-Right.

The whale will form fours r ight by order of the companycommander.

, 33arli platoon commander wil l g ive : Left-toheel, Quick-Uo.rch, eomisotteing with .the lending pl;Ltoon.

The other pla*aons wil l move ofi i n t ime t o occupy their. ylaee in column of foure.

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PLATE Vlll.

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K E Y TO I S F A N J R Y THhlNlNQ, '014.

PLATE IX.



KEY TO I N F A N T R Y T R A I N I N Q , 1914

On the Left. Form Line; Remalnder, Left-Turn (or Form

Fours Left), Qulck-March.

The lending platoon will st.nnd fas t . The remainder will( l o n u hors, n u l ) bo led Iby thci i guides by tlx sborte i t roiicc

t.0 tho soot wherc their inner Ilnnk rill rest. EUII Dlatoon

If platoons w e woak they w i l l receive the order Left Turn,

intitend of IIIO?ws-Left.

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KEY TO INFANTRI' TBAINING, IQlP.

One (a? Two) Pl a to o n to th e Right.

Remainder, Form-Fours, Ou twards . Qulck-March.

( 8 0 0 . 84 ( 3 ) , (Z), IT.)

h e iriovement will be made as in previous section. Theplstaons) next in rear of tho'frant platoon millriglit. Each platoon rvill be halted and turnedby i t s c o n l u w d e r when in position 8 s in Sec.

Thc cumpsny commander will name the flank of directionbeen formed.



KEY ' TL- W F A N T R T TRAINING, 1914

PLATE XI.



KLEP TO 9NFANTRY.:TFAININQ, 1914

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PLATE X I I



KEY TU 1NFANTRY Tl:AININQ, 1014



K E Y TO INF ANT RY TRAINING, 1914

PLATE XI11

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KEY TO INFANTRY TRAINING, la14

011.L c o l w r ~ ~ the momh oloviiig t o close co luml l . ( 8 e C . 84 (61,

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A t the Halt, Form Close--Column

(or close column at - paces )

'The leadiug platoon will be n t once ha l t ed by its commander .The r ema inde r will be hnlted successively on r each ing t he i rposi t ions in c lose c o l u m ~ .

i\'olc.-lf it is requi red t o uontinue. moving after closing,t h e Conlmand Will bc FORMCLOSE COLUNN. l X E M A I N D W

DUUIZLF.->Z\BCH,on which t h c lead ing p la toon wi ll con t inue t oadvance in qu ick timo , t h e r ema inde r doub l ing un t i l t he yw r i w st close c o l u m n dis tance , when they wi l l be ordered tobreak i n to qu i ck t ime by t h e i r commandera.



K E Y TO INF ANT RY TRAINING, 1914

PLATE XIV

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-f o v + , 3 i p t g coirLmnolrrs. met. 85 ( 2 1 , 1.r.1

A d v a n o e ( o r R e t i r e )in

Fours from t h e R i g ht . Fo~m-FoursRigh t . P l a toons , L e f t - ( o l ' R i g h t ) W h e e l , Qulok-

Maroh.

Each pla toon wi l l form f o u r s r i g h t , a n d at once wheel tot l io l e f t , fo rmins c o l u m n of 'fours (i.e., co lumn of route).

Notc.-When n co lumn is on the march , pla toons may, i f

desi red, advance i n four3 in succession a n a r r i v i n g at t h esame point . 'On t h e m u t i o n f rom thc company commande r1 N SUOOESSION AI)PARCE IN F O U n 6 FnOX THE RIOHT, t h e com-m s n d c r of the leading pla toon mi l l form f o u r s r i g h t and wheelto t h e le ft . O n a r r i v i n g at t h e same p o i n t d l r e eommnnder ofeach succeeding platoon will give t h e s a m e order .



K E Y TO [ N F A N T R Y TRAIXINQ, 1914.

PLATE XV.



R E P TO I N P A N T R Y T R A I N I N Q , 1914.

On the Left, Form-Line. Remalnder, Left-Incline ( o rForm Fours-Left), Quick-March.

The leading platoon will stand fast. The romaindcr willincl inc tu thc lef t and step OH together. \Vhen each platoapis iminedintely in rcnr 01 i t s posit ion in l ino i t will receive

itd cor, lmander iiight--lnci.isc, n n a .WL

Xolo,-Il the culumn is 011 the mnrcli the eoiumand DOUB L E

XMCU instead of Q U l C I < M A R C 1 1 will be given , and on reachingthe nli-ament, QUICKNARCHnstend of H ~ L T .

\Vhcn platoons urc strong t h e camnand Fonnr Foum-LmTwill be given instead of LEFT I ~ C L I N E ,ide 84 ( 3 ) ( i . ) .

Liiie may also bo formed outwurds ns in 84 13) ( i i . ) , b ut a tl l ia halt only.



KEY TO I N F A N T R Y TR.4INIW3, 1914.

PLATE XVI.



KEY TO I N F A N T R Y T R A I N I N G . 1914

A column^ formiag a l i i i c facing a flank and moving forward( f loc. ss ( 4 ) , I . ? . )

In to Line, Left-Form, Qulok-Maroh.

On th e word Porm the left yids of ench platoon wi l l turnto the le f t , sntl the f r o n t ranks will make a partial turnto the l e f t , On Quick-March, le f t guides will maik t ime

the front ranks stepping OR, the rear ranks conforming to themovements of tho front ranks, the whole inorking t ime whenline is formed until th e company commander gives Forward

B y the Lef t .



KEY TO INFANTRY TRAININQ; 1914 PLATE XVII.

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KEY TO I N F A N T R Y T R A I N I N G , 1914.

A line fovmi%g cdlvinr?, (01. claac coltimtl) facing in the same

direction. ( Roc . 81; ( I ) , Z.!/'.)

on the ,Right, Form Column ( o r Close Column) or P la t oonsRemainder, Form-Fours, Right, Quick-March.

'The platoon OIL the right w i l l stand fa st . The remainderwil l form fours, right, and w i l l be led by tl ieir guides by thcsllorteet routc to their positions in close column ( o r EOIU I I I I I ) ,when they wil l receive from tlieir commanders Rnll, l 4 - -

TU,*. On the word H a l l , the right guide; w i l l turn to their loft

and take up the covering and distnnee from the r ight guideof the platoon i n front.

Nole.--TVhen CCmpRniei kre weal<: R&blnlNol:l< 1UO111-

'1:unrr will be given instead of RI,:MAINDEEFomr Founs--RIGHT.

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KEY TO INFANTRY TRAININQ, 1914.

PLATE XVIII .



K E Y TO lNFANTRY TRAININQ. 1914

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A tikc adrjniioing i n mlwnns d i pletoo;zr. (sm.80 (21, . v .

.,..Advance In Column of Platoon8 from the Right. Remainde

Form-Fours-Right, Pulck-March.

The right platoon mill advnnce. The remainder wil l formfours, right, mark time t w o pnees, and t h e n lead an. Whethi right gu i do of each platoon is in rear of the centre of thpreceding plntoon,

tlieplatoon eornmnnder mil l give Lef t -

Incl ine, and on arriving in column of platoons, again Lof t-Incline.

Note.-If on the march the words QUICK 3 l b R C 1 1 will bomitted. When platoons are wzk, REM AI^^ RIGHTTU Rwill bo @?en instend of REMAINUER’onai FOURS-RIGUT.



K E Y TO INFANTRY TRAININQ, 1914.

PLATE XIX.

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KEY TO I N F A N T R Y TRAINING, 1914.

21 line farrniiig column focing ( 6 . f l ank . (Sec. 86 ( 3 ) , 1.T.)

nt the Halt, .Into Column, Platoons, Right-Form, Q u i c k

March.

The incn wil l act 8 s in Scct. 85 (4), the right giii'le n l

each platooii turning to the right.

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KEY TO I X P A N T R Y TRAININQ, 1914.

PLATEXX.

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K E Y T O I N F A N T R Y T R A I N I N O , 1914.

.A I i m farmi,ig a l ino of ploloorw ia fours facing i n the same

direction. (Sec. 86 ( 4 ) , Z .T . ) .

Advance tn Fours from the Right of Platoons, Form-Fours.

Right. Platoons, Left-Wheel, Qutck-March.

The whole will form fours, right. Eaeli platoon will wheel

to the loft. Platoon commanders wil l place themselves twopilees in front of Ihc leading f ou r of tloir pllLtooas; sectioncommanders will maiutnin the relative positions they occupiedbefore fours were formed.

Nola.-A l ine of sections in fonra or Ale c m also be formedas in Soc. 7%

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KEY To I N F A N T R Y T R A I N I N G , 1914.

d column of foum forming (onoa-ord info colrrnin of plutaons .

( S e c . 87 ( I ) , I . T . )

On t h o Left, Form-Platoons.

The whole will farm tw o dt.ep. Thc riglit guide of eachplntoan w i l l insrk t ime. The romnindcr w i l l m.zke a partialturn t o tlic l e f t and form upon him, nlnrting t imo as tlmy

bo come into alignment, w hen F o r a w d , 1 1 ~he Kighl, wil l begiven b y t h e company cuien,a!idcr. .Note.-This can hn ,lotic i n siiccessiou on thc eom.niand, IN

SUCCESSTON 01) TITE lXITz FOnX P L A T O O S S , FORTi'ARD. EnCllplatoon commitnder piri i ig the order o n reaching the samepoint .

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PLATE XXII .



KEY TO IKPANTRY T R A I N I N Q , 1914

A column of f o r m fo rming forzmrd i n t o close colrrmn of

p1ntoons at th e h a l t . (Sea . 87 (Z),Z.T.,

I\t t h e Halt, on th e 'Left , Form-CIose Columna of--

Platoons.

The commander oi the leading platoon will at once give A t

l lw H a l l . on l k e Imft. 6'orm-Pletom.Ylie commanders o f the wthor platoons on Rrriving a t t h e

close coliimn dirtnnce from the platoon in front w i l l giw th eoraer.



K E Y TO INFANTRY TRAINING, 1914.

PLATE XXTII.

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A c o l s m n of l o w s lorininy colirnvn ( o r closo co l i r i i in ) of

pla toons at the halt f a c i q a ponk.. (Sec. 87 ( 3 ) I . 'P . )

,At t h e Ha l t , Facing.Left, F o r m 4 o l u m n ( o r Close Column1

of-Platoons.

The commander of the leading platoon will hal t it and t u r ni t to the 1ei.t.

The remainder will be led by their guides by the shortestroute to their positions in column ( i n c l& columri), wliercthey wi l l receive Ilalt, Left-Tura.

On the word Ilalt? right guides w i l l ' tur n'to their le ft mnd

take u p covering and distnnco from the guidca i u iront, videsec. 88 ( 1 ) .

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K E Y T O I N P A N T R Y T R A W L N O , 1014

PLATE XXTV.

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KEY TO INFANTRY TRAININQ, 1914.

T I I ~o r n m a d e r o t the ie;laiug platoon wil l &e h f t - ' h m ,when his platoon wi l l turn t o th e l e f t ant1 lead on.

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renrainacr will mur i i ti"); t w o paces, iLlta tlien lead onin fours. When. th e leadine g l i d e of cach platoon is in rearof lhc centre of the prcecdio: platoon i ta c o m i u d e r willg ive Lo f t - I n c l i w , and v b e n in eolnrnn agnin Left - Incl ine,v i d c 88 ( 2 ) .

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PLATE XXV.

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:I column of fours forming ( I tine o/ platoolls i n f ow , mwivrpin the s(me ddrscfian. ( S e e . S i ( 6 ) , I.T.).

On the Left, Form Line of Platoons in Fours at - Paces

Interval . Remalnder, Double-Mawh.

nl ignment nt the named interval, when platoon commanders

wil l g ive Qtdc lc - - .Uadb , and tn,kc post tm.0 pnecs in front 01the l eading four of their phttaons.

No1e.-If platoons tire strong, this will be done iLt thc halt,moving forward when fo rmed . h liuc of sections in foursOT 6 l e c a n s imilarly be formed, section commanders takingpost t w o paccs in front of the lcading four or tilo. (Sec Sec.t ion 80.)

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K E Y TO INFANTRY T RAI NI NQ. I O M .

PLATE xxvr.

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lLYl"l'AJ,ION DRILL

In tne field, the Uiovement of B bnt ta l iou wi l l usually bec a r r i ed o u t iii l ine of pla toons in fours, or in ex tended order .

T h c usital fo rwnt iou of nesemUx fa r a ba t ta l ion in the f i e ldis muss:

In such a fo rmat ion , o r ' in l i l i e s of pla toons i n foura , theb a t t a l i o n e m bo manmuvred on t h e conuimnd or s igna l of i t s

c o m m a n d e r into 5uy formnt iun.Battalion t ~ i l lwill usuolly consist of morei i ients in m m 3

or in l ines o f p ln tmrrs in fours at VilL3ing i n t c r r a l s a n d d i s -tances , aud f rom muti5 i n t o eolunin of fours , and viec verss.

hi mass, when p1ILtoans are of unequal s t r e n g t h , t h e i n n e rflank of tach cnmynny s i l l Ix at five p a w s in te rva l fromt h e outer llank of tho s t rouges t p la toons of h e eomimuy nextt o it.

Tlio b a t t a l i o n e o m m m d o r w i l l place himself whero bo canbest exercise supervis ion ; t h e a d j u ta n t w111 usua l ly accom panyhini.

T ho senior major i n I ~ U B is beside tho guide on t he d i r ee t -i n g flank of the pllrtooii of direction.

The normal pos i t ion o f ofieers, supernumera r ies . e tc . , a r eshown on plate XXVII.

After : fo rming mm69 on the le f t . , the r ight wil l be n m e d ast he d i r ec t i ng flask, and vice verea.

I n column of route t h e a d j u t a n t wi l l nceonipsny t h e b a t t a l i o ncommander , mho m i l l be at Ihe head of t he l e ad ing company.The sen ior ,major will be i n rear of the ba t ta l ion .

The s e rj e an t -m a j o r s i l l be i n f r o n t o f . t h e l eo d in g company.

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A was s i i toii i i ig of ki l i i ies of plnlooiis i t , f o u w (Sec. 89 ( 2 ) ,

Z . T . )

M o v e t o the Right in Fours , Form-Fours, Right. Quick

March.

The wiiole will f o r n i four3 right , and move OB, preservingt lx in terva ls niitl i l istnnccr lxtwccn plntoons and companies.The left will direct, UIIICSS otiierwiso ordered, each Icndingfour of the outer platoons of each company dresaing by thelen,ding four of th e plntoon o n i ts loft .

Xote.-Companies eau bo opened out to vnrTing distancesniid intervals, with irregular frontages, as Ihc battalion c om -~m direct.

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KEY TO INFAWPRY TEAlNIh'G. 1914.

A m a t 8 m d n g off i n colvrntt of four*. (Rec . !io ( 3 ) , T.'I'.)

advance ( o r Retlre) In Four8, NO.

;ompany Leading.

The commander of the named company mill give: No.-l?om-&'ours, Iiighl ( o v L e f t ) . T h e com m ande r of th e lead-ing (or rear) p latoon wi l l then g ive : Lef t (01 I l i g h t ) W h e e lQsick--.UarcR, and the remaining platoons of t h e company

w i l l bc marched ofl by tlicir commanders in succession in th e83",C , m y .

Tile remaining eompnnies wi l l s ucces s ive l~ e marched oR i otlic same W L L ~in time to iollom the preceding company.



KEY TO LNk'hNTRY T R A I N I N G , 1914.

PLATE X X I S . '



K E Y TO IWFANTRY TPRAINJNO, 1914.

ni t h e Halt, on t h e L e f t , F o r m 4 a s s

'1:ho ~ i m i ~ i n a n d c ii th e lundiug platoon will at once g i v e :A t the Balt, ~ 1 the Lef t , Form-I'latooii.

Each platoon commonder of the Icnditq eowlmny w i l l netsimilarly wlim his leading guidc renciies close column distancafrom the platoon in front. Thc romnin ing companies will

disengage tu the l e f t . and will be led to their respcctirc posi-Lions in mass, where close enlomn of plntoons w i l l be similarlyformed.

X o t e . - h i s ea," simiilarly be farmed on .the right.

Any modification of mn6s bay be formed in 8 s in i i lnr rnannei(see Sec. 97 ( 2 ) ) .



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KEY TO INFANTRY TRAININQ, 1914,

A t th e Halt, Faolng Left, Farm-Mass.

The cammnnder of tbe leading platoon will at once 670:H a l t , Left-Y't'm.

The remaining platoons of the lending company mill bo ladby the shor tes t route to the ir posi t ions in close column of

platoons, whcre they will receive the wme command (see Sec87 ( 3 ) ) .

&s the leadins platoon of each succeeding company arrivesst the oorrect interval from the pieceding company, closecolumn of platoons mill bo formed in n similar manner.

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PLATE X X X I .



KEY TO I N F A N T R Y T R A I N I N G . 1914

lrorming lines of platoons in fours f r o m colulnn of foursfacing in tk o S L I ~ Bdirec t ion . (Sec. 90 ( 5 ) , I T )

A t the Halt on t h e Left (2 ) Llne8 (o r Llne) o r Platoons

In Fours 0t - Paces Interval (and - Paces Distant).

Any n u m b e r of lines oi platoons in fours can be formedf rom eoluml; oi fours on prineiple oi Sec. 99 ( 5 ) , Lcil-Turnby the platoon commander being omitted. The lending eom.pmy will act as in Sec. 87 ( 5 ) .

Thc eecond company wil l disengage an d similarly form onth e left.

T h e third and fourth companies will form another l ine ofplatoons in fours in the same wsy.



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PLATE S X X I I

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Forming line of compamiies i r fours porn column of four

focing in th e dnme divection. (Sec. 99 ( 6 ) , I .T . )

At the Halt , on the Lel t , Line of Cornpanlea In F o u r s a t -Paces Interval .

A l ine of companies in fours facing in the 8 m e directioncan also be formed st any interval, sa in previous dlngram07 to a flank on the order Oompniea-Leftwheel.

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KEY TO INPANl%Y TRAININO, 1914.

PLATE XXXIII .

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K EY T O .-1NFANTR.l ’ TRAINTNG. 1914.

Eohelo~soutttinrdr. (Sec. 100, I . T . )

Echelon Outwards, Form Echelon; Advance In Column of-piatoons, NOS.3 Company Leading. . .

PLA TE XXXIV.

Echelon Oulwnrd..A - A A

-L AA -.- A e

A 4 A No. 3 ebmpany steps OW, followed on the Ranks h ~ ’Nos.

and 4, and subsequently by No. 1 company.

fphc CompEnicB can hc turned or formed in m y directiong iv ing the inasimiim amount of fire.

i 2



A A A

NP3Cg N98CV.L d.

,- AA

. -A A N?4Cpr. N?ZCOYA _L

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C E R E M O N I A L . ,

INFANTRY.

GENEBAL RULES.

1. Pormatioir of Compai i ies . -Companies wi l l fall in in line,

be equal i sed and sized f r o m flanks t o cen t re , numberedg h t t o l e f t , and to ld atf into platoons.

Coinpan: com ma nders wi l l no t be mo unted on ceremonia l

Sect ion commandern belarv the r.mk of ser jeant , p ioneew, andw i l l bc in t l ie ~ i u h a . Signnllers wil l not carry R B ~ Y .

he porsonnel of t l w mach i ne gun sect lon w i l l porai le w i th t l ic i runless ’ the mneliine guns are spceia l ly

to he on parade. Conipany se r j ean t - ma j o r s an d c o wwill k n t h e Ranks of th e f ro n t

of tlieir eompunlcs , act ing as t i g h t and l e f t gu ide rc-snd will dress t h e c o m p a n y as requi red . They will

x bayoneta wi th th e men . Ser j ean t s , whe tber t em po rar i lyor not , wi l l bo two paces iu reor of the

at eq u a l i n te r v a ls ap a r t .

2. I’osts o/ uficer.x.-Jn lin e, t h e b a t t a l i o n co mm an d er mill bc

of t h e c e n t r e of tho linc: The seniorw i ll he t en p ~ e c s n f r o n t of *he r i g h t g u i d e of t h e

t al io n , t h e a d j u t a n t t e n .pacts i n f r o n t of t he l e f t gu ide .ten p x c s , officers second in

of t h e cen t r e o fei r companies . P la to on com man ders , u-hon officers, xill be

paces iu f r o n t of t h e c e n t r e of t he i r p l a toons . If t h e r e

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a r e le56 t h a n iour ollicers command i l lg pla toons in any companyon parade , the offcer second i i i c o m m n n d and the p la tooncommanders mill divide the company f ron tage cqually betweenthcm.

I n close col i inin d i companies, which ior ecrcmonial wil l beat twclve paces dislnncc, e,ensurcd f rom t i re heels of t h e f r o n trank of one u u i t t o t h c liccls of .the i r o n t rank of t h e nest; bheba l tn l ion e om m undc r will t o f i f t e e n poees in f r o n t of thecor!tro o f t h e l e n d i n g c o n i p m y . The senior m a j o r w i l l be ont he r i e l i t tlank of t h e b n t h l i o n t h r e e paeci from B po in t m id -!ray between 6hc first nnd seconrl com pan ic j , t h e a d j u t s n t i m -mel in tc l? ' in year o f l i im, be tween tbc t h i rd md. i o u r t l i cornpnnies, excc]: t thnt whcn the bnttal ion is on tho mow, i t w i lbe t h o a d j u t a n t ' s d u t y t o place himself in R pos i t ion f rom~Tliichhe ran hes t s i iper in tend the d i rec t ion of t h e advance andtlie covcr ing of t h e g u i d e s OM l l ic d i r c c l i un flank. #Compancomniaiidera rill bc threri pneea from bhe l e f t llnnk 01 t h e i reompnaier. Offiecrs secoiitl in c o m m a n d of companics mill bct h r e e paecs i n f ront of tlie re n tr e of th ci r eamponieo, officcre

c o m m a n d i n g pla toons thrcc poccs i n f r on t of the c en t re of t llk i rplatoons.

I f t h e r e arc less bhan ionr oficecrs commanding plntoons i na u y c o m p a n y on parule, t l ie officer second in command and t h eplatoon commnntleis will div ide the eompiiny f ron tagc equallybetween t l ism.

3. f'mts of officer8 mid other v a e h 01 Lhe R.n.ar.c. oltaehed

t o rudla.-Wlien tho bnt tn l ion i s iormed in l ine or is m a r c h i n gp a d , hhe medical.oficer w i l l be two paces i n f ron t of t h e cen t r e

~ ~ f the R.S D I .C . ~ i c r s m n e l ,which wi l l be f i pares i n rear ot h o band when i n l in e , OT t e n pnccs i n r e m of t h e cen tro of t h erear comp any wlico ma rchin g pas t . N o t more ttian one medicaofficer w i l l , march past rr-ibh each b a t t a l i o n , t h e r e m a iu d s r

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when more t h a n one is pre sen t , t ak ing pos t in r e a r of t h e

sa lu t i ng po in t . Bfedical officers, when m a r c h i n g p a t , w i l lsa lu te wi th’ the r igh t hand .

4. T h e Colosv party.-In l i ne t he Colours, each carr ied bJan allieer (.as d i r e c t o d i n l h c K i n g ’ s R e s u l a t i o n s ) , wil l beplaccd between ,the tmo cen t re compauies ; th e King’s e o l o ~ ront h o r i g h t , t h e Reginientnl Colour on tho hit, w i t h a s e r j e a n tb e t m e n t l i e m and two non-commissioned off icers or selectedpr iva tes , cover ing thcn i in line wi th the rear rank. T h e afieercarrying the King’s Colour will command t h o par ty .

l i m n k s arc chmnged the Colour par ty wi l l change f lank ont h e orde r of t h e s e n i o r offilcor of t h e colour par ty , i f the line

i s orde rd t o ro t i r c t ho colour p a r t y wil l t u rn Rbon t , nnd I h cc e n tr e s e r j e a n t , s t e p p i n e forwr.ard tw o paces, will aligii It im.self with the rear r m k .

I n m a r c h i n g p a s t by compan ie s t he ,Colour party rvi l l bo i nr e a r of t h e c e n t r e of the second company, its f r o n t r a n k n lig ncdw i t h t h e s u p e r n u m e r a ry rank.

In CIOPB column of companies, a n d &en m arc h in g ~ m s t ntha t fo rmat ion , bhe pos i t ion of t h e ,Colour par ty wi l l be in roarof tho centrc of t h e second company , t he t m o non.commissinnodolbccrs i n th o rear rank moving up respec t ive ly on t h e r i g h tnnd l c i t of the Colours , and tho whole aligned w i t h t h e super.

numer; , ry rank of the company.

5. posts of ballalion 1,eaar/*rarters,&Lc.-Posts of the perso,nne1of ba t tn l ion headquar tc r s , band a n d d r u m s (or b u g l e s ) ,machine guns , rcg imcntn l t ranspor t , and, c~ .c l is ts , if present ,and s t r e t c h e r bearers on p a r a d e as such, are shown i n I’UTIISSXSVI. and XXXVII .

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I

. . 6 . .Marking points and ma~kers . -F lag8 or posts m i y be Bet

u p to m a r k t h e lin o on which t roops arc t o form,/o r th e l inemay be picked out , or marked by whi tewash ./ /

T he p l a toon ae r j c an t s of t h e o u t e r p l a t o o n s of a companya re ava i lub le t o act a6 mmker3. Thc words ON x l h n m n s sh ou ldprecede the eommvmd given when it is ropuired to dTess onmarkers. I n GUCII enses b o t h m a r k e r s of t h e corspnny oi

f o r m a t i o n a n d th e a u t e r m a r k e r s of t h e r e m a i n i n g c o m p a n i e swi ll doub le ou t i n t he c u e of dep loym cn ts f rom e lo se co lum n

on t h e c o m m a n d Q U I C K - x ~ \ I I C H , and whcn fo rming l ine to af l ank on tbe c o m m a n d LEFT (OH BIGHT)-FOBM. ‘Markersi n g i v in g p o i nt s should turn towvarde the point of fo rmat iona t arm’a length in dront of the a l ignm en t , w i th arms at t h eslope on t h e s h o u l d e r f u r t h e s t from tlie a l ignment . W h e nt h e m e n approaoh t ho? w i l l e r t end the i r i nne r a rm at r i g h ta n g l e s to the body with t h e flst clenched, on which t l ie l inewill dress. Whcn t h e dress ing is comple ted markers wi l lr e eum e their pos i t ions a t the double on bhc command STEADY.

chmging t h e i r a rm if nfccasary &s t h e y step off.

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\RET TO I h T A N T R Y TRAININO, 1914:

\\\ICEY TO I'I,:\T~S X S S V . , XSS\I.,S S X \ ' I I . , YXX\'III.

\

BATT.1LIOX QUARTER-

6 - Y,\STER-EF.RJEAPi 'BATTALION COXMIWDER

A R X O Q R E R - S E R J E A N T

@ SENIOR MAJOR h C 0 3 1 P A N Y S ER J EA S T-M A J O R

& COMPANY QUARTER-

8A D J U T W ' P

h IA S TER -S ER I EA S T

COMPASY COMMAXDER 6 PLATOON SERIEASZ

6WUPASY SECOND I ) i

6B A N D I A S T P R

COMMAND

6 P L A T O O X C O X X A S D E R B AN D S E R J E l Y T

& .QVARTtiRYAST&R BANDSMAN

$

T I l E KITO'J COLOUR SEPJtiANT-DRUMNER

BE0 IY EN T A L C OLO UR D R U M N ER

6 ERJEAN'T-MAJOR P R IV A TE, R EA R R A S K .

ID



____

TALLESTON TIIE Tho whole wil l break OR ana a r r a n g e t h e m -KICHT, SUOETESTelves in s ingle rank a c co r d in g t o t h e i r s ir e ,

ON TilE LEFT,

. W SINGLE

R A N X - S I Z E .

~ LO P E- . h X S .

000 NtiarrcEEsO K E PACE

FORWARD.

E V E N NunanEns

O N E PACE

BTRP BACK --l\laRCU.

XUXBER ONE

STASD YAST.

R A N K S :RIoaT A h D LEIIT.

-TtiRX.

FORMCox.rr~sr.QUKK-MATCII.

t h e t a l l e s t on t h e r i g h t a i d t h e s h o r t e s t ont h e l ef t, c a r r y i n g t h e i r iifles a t t h e shorttrRi1, and wil l take u p their dI-EGSing by t h eright.-

. _From r i g h t to lcit of the whole conipany.

.

T h e odd numberr wi l l t ake one p e e far-w m d and t h e even nwmbcrs will s t e p backone pace.

T h e .odd num bcrs , w i th t he excop t ion ofNo. 1, mill t u r n t o t h e r i g h t , t h c even m im -bcrs to t l i e l e k

Tlie whole will EtCp on, the w e n nnmbersrvhceling round 'to t h e r i g h t and fo l lowing th eleft lintid men of tile old numbers . No. 3

will farm u p t w o puecs i n rear of No. 1;So. 5 a n t he l e f t of No. 1; No. 7 in rearof No. 5 ; No. D on t h e l e f t of No. 5 , andso on. T h e lending men a1 t h e even num.



_ _

bcrs wil l a lways fo rm i n t h e rear rank

a n d t h e n e x t m a n i n t h e f r o n t rank. As

\tlie men a r r i v e i n t h e i r places t h e y w i l lt u r n t o .the lef t , order amw, and t a k o u pt h e i r dressing.

, Nom.-If space i s l imi t ed a c o m p a n y m aybo s i r ed in t w o ranks, t a l l e s t o n t h e f l an k s ,s l io r t cs t i n the cen t re .

FIX ~ Y O S K T S . On t h e c o m m a n d PRESEKTn x s , allS ~ n v ~ - A n a r s . ofieera wil l sa lu te 8 s laid down. .The super.

n u mer n r y rank an d t l i e gu ides p resen t armsEYERALSALUTE.P ~ l : s m ~ - A n X s . wi th the men.

S~or,~-Auars. The officers wil l br ing 'their swords t o t h eReeoucr and Cnrrg as l a id down. Arm smill then be ordered and bayonets unftxed.

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/d compatiu ma7cI~isg p a l . ( S e c . 09, C e r l . )

/ . .For th i s p rac t i ce the eompnny r i l l be i o r m e p in Ime; armswill bc a t the O w l c r . 'Ilhe posts of aflkers .yc giveti i n G e n .I to lee. I

Fuur poi,,ts, Ilon,bcl.ed I , 2, a, and 4 (PI?i. SSSV.) Will h!placed marking tllk angle3 of an oblong , o i t ivh ich the long sideswill be 160 paces in length, a nd . t h e s h o i t sides 80.

The compnny wi l l be in tho cent re of one of the long s ides j

t h e side opposite to the s a l u t i n g bnse.4 paint, t e r m e d t h e sn l u t i n g p o i n t , i d 1 be placed ten paces

o u t s i d e t h e c e n t r e of t h c s o l u t i n g b a s t , tnrncd t o w a r d s t h ec o m p a n y : and a point , le t tered "4," turned i n l i k e mnnnnr ,a n the s a l u t i n g lisso, a t t e n paces t o t h e l e f t of bhe salut ingpoint . As n p l c d l these points should be mnrkcd by campCOlO"r8.

FIX-BAYONETS. T h e eomlinny will s tep off, and will changeSLOPE-ARMS. direct ion t o t h e l e f t round the f i r s t po in t .FonM-Founs.

RIORT.Q mc K - ~ l A n C H .

man of the f r o n t rank will isnmediate lyalign l i imrelf a n t h e r i g h t guide and on t l iecommsnd-Kioi~r-ijnEss, t h e r i g h t g u i d emill d r e s s t h e company nnd g i v e t h c com-mand EYES P1IONT.



QmcK4laRcn. ten paces in f r on t of t h e mitre of t h eEYES-RIGHT. colupany, wil l then give tho/comrnond BY

TIIE R I G H T , QUlCK--NARCII. /AS he reachest he po i n t “A” hc vi11 give EYES-BIOIIT,

upon which 811, eseep t t h e r ig h t gu ide , mi llt u r n *heir heads nnd exes w e l l t o t h e r i g h tl o o k i n g t h e r e r i e a i n g anicer in t h e face,and t h o ollicers will s a l u t e i n f o u r p a s 09

l a id d o w n .~~ ~ ~ ~~

W h c n t h e compmy is tcn paces beyond, ~ ~ s - p ~ ~ ~ ~ ,the saluting po i n t t he commander will givet:YI:S--I~HONT. , .i m n which all w i l l t u r n t h c i rbeads a n d cyes t o t h c f ro n t , and th eofficers m i l l bring t h e i r swords t o t h o re -covc i and caw!,, RS laid down.

’ Note.-The eonipany, if r equ i r ed to TP-

sum8 i t s posi t ion on the origi i ia l a l ignment ,wil l bc moved from t h e Eceond or t h i r dpo in t i n any coqvcnient format ion .



KEY TO I N F A N P R Y TRAINING, 1914.

t i m e ‘ d o w i t h e r an k s w h i l st tr o o p i n g t h e C o lo ur. A t t h eset i mes t h ey t ill b e at t h e carru.

kt t h e oawy t h e Co lour p ike wi ll be c ar r i ed perpend icu la rlyi n tlle belt, which will be vorn over t h e l e i t s hou lde r ; t h ecorner of th.: C ol ou r will be held i n ,tile r i g h t lianrl, whichwill nl so Fasp t h e pike level wi th the fo rehead .

When at the order t he Co lours mill be placed perpen-dicular ly on t h e ground at t h e r i g h t s i d e .

2. T h e .Colours will be le t Ay:-

As t h e c a u t i o n is given for a Royal or ge~oralsa lu te , andin marching p a s t an reaching po in t “A.”The Colour wil l bc lowered (bhe head of th e Co lour pike

td the r es t on the g r o u n d ) lo t h o se en t it led t o t h ecompl imen t , as t h e men p r esen t arms.

3. OtEeors wi th swords drawn, in passing uncased ~C al o u r s ,will carry swords, turning tho head and ,duneing totvv.lrds t h eColours un t i l t hey have passed them. affieers n‘ltase swordsare n o t drawn wil l salute t he Co lours wi th the riglit h an d .Cased Colours wil l not be saluted.

4. W h o ” Colours are lowered in met 01 m u d d y s o n t h e r ,whi l e the end of the pike rests u p o n t h e g r o u n d , t h e ,C o l o u r swi l l be held in the h a n d i n o r d e r to prevent t h e m f r o m be-coming soi led.

REvIEw OF h ,BATTALION.

Formation. ,

Tlle battal ioii wil l be d m m n up in l i n e is in Plate S S S V I .bayonets wi l l be fixed and arms sloped.

Wlwn t he co lone l o f the r eg imen t is p r esen t he will be tenpaces i n f r o n t of t h e oficer com ma nding th e ba t t a l ion . Shou ldthe co lone l - iwch ief also be present , he wil l be t e n poccs in.front of the former.

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BEY TO 1XFANTHY TRAININQ, 1914.

l l ecc iuixg the reviewing ofiocr. (Sec. 72, Ce r l . )

GE X E B A I. \Vhen th e rev iewing o5eer reaches a po in tSALU'rti. a b o n t s i x t y paccs i n advance of t h e centre

PREWXT- of the hat ta l ion, he will be received mith aAnMs. snlute, t h e men presen t ing arms, t h e bnnd

p lay ing t he f i r s t pa r t of a slow march , andth o drums h a t i n g . A l l oTicers wil l sa lutew i th t ho ba t t a l i on commande r .

.~Sr.nivr-Anus.

ROYALSALUTE. As in preced ing section,,hut t h e bnn d mil l

PnEsmT-Amrs. play t h e N a t i o n a l A n t h e m or t h e airst s ixb a r s of it.-~ . __

l wpc c t i o * it,. linc. ( S e c . i4, Cerl . )

The reviewing omcor, accompanied by t l i e bz t t a l i an com.

mmder, who w i l l r i d e o n t h e f u r t h e r s ide f rom t h e t r oops .wil l thcn pass d o r m tve l ine from r i g h t t o l e ft , r e tu r n in ga long t he r ea r , t he m en s t a n d i n g m i t h sloped arms.

The hand wi l l p lay a m n r c h u n t i l h e r e t u r n s t o t h e r i g h t ofChe line.

T h e reviewing officer wil l then g ive orders for t h e , m r e l l past .

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KEY TO I N I ~ A N T R Y TRAINLNC, 1914.

UlOSC calunl , , . (SOC. 75, O e r l . )

A b a t t a l i o n m y be formed up fo r inspect ion in close columncompanies, as in I’latc SSS\’Il.

-1 baltrrliori nmnobiwg p m t . (See. it;, L‘er l . )

1. Points wi l l be plnced on the pr inc iples descr ibed; thepo in t s mark ing t l i e sa lu t i ng ba se w i l l k covered i n U. l i n eat e. eonren icn t d i s t ance froni t h e sa lu t i ng po in t .

2. I’osts of oflicars.-\Vhen m n rc lr in g p o s t t ho r e v i c w i qofficerby companies , the ba t t a l ion commander wi l l he .fifteenpncea in frout ai No. 2 pla toon of t he l end ing company . t hesenior m a j o r i n I r o n t of No. 3 pla toon in l ine wi th theba t t a l i on commande r . If t h c colonel 01 thc reg iment i s p resen thc will be tmenty-five paces in i r o n t of t h e c e n t r e of t h eleading comlnny . Should the colonel - in-chief also be present ,ho will be t c n paces i n f r o a t of tlie colonel. The a d j u t a n t w illfollow ten paces behind tho cen t re of t h e rear cornpan)-.

\\‘hen niurching pnst in close column 01 companies the ba t t a l ionc o m m m d e r w i l l be f i i teen paces i n f r o n t of t h e c e n t r e of t h elead ing company. The senior m a j o r and t h e a d j u t a n t w i l l hcten paces in rear of the cemtrc platoons of t h e rear company,thc mit ior nirjor n e a r e s t t b e s a l u t i n g b a s e . C o m p a n y cam.ninnders will he t h r e e pacer f rom t h e o u t e r Bank of t h e i rcompanies. Officers second in command of compan ie s andofficers command ing p l a t aous w i l l be ns in l ino, but dividingtho f ron toge of the i r eon tpan ies eqitally between them.

3. Ofl‘cera’ .s:rlrrto.--Ls marchi l lg pas t by compan ie s t hemounted o llic ers w ill s a lu t e w hen t hey a r r i v e a t po in t “A,”company officers as laid down. Officerso t h e r t h a n companyoilleers r s e o v ~ rswords when ten paces b e p n d the rcviewingoficer. The ba t t a l i on commande r , a f t e r he has sa luted, wi l lmove ou t nud . p l aee h imse l f on t h e r i g h t of t he r ev i ew ing

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officer, a n d r e m a i n , t h e r e until t he ba t t a l i on has passed; t h e

s en io r m a jo r a s s um ing command.I n m a rc hin g p a s t i n close c o lu m n t h e b a t t a l i o n c o m m a n d e r

only wi l l sa lu te .

I f t h e b a t t a li o n marches p a s t i n c o l u m n of route, all oE.eerswil l d raw and carry swords, t he ba t tn l i on eamniandcr oulgw ill s d u t e w ith t h e smwd.

4. Sattaliaii l'loadrlua,.tl;rs.-E~c~pt when otherwise ordored

the personnel of ba t t a l i on hoadqua r t e r s docs n o t m a r c h past.T h c a s s i s t a n t a d j u t m t w i l l inarch p a s t w i t h t h e eonipany t owhich ho belongs.

6 . T V q wm h officow om1 s tu~-sor joo , i i s . -T l ,~ scrjcant--mnjormill be two paces i n rear a1 t he cen t r e 01 t h c colour par ty . Theb a n d m a s t e r a n d r er je an t. dr um m e r ( c a r r y i n g h i s stan at t h e trod8s he pm&s t h e e n l u t i n g p o i n t ) , mill sa l l i t e wi th , the auterhand 011 th e . f i rs t occasion of mm.ching past .

0 . Dt't~msand bond.--l;or m a r c h in g p a s t t h c b a nd a n d d r u m s(or bugles) wi l l I U O V C up t o f i i ty pnces i n advance of th e lendingcompany, both forluetl in tw o or more ranks. The hand willcomnieiiee plzy ing as S Q O ~as t he l end ing company advuncos ont h e s d u t i a g base. Wicn i t a rr iv e s i n f r o n t of t ho s n lu t lng po in tit w i l l t u r n t o the lef t , chmtge di rec t ion to t h e r i g h t , and haltand turu t o t h e r i g h t opposite to ,the s a lu t i n g po in t, con t inu ing .

t o play u n t i l t h e rear of t h o h a t t a l i o n has pazsed. The band-

m a s t e r w i l l face t h e s a l u t i n g p o i nt .7. Machine g m s , cycl is t sec t ions , and s t re tcher bea re rs , if

urdcrcd t o march past, will be f ive pneea in rear of t h e r e a rcompany , or ,rive paces in rear of R.A.3I .G personnel i f thel a t t e r bo an parade, cyc l is t s ec tion n ea r es t th e sa l u t in g base a n don f o o t an t h e l e l t of Wicir cycles. Maobino guns i n t he centre,

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s t r e t c h e r hearers a n t h e o u t e r flank. S hou ld t he re be m o r et h a n o ne c y c li st s ec ti on , c yc li st s w ill m r c h p a st i n c o l u m n ofsec t ions t en paces beh ind the m ach ine guns , bc.

8. Regimentel t ra nsp or t s , if o rde red t o march past, will befive paces behind t h e rear of t he m ach ine guns, cycl is t sec t ion,ana stretcher bea re r s, c a r t s nea re st t h e s a lu t ing ba s e , m u le s i ncen t re , t rnnspor t wagons nn the outcr flunk.

dlawhivg past hg coapoit ien. (SEC.17, O w l . )

FIX Bcmwrs..SWPE-AHAIS. ~ . ... . - ~

ON TEE R m n TFnHN CLOSECO LUMNOF

CONPAXIER.RSNAINDEZ

FnRN-Founs.RIQIIT.QmCK-MbRC€I.

'MOVEO THE

RIOIIT IN FOUBSF o n N - F o w s .

RIGHT. NUMBERHEWILL DIRECT.

QVICK-=CH.

CHANGE On . t h e ' command LEFT wmm, which wi l lL m . b e - g i v e n ' when %he ' ba t t a lion reaehep th eT B E C ~ ~ O N

LEFT-WEEB. first point , a l e f t wheel w i l l 'b e mk-de, th eB Y T ~ E .ba t t a l i on m ov ing fo rwa rd on *he commandORNARD

L m . FORWAnD as soon 8 s t h e c h a ng e i a completed.

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KEY T O IXFANTRY T R A I N I N Q , 1914.

HALT. O n t h e c o m m a n dHALT

which will beLEFT-TURN. given w h en t h e b a t t a l i o n r each es t h ePATTALIONsa l u t i n g b ase, t h e r i g h t g u i d es w ill t u r n

Rioi iT-DnEss . a b o u t and be covered by the a d j u t a n t , w h owi l l g ive the command Steady . On t h ew ar d f i lead?/ t h e r i s h t g u i d e s m i l l turna b o u t a n d th e r i g h t h e a d m a n of t h e f r o n trank of eael i company wil l immediatelycorrect h i8 d reas ing by the r igh t gu ide . On

t h e c o m m a n d RIGIIT-DRESS t h e r i g h t g u i d e swill dress t h e i r co mp an i es and give thec o m m a n d Eyes-Front.

MI ncn Pnsr T h e c o m m a n d e r of No. 1 wi l l g ive the

BY COXPANIES co mman d X o . 1 B y the R i g h t , Quick-

BY TIIL "RIOHT Jlarch, t h e r em a i n i n g co mp an ies f o ll o w in gin succession at 40 paces distance, or es

ordered , and ac t ing as l a id down.

Uwrching past in close column of companies after themarch post b y componiw. ( S e c . 78, Cerl.)

AT THE &LT. If t h e b a t t a l i o n be r equ i red to march p as tcclas- i n close co lu mn t h e l en d in g co m p an y w i l l be

COLUMN. hal ted when i t has moved t o t h i r t y - e i g h t

paecs beyond the th i rd po in t . #Close co lumnwill be farmed by order of t h e s e ni or m a j o r ,who wi l l super in tend the covering.

ABOUT-TURN.

OnDEE-bXS.



K E Y TO LVFANTBY T R A I N I N Q , 1914.

LmTLDnES8.

SLOPE-AIMS.

ADVANCEN

C L O S E C O L U N NBY TEE LEFT.

QqrcE-llAma.

EYES-LEFT.

EYES-FRONT.

On t h e command LEFT-nnEss t h e l e f t

gu ides m 4 l dress the i r cornpan ics and g ivct h e c o m m a n d E y e s F m n t .

I(

The but ta l ion commander wi l l g ivc thec o m m m d EY~~S-LEFT when he arr ives at ten

p e a s f rom Lhe sa lu ti n g po int.

The ba t t s l ion commander wi l l g ive thec o m m a n d EXES-FRONT when th e rear c o r npany has passed the reviewing oliieer.

Nota.-i. LoIt gu ides w i l l no t look t o t h eleft.

ii. If r q l i r e d t o r e s um e its posit ion on

t h e o r ig ina l s l ignm en t , t he ba t t a l i on w i llbe moved t h o r e f r o m t h e second or t h i r dpo in t i n t he m os t c anvcn ien t and qu ickes tformation. The senior mnjor , eompnnyc o m m a n d e r s a n d n d j u t n n t will r e s um e the i rr e s p e c t i w posts in close column.



c

EEY TO INNFANTHY TRAlN1NO, 1014

A battal ion o d v a a c i w in r c o i e i o o d o r . (Soc. IO, C e r l . )~~ ~

A D V A N C E IN

R E V I ~ Va n m ,QuIcK--~\IABcH.

The battalion havlng been formed intoline, with bsyonets fixed and arm9 sloped,will advance by the centre, the band anddrums playing, ti l l within thirty paces ofthe reviewing officer, when it will bc haltedand orderea to salute i n the same manneras when receiving him; after which it will

be directed to ordcr arms, and will wn?tfor

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Porntation. (Sec. 88, 0 e r l . l

1. T h e b r i g a d e m a y be fo rmed w i t h b a t t a l i o n s i n l in e at a n yproceed i n the same manner 89 a s ingle

or, in line of close co lumn a t a n y ordered in te rva l ,bayoneta tixed.

m u CoLouns iuid 6WOrds wil l be b r ou g h t t o t h e curry,WILL T*RE mil t h e olfieers of caeh ba t t a l i on w i l l placel’osr IN tliomselves five paces i n f r o n t of t h e f r o n tRirv~mv rank of t h e leiiding edmysny , Colours in theOsuen. c e n t r e ; Colours, and oliiccss of No. 2 corn-

Ofioers a.uf pan)’, moving o u t by the r igh t , officers ofOolotcrs. Nos. 3 and 4 eoniiianies by t h e l o f t flonk,

and s izing themselves on t hc r i g l i t and leftof t h e Colours respectively, t h e ta l le s t

allieers on t h e ilnuks. T h e olliccrs of Nos.1 o ~ l d2 companies be ing on t h e r i g h t oft h e Colours, t h e alfieeri of Nos. 3 and. 4

companies on , the left. T he s en io r ,ma jo rwill be on t l i e r i gh t , and t h e n d j u t a n t ont h e left of t h e line of officers. T he l i ne of



OFFICERSAID Coiouns

WILL TAKE

POST.

Of iers and

Colaurs.Take-Past.

Oaicl-March

off icers wi l l be d ressed by th e sen ior m ajo rof t h e r i g h t b a t t a l i o n of t he b r igade. T h e

COIInnanding officer w ill be A fteen p aces i nf r o n t of t he l e ad ing company . See PLATXXX\'III.

Note.-i. The br igad ie r will place himselfforty paces i n f ron t of t h e centre of hi3br igade ; tho br igade stan will be ton pacesin rear of t he b r i gad i e r . t he b r i gade m a j o rten paces on the r ight , the order ly off ice

ten paces on t h e left.

ii . As th e reviewing officer approaches, th ein f an t ry w ill s lope arms, and he wi l l besa lu ted , the men presen t ing arms, t h eoliicers sa lut ing, ,Colours f ly ing, and t h ebands p lay ing . . Alter t h e salute the inI an t ry w i l l be ordered t o s lope arms, andtho reviewing officer will go dawn the l ineaccompanied by the br igad ic r on h is outehand .

O n t h e b a t t a l i o n c o m m a n d e r ' s v a r d P as$the officers of each bn t t a l i on w i l l t u rn au tw i r d s iron, the centre , tho al l iccra carryingt h e C o lo u rs t u r n i n g to t h e r i g h t , a n d ontho eammsnd QtLicl+-rUarch, the wha le wi lmove t o t hc i r p laces, t he C o la u r ~ beingb ro u gh t t o t h e carry.

T h e oficcrs of No. 1 company resumthe i r pos i t ions as BOO" a s t h e f r o n t of thcompany is clear .

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PLATE XXXVIII.



KtiT TO INYANTRY TRALNING, 1914

GUARDS.

General des.

1. When guards t u r n o u t t h e y will f a l l in with s loped arms.When the guard is commanded by an officer, he w i l l be thrccpaces in f ront of the cen t re of t h e gua rd , otlier ollicers will t a k epos t as i n l i n e ; v l ien by n non-commissioned oficcr, he wi l lfall in OIL t h o r i g h t of t h e g u a r d .

2. Th e qfficcr c ar ry in g th e colour , when prese nt , w i ll march

in the cen t re of t h o Guard .

Ga srds , i nc lud ing re l ic fa , roun ds an d patrols, wil l march wi ths loped a rms and bayonets f ixed. I n wet wcather arnm wil l he< w r i e d a t t h e se cu re . S en trie g, w hen E o v i n g , a r e t o d o so att l ie slope.

3. G u ar d s , r o u n d s an d r e l i e f s o n t h e mar ch , mee t i n g t h e i rX a j e d i e s . t h e K i n g end Queen or eithcr'of tKcm o r the QueenUo~ltcrwill be oxlerqd to b d t , t u r n in_ thc requi red d i rect ion

and p r e s c i ~ tarms. To o t h e r perspnE qnt t t led to a sa lu to theywill pws on a t sloped nrms, pny ing the compl imen t of eyes-right or eyes-left as required.*

4. G u a r d s will n a t t u r n a u t a f t e r r e tr e u t or before reveilleexcep t at t a t t o o , on the a p p r q e h of a"n armed pnrty, in case0of d u m , ,or t o r ece i v e g r an d or vis i t ing rounds , nor wi l l t h eydyrinfl t h i s period pny a n y com pl iments , except to g r a n dr p n d s , t o w hom t h e y wlll preaen t a r m &

6 . Sen t r i es will not p resent a r m s t o a n y officer or armedp a l t y ( e x c e p t grand r o u n d s) a f t e r r e t r e a t ; b u t as long BP t h eycan discorn an officer, t hey wi l l ha l t and t u t n t o t h e ir f r o n ton h is approach , and sa l u t e w i t h t h e r i f l e at the s lope.

6. Sen t r i es in t he i r se n t r y bare s will sa lu te by comings m a r t l y t o a t t e n t i o n .

Y S



J L B Y TO I ~ I C A A N T R YRAINING, IOM.

i. Tlie IiOiiouks Sfill @lutes paid by guards an d sen t r i e s are

det%ileil i l l ‘ t h e C.11.’~Regulat ions .P a r t i e s marching w i th a r m s a t t h e secure , and p a r t i e s w i t h

r ide iirn:s, w3I I{hy and rdi i r i i cbi i lpl inicnts as uu:~rrilerl pxr-

.tie?.

S.A l l g u a r d i w i l l t u r n out at the cominiencement of l lov i i l le ,R e l r e s l , m d l ’ a t t o o sound ing , the commnndors wil l then care .fi i l ly i i ispcct them.

Rel iev ing 01 postiag a p a r d .1. W he n t h e g r o un d a d m i t s, a new guard will advnnee i n l in e

t o w a rd s t l w f r o n t o f the old g m r d , and wi l l be drawn u p w henpossib:? fif te en paces i n fr on t, or rh’en not possible, six pwesfrom the l e f t of th e old g u a r d .

2. As 8 w n 8 s this i s completed, the old guard wil l presentr ims, an d t h e n ew g u a r d w i l l return t h e 6 d U t e. C o m man d er so f i u a r d s will, i f ofieera, salute; in non-conimissionod officers,present n r m at t h e BMR t i m e as t h e m e n .

3. B o t h guards will in l ike successive mmner slope anm,order R T ~ S ,and s t a n d at ease.

11. TIW gi inrd will theit Ine t o l d OR wit1 t t ic first relief sen t o u t .W l e n the .lirst relief of t h e now g u a r d is x n t ou t , a e o r p o r dbelonging t o t h e 014 gi inrd will acco mp an y i t to b r i n g i n t h erelieved sentries. lf t hc r e l i e f move8 i n l ine , he will be on t h el e f t flank,if i n filc (or RS i n fib) he will ha h t the head of thefront rank of files (or r ank) . As Boon 88 a l l t h e sentries are

relicveil , th e two. corporals will change p lnces , and the co rporn lo f t h e old y a r d will assume com man d. W hi le th e re licif ismar ch i n g round, t h e eo mn i an d e r w i l l t ak e over t h e p r o p e r t y i ncharge of t h e g u a r d a c o o r d i n g t o t h e l i s t in t h e i n v e n t o r yhoard, a t t h e same t i m e c h e c k i n g t h e list in the old guardr epor t .

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3. When t h e r el ie fs h a ve r e tu r n ed , a n d a l l t h e m e n of t h e oldp a r d

havefallen in,

b o t h g u a r d sw i l l

be called to a t t e n t i o n ,and orde red to slope arm8.

6 . Tlie o ld gua rd w i l l t hen m ove or in fours or Ale, the newg u a r d p r e s e n t i n g arms.

7. \\%on t h e o l d g u a r d is clear of , the g round , t h e new g ua rdwil i slopc a rm s , and i f not a l ready there , wi l l move on t o t hesame al ignment occupied by t h e old guard . A rm s wi ll thenIJC ordered, nnd the com m ande r o f t he gu a rd w ill r e ad a ndcsp la i r i the orders of t he gu a rd t o h i s m en ; t he s e o rd e r s will

dso he r ead and exp la ined to t he men f o r m i n g tlic first reliefw h e n they come on semtry. The men of t h e guard wi l l t h e n bed is m is se d t o t ho g m r d room.

llelieliirig aiid posting sentries, ana marching reliefs.

RcLI~-FL~LT. O n tha o.ppronc11 of t he r e l i e f , t he s en t ry ,xith the rifle nt Lhc slope, will place him-

'seli i n f r o n t of t h e s e n tr y box. T h e co rpo ra lof t l w r e l i d wil l h a l t t h e r e l i e f at a b o u tt w o paees'from t h e s e n t r y .

P A S f i . T he ncw s en t ry w i l l t hen m ove ou t f romtho relief nitd f a l l i n o n t h e l e f t of t l icold sen t ry , fac ing in .tho 'same direc t ion, theold sentry mil l t l icn give over his orders.t h e c o rp o ra l s ee in g t h a t t h e 7 are correc t lygiven and unders tood.

Tho o ld mnt ry wi l l move to hi? place inth e relicf, and t h e new s e n t r g will close t n opaces t o his r i g h t .

-RELIEF. The relici will he m arched OR.

Q ~ I C K - > ~ A R C I I .



K E Y ‘IO I?TFAXTRY ?‘R.4ININC, I P 1 1 .

2. \Vlien a sen t ry who is to he posted on R new post hasand face in t h c requ ired’ d i rec t ion . Th e eorpornl wil l then readand explain the o r d e rs t o h i m .

‘The objec t for which h e is posted, the front of h is pos t , andt h e e z l e o t of Xis heat, will be clearly pointed out to n s e n t r y~ V h C I I first posted.

3. S en t r i e s m us t no t qu i t their srms, lounge or convewe w i t hcmyonc 00 any prc tenee , nor mn y t hey s t a n d i n t h e i r s e n t r ybo re s i n goad, or ereti in modera te \Teather.

Sentries moving nhout on their post w i l l always t u r n out-wards when t u r n i n g s h o u t .

4 . dlovcl~iingI:clicfs.-lielicis of f c s o r t h n f o u r iiieii \ T i l l hoformed i n s ing l e rnnk, when of four men, or np\verds , the y wi l lhe iorn~cd i n t o t w o ranks. ( I n s t ree ts , or “arrow places, re-l ie fs sltonld olv’nys be mn.rchod i n s ingle rank.) W h e n m oreh -in g in line, the eorpornl w i l l h e o n t h e r i g h t ; w h en i n file (orR S

in l i l e ) he w i l l l;e o n the r i g h t of t h e rcnr n.le (or mn.n)

Sentries ohallenginq.

1. A s e n t r y wi l l only chal lengo B person or pa r ty app roneh .ing h is post, wiirn i t is ncccssary fo r liis own safety, when hois d o u b t f u l RS t o srhetKeier t h e person or p a r t y a p p r o n c h i n s isa u t h o r i r e d to pa.%, ~shcnit is ordered for a specia l mason, suchns i n t h e ease of a s e n t r y posted on s fortress or prison, o r

when the re is x counters ign to be dclivered.

2. When cF n l l eng i iq on t h e p a r t of a sen t ry is neces iary , itw i l l be carried o u t 08 follor‘s :-

i. W h e n n persou or p a r t y a p pr o zc h es t h e post, t h e sentrywill , as soon RS t h e person or partg in wi th in s peak .

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l i l i Y TO JXh'.4IS'L'IiT T I U I X I S C : , 1014.

ing d i s t w c e , call out, €loll-Adrmnnce one; or ( H a l t -

Adt ;oace m e , artd gim the couaters ign; ) at t h e samet i u e e om io g to O s Oiuard,* b u t w i t h o u t d r a w in g backt8e r i gh t i oo t , if tXe person o r party a p p i a w h i n ggives a s a t i s i a e t o r y reply, t h e se n t r y will bay Passl t ' ? i c k l , A l l ' x I V d l ; r cmnin ing On Osai-d till. ' thep r son 01' p r t y hns pessed.

ii. J i , i n m s n ' o l ' t o t h o chdlenge the sent ry rece ives thareply G I ~ A X I ,(o r VISIT IN^) ROUND,he mill eoU aut

Stand Ovatid (o r V i s i t i n g ) Rounds; Advanco one01. (arlcn7rco o w aird y i lm t h e c o s t z t c r s l g n ) , t he s e n t r yremzin iug on O u m d u n t i l he has ident i f ied tlk personappmdhing or un t i l he lias received t he coun te r s ign .When sa t i s f i ed the sen t ry wi l l say Pass Qrand (orTisiting) Roimds; Al l ' s 1Vell; presen t ing arm8 ast l i sy p a s s i n the m se of grand rounds , s loping armsa s they p a s in thc cnse of vis i t ing rounds .

\Vhcre chal lenging is unueeesiarg. grand or vis i t ing

r o u n d s will inioriu tlie s e n t r y as to t he i r i de n t i t y onapproach ing liis post, the scntry presen t ing arms i nt h e ewe of bgnnd rounds aiid r e m a i n i n g &tt h e slopein thq ense of vis i t ing rounds .

3 . If tlio sentry is on or m a r t h e guard-room door, he willprocccd as lbdom.

( :uordu t u n t i n y * u t u t t l iykt .

1. Where the sentry i s no t d i re c te d t o e hc ll enge , g r a nd orr isi . t ing rounds wil l inform the sentry ns ,to t he i r i de n t i t y on

n i ~ p r o . z e l ~ i n gis post, the seotry wil l then cul l : O u a r d - t r m

'*Tilt sanle rule?. hpply to battalions or detnehtnents on t h e"Illloll.

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ou t . The guuard wil l fall i n w i t h b ay o n e t s fired and arms

sloped, and the eomrmnnder will c a l l o u t : Adoonec , grand (orv i s i l i n g ) ro~nuls; All's toel l ; t o grand rounds hc will presen t ;to x4si t i sg rounds be m.iil r ema i n at t h e slope.

2. \Yherc t h c sen t r y ch a l l en g es And t h e r e i s 116 counters ignt o be dol ivcrcd the m m e procedure os above will be ubserved,the s e n t r y tu r n i n g o u t t h e g u z d on receiv ing tho reply G R A N D( o i VISLTINL:)o u r o s t o his- challenge.

3. If there is 5 counters ign t o be given, 3r co r p o r a l or serjeantwith a flank f i le of t h e guard will double out, and w he n nboutten ptlees from t h e rounds !rill d e r h e filc t o halt; b r i n 8 thornt o On GzuLrd, und wi l l t hen give t l i e chal lenge: TVlm comes

lh e re? T he reply mill again be: GRAND 0 7 \ r l S I T J X O ) l2OUNllS;

the non-eommiasioned oniccr ca l l ing : r9lond, grand (or % i a i t i y g )rounds. 11d:r;anee one and yivc th e co s , i t e r . s ig n . Rounds willt h e n in a l o w voice g i r e th o col intersign, which the non-com-znissioned ollicer d o n e will carry, in i louhle t ime, for verification

t o t h e c o m m a n d e r of t h o g u a r d . . If co r r ec t t h e eo mi n n n d e i oft l i e g t n r d w i l l e:0 I out , dd, l ;aaec , grntid (or c i s i t i n g j voziads.

All's roell. T h e file wi l l t hen doub le bnck t o t h e guard, androunds mi l l advance t o t h e gonrd, wh'ieh \vi11 present arms t ogrand rounds.

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OUTPOSTS.

General priwiple8.

1. E v e r y bod7 of t roop when ha l t ed wi l l be p ro tec ted by

outposts.

2. T h e d u t y o f o u t po s ts is t o give w s r n i n g of 0ny th rea tenedatt.aek, nod i n t h e e v e n t of a t t a c k t o g a i n t i m e , u t n n y sacri-

fice, f o r t h o corninander of the fo rce p ro tec ted to put Itis planof pct. ion in to eaocut ioo. A fo rce eau only be re@urded 88

aceure from su r p r i s e Nh c n e v e ry b o d y of t h e enemy within

s t r i k i n g d i s t a n c e is 60 e luso ly TQtChed tha t i t can l N k e 110

movemeet w itho ut i t s i i i rmedinte ly heeoming know n to theoutposts.

T h e first d u t y o f outposts, thorefore, i B observa t ion of t h eenemy, the second duty resistance.

3. O b s e m a t i o s of tho eacmy will consist of-

i. K e e p i n g s u ch a close wa t c h on ell bodies of th e e n s r nwith in reach of t h e o o t p oe ta t h a t no mar'ement can bomade tmobscryed.

i i . Wa t c h i n g all approaches along which 0n e n e m y m i g h tadvance .

i i i . Examin ing d l ueighbouring laeel i t iea in which his

patrols migh t be conceded , or which he might occupyp r e p e r a t o r y t o ~n a t t a c k .

IleoiElaace k i l l eansivt of de lay ing the enemy on n prepa reddefensive l ine , called t h e outpos t line of resistance,u n t i l f u r t h o r orders are received from t h e commanderof the protected force .

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4 . O ut po st tro op s will usun.lly co ns ist o f caval ry or cycl is ts

and i l l fan t ry No rking in Co-operat ion . Tho mo unted t roopswill be responsib le f o r the d i l t i es of observat ion a t a d i s t ancef r o m t h e o u t p o s t line; t h e i n f a n t r y f o r r e s i s t a n c e an d fortheir own immedin te p ro tcc t ion aga ins t surprise.

P h e ou t ,pos t moiin ted t roops wi ll ca r ry o u t t he i r un ty bymeans of pnt ro ls pushed ell forward i n th e di rect ion ofthe onemy. T he outpo st i i i fnut ry ill be div ided in topiquets a n d su p p o r t s , t.he f a r m er to f u r n i s h s e n t r y groups an d

1.0 hold the outpost line of resistance, t h e l a t t e r to Toin-fo rce th e p ique t s when requ ired . Ou tpos t i n fa n t ry mayalso be required to fnrnish pat ro ls and on occasions a p o r -t io n o f i t may b e held back t o €orm no outpost reserve:5. Outpos t Nerk i s mos t exhaus t ing ; no t a man nor 3 horsa

mnm thmi abso lu te ly neeesmry mus t be employed. Th e d u t yof obsorvat ion m u s t never be r e l u e d , whatever t h o dis t imeso f the enemy, bi i t the uumbv of t i o o p s d e t a i l ed f o r r c s i s t mcewil l depend on the g r o u n d , t h e d i s t an ce of t he cncmy, an d the

tnct ieal s i t i iat iou.6 . Wh en t h e r e i s an y chance of R f o r ce co mi n g i n confl ict

with tho cn rm y, t,lie commander , when hnlt iog, rhenlrl f irst decidea n Ibis disposit,ions in case of n t t aek , nnrl then armnge t h eqno'toring of his com m and nud t he genera l pos i t ion o f t h eoutposts accordingly .

7 . The distnneo of the ou tpos t posit ion fr o m t,he t roo psprotected is regi i latei l by the t ime which the lnt tcr wi l l require

to p r c p n w f o r act ion , a n d by the impar tnneo of prevent ing t h eeneniy 'S art i l l ery' from app roa ch ing Nit,hin eff ect iv e nr t i l le ryrange of the groontl o n which these ~ r o o p s m i l l deploy if

n t t sekcd . O n the o ther hanil, espceially i n the emre of smallforrca, tlie dis tnnce must n o t be such 8s would permi t of theou tpos t s teing c u t off, or as weulil necess i ta te the employmentof a n undne proport ion of men cm ou tpos t du ty .

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S. I n t h e ense of a force s p r e a d over a cons iderable frootoge,

or onc di s t r ibu ted in dep th , t he commander wi l l usually diiqideIhe outpas t line deeidod on into Eeotions. delegating responsi-b i l i ty Ior t he ho l d i ng of enoh sec t ion t o t h e commnniler of3 su lwr t l i na t e u n i t o r f o r m n t i o s , and dnRuing the l imi t s ofFoctiuns by ' d i s t i nc t i r e f e a t u r e s , w c h ns t rees , cot tages , orBtreams. A ~ a o d s m t . n su i t ab le haundary for a soetion. Eachs i h r d i l , a t e conimnncleler eoneerlled will then dotnil tho neces-snry t roops f o r his O N D por t ion of t he ou tpos t l i ne n n d willnppo i u t an offieer to command them: He wil l also be respon-

s i l: le t ha t his ou t pos t arrangements arc co-ord ina ted wi th theseo f the L e c t i o m o n his flanks.

!I. :In t h e casc o f a slunll force t h e commander wil l usual lyhirnsclf dstoil the whole of t he ou t pos t troops a n d a p p o i n t ao

oflieer to command them. .

10. :It r i l l s om e t i m e s he a dv i s a b l e t ha t t he a dva nc e d , flank,and i c a i gu:irds v h i h hnve pro tec t ed blie forco an t h e mnreh

slionlil I:e o ~ c l o w l o fiud the outposts .1 I . \\%en outpos t t roops arc de ta i l ed from the m a i n body the

t .roop6 nhieh h a v e eorerea t b c m a r c h wil l remnin respoos ib leCor I :wtccl ion nut i l re l ieved h y th e olitposts. W h e n t h e a a r e his r c s u ~ ~ i c i lo u t p a s t s wust r iot b e w ith d ra w ! t i l l t.he t .roapsresponsible for th e protect ion of the march are in positiou.

12. To see w i t hou t Ileing wen i 6 one of t l ic f i rs t pr iuciplesof outpos t du ty . All t roops on outpos t mns t therefore b e

eorcfully conecalerl.

1 3 . X n c l h c p n s wi th ou tpos t s may h e employed tn sweepn p p r o x l ~ r s mrl to m iw gmmd xhieh a n enemy i n a dva nc i ng

to ,IW or to OCCUII,....W IK ~ ~ n , n e i i e a -'This o f l w r r i l l be d e s i p a t c d t h e o u t p y t commandcr .

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14. Detnchnrenls in close proximit,y to the eiiemy m u s t a r o i du6eless colliaions. A t t e m p t s t o ca r ry oil dotaehod p o d s , zeo-tries, etc., i i n l c s ~ lw i t h some spceinl objoct , itre t o bo ni,oidod,as they serve no g o a d end , g ive r isc t o reprisuls, nurl tend todis t ,nrb th e m n i n body.

15. The ou tpos t s will s t a n d to arms o m 1houc beforo i tb e g i i i ~t o g e t l i g h t and remain under e r m until t .he pat ro ls ,w l i i e l i shonld Lc s c u t o u t at that. t ime, report, lhot there i8 nosign o f an

iniincdinle iiltnok.W h e u

the out.porta i i icrcl icred i n

the morn ing , th e relief sliould roneh th e ,o utp os ts l inlf n n I w u ibeforo i t begins t o g e t l i g h t . The t roops rc l i e rcd mill notreturn t o camp un t i l the pntrols report all clear.

IF. N o compliments will be pa id vhen OLI o u t p o s t duty.

Duties of ax oi~lpostcominnnder.

1. At! ou tpos t eonumnnder s l ,ould be g i ren informat ion 011

tlie f o l l o n l n g p i n t s : -

i . W h a t is known of the enemy, and of other bod ies o four om11 troops.

ii. r l l lent , ions of the eonmiandor mho a p p o i n t s him, if theeneniv attacks.

iii. Whero tlie force lo b e corered vi11 Iml t

ir. T h e general position t o be oceupicd b y the an tpos t

troops ~ m r l e r liis eornnrimil and, if thcre are o t h e rt roops on his flnnks, tho l i ini ls of t h e l i n e f o r v h i c hhe is respansililc.

Y. Detai l of the t roops a l lo t t ed t o him.

vi. Hour at wvhicli t l o y w i l l be relieved.

vii. Where r e p o ~ t sare to bc seut.

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2. Aftor receiv ing the nboro informat ion he wi l l give suchordlcrs as R T O imnwl i .z t c ly nccr sv l ry f a r p ro tec t ion ag a in s tsu rp ri se . H e wil l thcu i d lo t t asks t o h i s mounted troops nndw i l l dccide on n l ine of resis tance for t h e o u t p o s t i n f u a t r y ,d iv i di ng t h e f r o n t a g e a m o n g t h e o u tp o s t m m p n n i e s n t h i s d is -posal. When t here arc ot l ier outpost t roops on his flanks, hewil l co-ardinate his s r r an g e i n cn t s w i th t h o se of his neighbour ingoutpost commanders , and wi l l ensure thnt no ground o n h isflanks remeins unwatched.

3. In ebooving a n ou tpos t l ine of resistance, he will retnemborthat r e t i r emeeta o f ndrnnccd t roops an to a su p p o r t i n g l i n earc nlwap dnngerous , pn r t i edar ly at n igh t . As a gcncrnlru le , t herefo re , t h e p ique t s shou ld be pos ted o n t h e l ine o fresistance, which must be chosen wi th th i s object in v icw.

Co-operat ion , in ter -eoi~i rnunieat ioa ,and the exercise of coin

mmd sill b e f a c i l i t a t e d b y p l a c i n g t h e p i q u e t s along Tell

def ined na tu ra l f ea tu res , o r in the vicini ty of roach; b u t t h i smist no,t outweigh lhe necessi ty for thc best tact ical diqpasi-tion s possible. Co!nmanding grauud i s n o t only unessent ial ,hut may somet imes be r l i sodrantageous . At n i g h t lit1.k of thecoun t ry in f ron t can bo % en f r o m h igh g round , a n d rifle fire,except n t c lose rsngc, is urnless. For night work , therefore ,i f th e ycnern l configurat ion of th e g ro un d permi ts , i t may hcadv i sab le to select n line along low g r a u o d f o r t h e o h p o s tline of resistonec, with a sk y line in f r o n t w hic h a n p p p r o a c h i n g

enemy would he obligcil to cross.4 . Th e ca t e n t of f r o n tn g e t o he a l l o t t e d to each company

will depend on the probabi l i ti es of a t ta ck , the defensive r l rpa.bil i t ies a€ the outpost posi t ion, and, whcre they exist., 011 th onumber of approaches t o h e guarded. T h e l i m i t s of t h c f r o o t n g eal lo t tcd to each company should be mrefu l ly def ined , 89 i s t h ecase of sections of the outpost l ine .

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5 . A e soon as the foregoing detni ls have been decided on,

nn ou tpas t ' ,scamm ander wi l l i s sue o rd e rs on the fo l lowingpinte:-

i. I n f o r m s t i o n o f th o e n e m y a n d our own troops so fa ras . they a f fec t the outposts.

i i . Genera l l ine to bo occupied by tho outposts; f rontageor ournher of roads a l lo t ted to each outpost eo1mp a n y ; and s i t ua t io n of th e reserve.

i i i . Disposit ion of outpost mountod troops.

iv . Disposi t ions in =se of a t t a c k . Gcnernl ly tho outpostl ine of res is tance am1 degreo of resistnucc to bc

offered.

V . Spec ia l o r rnngemonts by night .

vi. Smoking , l igh t ing fires, and cooking.

vii. T h e hour at Nhich outposts Nil] be relieved.

viii. His own position.

6. I f he f lnds i t unnecessa ry to employ all t h e troops plnccdat h.is disposal, ha will decide Nhether to rctirin t h o su rp lus as

a reaerve or t o send tl iem -hack to t h e m a i n body.

I . As B D O ~as the outpos t s are in posi t ion he will inform ilie

commander mho appo in ted him. He will also b e responsililef o i m o i n t a i n i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n with t h e maiu body.

T h e reserve.

1. Tho necessity, 01 olberwise, fo r the provis ion of B rescncdepends on circtimntaneea, such 8% t h e sire of th e forco to ber o v o r d the nrovin i i tv of t h e cnemv. the orobabi l i tv of a t t a c k .

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tho t ime required by t h e t roops protected to come into actionin case of a t t a c k , t h e d i s ta n c e of the outpos ts from those t roops,and t h e n a t u r e of the ground. It lies with thc outpost corn-

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msnder t.o decide ~ l i e t h e raog oP t h e troops allot.pl l o him

shall hc w e d CLSi i

reserve. iUii1ie.v of I l le commo,ider of a n ou tp os t c o m p m q .

1. O u tp o s t companies provids piqueis, detaeheil posts, ands u p p o r t s 8s required.

2. Tl!e eommagder of an oiilpost eompnuy, Iiavinb. recoivedb is orders, w i l l move his conunsnd, tnkiug precautiocs agi l i i ls tsu rp r i s e , to t h e g ro u n d nllolted to i t , wlieie the mcii will bch a l t e d under cover.

8. IIc n i l 1 then erntniuc thc ground, decidc 011 tlic numberand posi t ion uf the pique ts nnd, if neeesnary, of dotaehcllposts, required by day nnd by night, and on t h o position ofthe support. He w i l l gire in s t ruc t ions to the eomiiinnders o f ,piquets a n d detached posts, mil wi l l nr r m ge for a pro t rac ted .res is tance to be made on th o line occupied by the p ique ts ,w h i c h wist eorrcrpoud gcnerallr w ith t h e o u tp o s t l iw of re-si~taiiee ind icated by t h e o q m t eommonder, imtl should

wpport , nod be w p p o r t c d by, th o companies an eitlier flank.4. As 8oon o s thc pique ts i r e in position and tbeir y m ~ p s

ond sentries yoatcrl, 110 wil l wi thdraw . the covering troops.Siielr t roops as n w w q u i r e d for n igh t d i spos i t ions oiily shouldnot bo pos ted t i l l after dusk.

5 . If i t is necessary t o send o u t pa t ro l s he will make therequired nrmngernents . dec id ing whether they sliould . b e Iur-nihhed by pique ts or wpporte. \Vhen th e t roops ~ I r ocovered

t h e compauy'e advaoeo to tho o u t p o s t position nrc nrn i lab le i tis sometimes conrenicnt t h n t they, who a l r e a d y kncm s o m e th in gof the country i n fvout, sl ioi i ld bo de ta i led f o r t h i s :lut)'.

6 . H e will eoininoniente with t h e companies 011 r l i c Hauksof h i s position, awl mill ascert,s in the dispositioiia of 1lm.e

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cumpanics, so as to ensure n o ground beiug unprotec ted . H e

vi11 also maiu tn iu communica t ion wi th the outpos t cam-maoder.

i.'iqocls, otncheil posts, and s u p p o r t s will as fa r ns p o ~ s i h l eI?e composed of complete units , t h e s u p p r t s consis t ing oft,hoso plato ou a\ur neetioils not required f o r piqitcts nnd detached~,0514. \

8. Tho dis.lm& o f t.lic m p p o r t f r o m th o piquets will dependo n the g r u u n d . The s u p p o r t should be a h l c to re inforce tho

pique t line rap id ly when required, y e t shoitld b e far c noughzvay $ 0 f i r e r e n t thk IIICLI'B rest beiug unneccss3rily distnrbea.

9. W h e n the eornpnny is wntching n very ex tens ive f ron t ittrim: bo :tiIrisable to d iv ide t he s up po r t in to two or more par t s ,or to ilrl.cil il S n p ~ O r tto faoh piquet .

10. C'anmumicntians hetwecn suppo r t s and piquet t rphould 1!enl i l r l icd o u t i l l siieli'n w a y t .hat they can be followed easi ly atnight svil l ioi i t eonfusion. Every nian of t h e s uppo r t s hou l d betold e r ne t l y w h a t he i s to do i n case of a t t a c k , oncl should berequi red , r h i l c doyl ight In.ste, to get B e lesr m e nt n l pieturoo f his i inmoondings .

1 I . S u ~ q m r ! ~ll maintain cornrnunicnt iou with.their piquet i ,a n d , if tlicre is one, with the TOSCTVC.



dusk. ,f

2. In order to prevent t h e men be ing uunee&nrily dis tnrhodm t n i g h t , he mil l a r range tha t the non-commiss ioned officers a o d

m en of coch re l ie f o f the onrious dut ies h i&nc toge ther , an dn p a r t f r o m the o the r relicfs. All re l iefs should know exac t lyw h e w to find t h e m e n o f t h e e e x t r e li ef .

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3. R e will sa t i s fy h imsel f th a t every inno of h is p ique t knowstho d i rec t ion of th e enemy, the pos i t ion of t h e i i e r t p iq u e t s ,ond of tho soppor t , aud w h a t h e is t o d o i n case of a t t a c k h pday 01' by n igh t . He wil l thcn pas t h is sen t ry group^,

sa t i s fT ing himse lf th a t no portion of t h e f ro n t a g e a l l o t t e d t oh im is Ic f t unwa tched , and will i n s t ru c t s e n t r i e s and corn-

m a n d e re of s e n t r y groups on t h e p o i n ts e n u m e r a t e d i n t h e n e xtscet ion.

4. B e will s t r eng then the pos it ion to h e d e f e n d c d , p r o v i d i n gnceommorl'ntion for t h e s u p p o r t as well os th e p ique t , wi llimprore eomrnunicntions v h e r c neces sa ry , w i tho u t wn i t ing f o rorders on the se pa in t s , and wi l l make t h c n c e c s s a ry s s n i t a rya r rangemen ts .

5 . He wil l im p re s s on his m cn the impor.tanee, where

possible, of g e t t i n g a clear menta l p ic turo of the i r surronnd-i n g s w h i l e dnyl ight huts, BO t h a t they m ay the more eas i lyfind t h cj r r a y n lm u t by n igh t .

G. He Nil1 m ain ta in co iumunim tion w i th the p ique ts one i t h e r f l a n k , mranging r i t h them f o r m n t u n l s u p p o r t ; and

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a n y movements in , the liiie

to an enemy, he will sativfyand undere tand the i r du t ies .\ . . .

7 . P i q u e t ? mil l i n v a n a b l y he ready f o r a d i o n . By n i g h tthe mcn mm,t never Iny aside their accoutrements.

E. N o t moio t h d a fern mon should be allowed to leavet h e p i q u e t fo: a n y p u r p o se at one t ime. They should n w e rbe allowed to \move a b o u t i n or in f ront of the Bent ry l inewhen seeking &;er, fue l , fo rage , &e.

Ssntr ie s nsd sontry ~roups

1. Sentr ies i n the f ront , l ine arc, posted iu groups, whichCo06ist of from th roc to c iyh t inen unde r a non-eommisaioaedoff icer .or th e a ldost soldier . Theso groups rcmnin an du tyfor eight or t w d w hours, and t h u s requiro n o re l ie fs whent h e force is only h a l t i n g Car t h c night . .In open couILtry oue

man is posted B Y sonti.)., whilc t h e rema inde r lie down close

a t hand; but i . f thc country is close, o r speoial precoutionaare necessary, the aentry post m ny ba donbled. S eu tr ic s shoulda lways he posted double when men are w r y t i red.

2. :rim distnnee a f ' n y e n t r y post f r o m t h e piquot <l ipendse n t i w l y upon t h e g r o u n d . Sentr ies s l i o ~ l db e placed 80 nsto ga in a eleor view n w r t h e g r o u n d in t h e i r f r o n t , wh i l s t -coueenlerl from tho cnern) 's view. To smid a t t r a c t i n g a t t e n .tion, t,hey should not be permi t ted t o mose a b a n t ; on theo the r h a n d , permission t ,o lie d o w n , cxcopt t o fira, slioilld onlybe girc i i f o r spec ia l reasons, since sentvies perm itted to l i ed o w h may not r c m n in siifficiently ale rt. S en tri es most he

mndo t o renliso t h e impa?Lnm:a of the i r work, and their eyesnucl c n r s m u s t always hc rendy to cn teh any in l ien t ion of thepresoueo or the nmvemeiit of t b c cnemy. Ex c e p t at n i g h t , or

i n II fog , the bnyoneta of sentries should not he fixed.

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will be f i red upon without hes i ta t ion .is ol:eFed, the ~ r o o peommnnrler rill order t,he ,person, or oneof t h e party, t o a d r n n e e a n d give an accoun t of himself.

4. Sen t r ic s must know, in a d d i t i o n t o the paints ment ionedi n previous section-

i . The d i rec t ion of t h e anemy.

i i . T he pos it ion of the s cn t r i c s a n t i ioir right end l e f t .

i i i . The pos i t ion of the p ique t , of ne ighhour ing piquets,rind of aiiy de tached pas t in the no ighhourhood .

i y . T h o ground they huvo to rpateh.

v. H o w they a r e to dea l wi th persoon approach ing the i rpasty.

vi. \\‘lwthcr n t q f r i end iy pa t ro l s or seoiita nmy he cxpectcdt o r e t u r n tbroegli their port ion of the l ine , andthc s igaa l , i f auy, by whiex thoy may he recog--nised.

nat1, 1,s a q -~ i i .T h e niinics O F idl villages, r ivers . &e., in viem, and t.he

places to which rnndu snd railways lead.



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Trnfic throagB the ordpsls.

1 . Xa o m other t han t roops on du t y , p i e a n c r s , dese r te rs ,and llngs of t ruce wil l be allowed to pass through the outpostse i the r from with in or f r o m witlmut, except with the ui t .hori tyof the COtnnlanrler NhO de ta il s th e ontpost,S. h1hobit;lnt.s Nit,h

informat ion wi l l h e blindfaliled nnrl detained at the uenrestpiquct pend ing in st ruct ions, a n d the i r i n fo rm a ion s e n t t o th eoutpost comnlan11er.

2. No one i8 nllaned to spcnk, otherwise t,hnn a s dircoted in

"sentries ui1.4 sen lry group^" ( p u r . :l) ~ t o /h?1'301iS iprcsculitigt,hernsel\wu at t .he outpost l ine, except t , i ie eommnndcr of th eneares t de tached past, piquct, or outpost eornpnny, who ahouldconfine h is conversa t ion to w h a t is esscntlnl. l'risoliers : ~ n d

dcsertess ill ho sen t n t O DCC, under escort , through tho eon-m i n d e r of t h e o u t p os t co mp an y , t o t he outpost caniorander.

?;log* Of I,PuC&

1. On the nppronel, o f a flag of truce, onc s cu t ry , or morei f iLt. ilaea, will atlrniiee and ha l t i t a t such d i s tance its to

prei,ent. m y of t h e p a r t y who compose i t ovcrlookiiig the pos t s ;he dll detain t ,hc ann of t ruce unt i l ina t ruc t , ions are receivedf r o m the caminauder of t he ou tpos t company.

2. If permission is gioon fo r i t t o puvs the outposts , the

i n d i r i d n a l s h e a r i n g it must f i rs t be. b l i n d f o l d e d , a n d t h e n lednnae r nsFnlt to th e outnost camt"andcr. No c ~ n v ~ r s n t i o i i~... ~I

except b y h is p e r m i s s i ~ ~ ~ % ' t ae nllo&ed o n a n y sub jec t ,unrler an y pre tence , wi th the person8 bea r ing the f l ag oftruce.

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3. If t h o flag of t ruce is merely the bearer o f

? e t t e r o r.

parcel, t.hc commander of the outpo s t com pany mus t receiveit, and i n s t a n t l y forward i t t o hendquarteers. Th; flag oftruec, having taken n receipt , mil l bo reonired fdr thmith toclepnrt, and no one must be nl lomcd to ho ld nny’ ionvermtionwit ,h the party .

Detached posts.

1. Detnched pos t s f rom an ou tpos t company may occnsionnllyt e necessary in f r o n t af, or to the ex t reme flank of, t h e line

of res is tance, to guord some sp ot where the enemy m ight col -lec t preparatory t o o n a t tack , or which he might occupy fo rp n r p o w of o b s e r m t i o u . They shou ld only he employed inexcep t iona l c i rcums tnnces , owing to the dange r of t l ie i r be ingc u t off.

2. The e t reng th of n detached post mill debend on t h e d u t yrequired OP it, and m a y v a r y from a eection to B pla toon .

3. Detached pos t s net in the manne r In id d o v o f a r p i q u e t s

a n d sen t ry groups. When only rcqu i re4 for n ig h t d i spos it ionstilep Fi la l lia “ a t be postea t i l l a f ter <lark .

OlLlpOSt pOtTolS.

1. The d u t y of ohse rmt ion as defined i i i “Ceocral pvineiplcs”(par. 3 ) wil l be ea rr iod ou t p r inc ipa l ly by m e m e of pa t ro l so r s tand i i ig pa t ro l s (see parn 7 below).

2. Movements of pa t ro ls th roug h th e ou tpo s t l ine shouldb e ae fcm us i s cons i s ten t mi th the pc r fo rmnncc of th i s du ty .By day, movements th roug h t he ou tpo s t l ine tnay disclosethe disposi t ions of the out.poSts, mbile by n ig h t t h e r e is g r e a td a n g e r of re t i i r i i ing pat ro ls be ing sho t by the i r ow n side.

3. Whether mounted t roops f r o m t h e o u tp o s t line arepa tro l l ing to the f r o n t or not, evcry commander o f 8 0 ou tpos t

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' company is respons ib lc for h i s own pro tec t ion aga ins t sur-

priac. He will be in formed by th e ou tpo s t commander a- ton-ha t mo unted pa t ro ls have heen se n t ou t , a n d mns t t.hendecide w ha t f u r t h e r pntruls, i f any, a r e n e ce s sa ry f o r his ON;

eocurit.y, having iliic r e g a r d t o the p r inc ip le enunc ia ted inpua. 2 abo ve. \Vhco mu urrtod t n o o p are i n f r o n t i t shouldseldonl be n e e e v ~ a r yto send oat i n f a n t r y patrols by d a y unlesstho cnnn t ry i s very th ick or tho rvw the r mia ty . B y n ig h t theo ia jo r i ty of r m u o t et l t r o op s w ill b e w i t h d r a m , n few s t n a d i u gpa t ro l s only b e in g l e f t o u t to w a tc h e i t h e r t h e e n e m y or die-

ta t i t po in ts .by wliich he might opproxch, and increascl lv igi lance wil l then be necesaary on t h e p a r t of ou tpos t corn.

pnnies. In the ahscnco o f de f in i t e orders p iq u e t c o m m a n d e r s a r e

responsible for t a k in g s u c h a c t i o n as they doem necessary for

t h e m e u r i t y of the i r p ique ts .

4. Outpos t pa t ro l s , whe the r moun ted or disrnouoted, m . v

cdnsist of f r o m t h m e t y oi gh t m e n nnder a non-commissionedotlicer. T he y shoii ld never b e s e n t o n t i n siieh regular sequenceas mill cnnhle the c i iemy to foresee their moyements . If U

fo rce ha l t3 more th ;w one clay in t h e B B ~ Oplace the hours a twhich the pa t ro ls go ou t (excep t those boforc sunr ise , seepars . G), aud also the i r mote, should he changed da i ly .

5. An o u tp o s t p a t ro l , when g a iu g Out, i n fo rm s t h e n ea re ntsen t ry of the d i rec t ion it is taking, 2nd a rhnges Borne s igna lby wh ich i t may h e recogn ised on its r e t u r n . I n t h e e v e n t o f

B pa t ro l m t re tu rn in g when expected , ano th er should he sentout.

6. W h e n m o u n te d troops are. ava i loh le they should m o wo u t b e f o r e it begins t o g e t light a n d pn t ro l all upproacheswi th in d i s tan t f i e ld n r l i l l e ry range of t h e outposb . Whenmoun ted t roops are not a v a i l n h l e i n fn n t ry p a t ro l s s h o u ld be

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S U U L out, :It t h i u t ime, ba t i t mill scldoirr bo advisnhlo fo r them

to rceotiueil.re so f n r fwm t h e outpost position. These pn t ro l sroust i e i i i i i i i i o u t t i l l a f t e r daybreak .7. A s t a n d i n g patrol is R pntrol Bent oiit t,o rcniain at S O ~ C

defini te spot to m a t c h e i t h r r thc ctmmy, a road by mliieh h om i g h t ndumico, o r :L l aenl i ty whwc he coiild coneentrntc "11-

seen. SLnndiog patrols mny bo fn rn i shed by mouii ted t roopsor isfnntry. They avc O C t ho u tmos t valne, espec:ally atnight, 8s they obr in le r a t ~ l n ~ tmerneot. A s t a n d i n g patrolmost h e prcparod to reninii i o u t for s e r e r a l hours. I t s corn.

iiiaiiiler must a r m n g e to send back nn immediate r e p o r t ofm y hosti le moverneut ohscmed, and, i f t h e e n e m y ndrmces instrength, he m u s t . i n i lefni i l t 8 , f a t h c r ardors. r e t i r e on t!is

piquet l ioe before becoming ser ious ly engaged.

B at t l e outposts.

1. TE t h e enemy i s c lose n t Ihantl, nnd ba t t l e immineu t , o ri f the ha t t l c ceases only et o i g h t f n l l to he renewed n e x t day,the whole of t,he troo ps riiiist be i n comp le te rea tl iness f e r ac t ion .'l'herc msy n o t eTen be room for ae tpos t s , awl the troops millhavc t o bivuuao i n llicir b at t le posit ion, protected o n ly byp a t r o l s aoa sentriew. I n such cases t h e + r i n g l i n e takes theplace of tho piquets. I t mill o f t ca aeeur in t hese circnmstsncest h a t no o r d e r s enn fro icsued a6 to r n e ~ s u r c sof protect ion by

s u p e r i o r a u t h o r i t y , and in any ense nothing can relieve thee o m m a i i t l e r ~of odranecd bnttn.liens a n d earnponies of t,he re-sponsibility of secur ing themselves f r o m s u r p r i s e , and, ualerscirci i insfnnem forb id, of keepin g toneh with tho enemy.



signa1

Bull's-eye: or figare.For Practice 21,

Table,," B. A p p e n -dix I . s le Note 2.

helow

rnner 1,remainder ofi nner circle)

~ ~ g g i cremainderc l large circle onfigure target)

Outer (remainder vitarget)

n l c t h a l a: Signallins vrlue of Hit Polished metal or white disc 4 poihtsplaced on shot hole

Black discwaved twice ncross 3 ,,th e face of the target andplaced an the shot hole

Disc ~ ~ v o l ~ e t li i frotit of the 2 .,target and then placed onshot hole. black side showing

Black disc moved vertically Kemainder of d e -u p and down the i d 1 uf the ~nmtaryarget 2target and then placed an points. Remain-

t h e $hot lhde d e r o r f i g u r e tar-pet I point



Y* 0

Instructions for Conduct of Practicc Standards

2IZ-

Grouping ... 2nd Class ;Lying. Qualificition standard. Five shots

Elementary on target, four shots in 12- inch ring. Toz+

(Bull'r-eye) count points, i n s t r ~ ~ c t i o n sn para. 443, aMusketry Kegularions. Pt. I.. iii. and v.. b4w i l l be followed.

Application 2nd Class 5 Lying. Four hits. m i n i m u m score of 12

Elementar) points.

(B"ll'S-eye)jnapshooling 13 1 Class

Elementar)(Bull's-eye)

Applicalion I l l ClassElementar)(Bull's-eye)

Total ...



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ANNUAL COURSE

i

N

N I

2

3 SnapshootingFigure

Figure2nd Class zw Lying. Taking COY:T hehind stonerorsand-

bags and Bring round them, with side of

rifle only rested. EXPUSII~C. seconds

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5

6

Slow

Slow

...

...

Total

2nd ClassFigure

Figure

Figure1s t Class

... ...

300

500

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5 Kneeling

5 Lying.

0

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PART I.-STANDARD TEST.

7 Grouping ... 2nd ClassElementary

,-. [Bull's-eye]:

.. : wi l l be f&ow>d.Exposure.. !Snapshooting 2nd Class 1 Taking cover as in

Figure j seconds fur each shot. Fi ve hits onI

O n e minute ollouwd. Chamber9 ,Rapid ... 2nd Classa d magazine to be empty until th eigure

.command " K a p i d Fire" is given. Eight1 I hits a n th e target, i i i irside the 3 6 i n c hring. ., O , S l O i Y ... 1st Class 500 5 Lying. Taking C O W < behind stones or

Figure sandbags representing a pilidpet. and

1 Total I ...

firing over them. Fire hits on thetarget.



C O M P O S I T I O N OF A N I N F A N T R Y B A T T A L I O N UNDER F O U R - C O M P A N Y

-ORGANIZATION.

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