Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [‎122r] (256/774)

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GENERAL ROUTINE
ORDERS
BY
Lieut.-General p q - _
"* 6. MAUDE, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O
Commanding I.E.F. “ D." ,
Thursday, October 12th, igi6
CASH PAYMENTS
Adjutant General’s Branch.
for the 8.The attention of all officers commanding units is drawn to the necessity
Section 128 phs IV n he instructions laid down for the payment of troops in
to paragranhra and - th Regulations, Part II (Reprint of 1914), with special reference
latter rapns 2 ar 5 : ereo ’ which are reproduced below. In many instances the
"ter paragraph has not been acted on.
— Para 2- The duty of making cash payments to individual soldiers rests primarily
on"he.0. Company &c., but men detached from units may be paid by any officer
who,, an imprest holder, on his personal responsibility, if satisfied of the man’s
idenly, provided bo complies with the provisions of paras. 3 to 6.
Para. 15 - On a soldier giving up his pay book, either after conclusion of a term
° ac ive service, or on the book becoming full, any will contained therein will be cut
out and handed to him for disposal as he may think fit. The book will then be
orwarded for retention with the soldier s accounts. A fresh book will be prepared by
the officer concerned when the old one is handed in.
CASUALTIES
REPORTING OF
1620. It is notified for information that where an Officer or soldier has received
wounds and has not brought the fact to notice, he cannot claim at a subsequent date
to have his wound officially recognised, unless there are attendant circumstances which
indicate that the individual was not in a position to report his casualty.
2. The Official Casualty List which is published in the Press is to be regarded as
the record which entitles an Officer or man to wear the gold braid in proof of wounds,
as authorised by A.O. 249 of 1916
[War Office Letter 19967/3 M.S. 3 Cas., dated 7th September, 1916.]
DISPOSAL OF KITS
1621. Force Routine Order No. 1358, dated 27th August, 1916, is amended as
follows :—
For paragraph 3 substitute :—“ A Standing Committee will be appointed for each
British and Indian Depot. In the case of British Depots, the Standing Committee
will consist of three officers. In the case of Indian Depots, two British officers and one
Mohamedan and one Hindu Indian officer.”
Paras. 4 and 5 For the words “Supply and Transport Corps” substitute
“Ordnance Department (Clothing).”
EXPENDITURE
1899 The Chief Political Officer is authorised to pay the sum of Rs. 300 per
mensem'with effect from the 1st August, 1916, to Shaikh Juwi al Jazim in respect of
salaries of mounted guards supplied by him.
PROMOTIONS
TEMPORARY
1623 The temporary promotion referred to in Force Routine Order No 1327,
. +orl 201 oust 1916, may also be granted to an officer of the R.A.M.C , who is
dated -2nd A ^g Officer Commanding having been promoted or transferred
a timKine.vapporXenene. Theseempornry Promotion will not take effect until after
CofARlenSReS".“VCSY%etTot"SoYAsSOMedieal/454, A.M.D.I.; dated 31st August, 1016.]
F. F. READY, Brigadier-General,
Deputy Adjutant General.
Quartermaster General’s Branch.
NIL.
H. 0. KNOX, Brigadier-General,
Deputy Quartermaster General.
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