Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [‎154r] (320/774)

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ANNEXURE TO OENERALRQUTINn ORDER No. 1720,
—eo 14th November, 1916.
1840. Procedure in connection with +1 ... ,
. .. f n . Attachment, Posting, Transfer and Drafting of
Soldiers of the Regular Army and the Territorial Force,
The procedure to be followed in dealing — , .. _
“drafting,” and the precise significance of these terms 1 ases. of attachment,” : posting,” “ transfer » and
ing particulars are accordingly notified for the information of appear to be generally understood. The follow-
204, of 1916. mation of all concerned, with special reference to A.O.
ATTACHMENTS.
or a soldier to another unit either beionging^o tiwsame thezovement.of amor or less temporary character,
arm of the service, Regular or T.F A Regular or T F OF : different corps or to the same or to another
member of the unit from which he is deracnet. soldier who is attached to another unit remains *
2. A soldier so attached remains on the strenot c 11 : 1 .
establishment, and is eligible for such promotion in if as he wouMha^be^lSed
attached to another unit. Except in certain cases where special instructions have been issued he is not
eligible for promotion in the unit to which he is attached. The attachment of a man to another unit does not
involve an: change in the custody of his documents, or in connection with his pay account, or the issue of
his separation, &c., allowances. Moreover, as he remains a member of his old unit, he does not require new
identity discs, nor should any change in dress distinctions be made.
3. In some cases such attached men are provided for in the establishment of a unit, as an ordinary
incidence of army service, in order to provide for the performance of certain specialised duties in the unit
e-ge, h.A.M.C. water duty men and A.S.C. drivers, &c., attached to units of other arms). In other cases it is
necessary to form temporary or provisional units composed entirely of “ attached” men from permanent units,
€9, Cadet Schools and Command Depots, T.F. Provisional units, &c. Other attachments may arise from
casual circumstances which may necessitate the soldier being detached from his own unit and some provision
being made in the circumstances for him to be temporarily fed, paid, and disciplined by another unit.
4. The fact of the attachment of a soldier, Regular or T.F., in either of these ways is notified in Part
II of Orders of the unit which he leaves and also in those of the unit to which he is attached.
5. It is most important that the C.O. of a unit having a soldier attached thereto from another unit
should be careful to send daily copies of Part II of Orders to the, Officer i/c Records, the Regimental Paymaster,
and, in the case of a T.F. soldier, the T.F. Association, who are responsible for the documents and accounts
of the attached soldier, in order that these authorities may be aware of casualties affecting him.
6. It is also most, important that C.Os. and others should always show on casualty returns, sick reports,
&c., in the case of an attached soldier, the fact that he is so attached, indicating, in addition, the unit to which
the man actually belongs.
7. Definition.—The term : posting " is used in this A.C.I. to denote only, the movement (posting) of a
soldier from one unit to another of the same corps as defined by the Corps Warrant (Army Order 250 of 1916).
It excludes the allotment (posting) of a recruit to a corps or his appointment to a corps after approval.
As explained below, a soldier ‘ posted to another unit becomes a member of that unit, and is treated
for administrative and other purposes similarly to 6 her members of the unit.
8 When a soldier is posted to another unit, the fact is notified in Part II of Orders of the unit which
he leaves, and also in those of the unit to which he is posted. On posting, the soldier is borne on the strength
of the new unit according to his permanent rank and seniority. He is consequently struck off the strength
of his former unit, and the vacancy he creates in that unit can be filled by any necessary promotion.
9 When , TF soldier is posted to another N.F. unit, his attestation, pay account, and pay men t of
. • r son 2 nav will be transferred to the Officer i/c T.F. Records, Regimental
separation allowance and allotment 1 pay win 1 . .1001
Paymaster and T F Association, respectively, of the new unit in cases where any 01 all of those authorities
ani the solier; old unit ; otherwise no change is necessary as regards these matters. In this
"mer from those of the inr soldier is allotted a regimental number
connection the last sentence of para. 1 • —Oli " . ,• o 2. aeea.+a tn ihog of his new unit
; 1: and his dress distinctions are assimilated to mose or —> mw
m his new unit, receives new identity CE*—— "0 1
10. When a T.F. soldier is t eted to a Rezular unit: a soP%of his "“d, «RTRae“a:
the omieer i/c T.F. Records, both being thenesent J ‘ anew (Regular) regimental number and new
of the posting noted on page 3. the sondler is 1 new unit. The soldier’s pay account
identity discs, and his dress distinctions are assimilate tothose.” of the Regular unit, to whom also the pay-
will be transferred where necessary to tae Regimen y transferred from the T.F. Association formerly
merit of separation allowance and allotment of pay will be transterEE".,
responsible therefor. posted to a T.F. unit, both the original and duplicate copy
11. When a soldier of the Regular ArmX s 1 . Records, a T F. number will be allotted to him
of the soldier’s attestation will be sent tothe .Offices, Say account will, where necessary, be transferred to the
and new identity discs will be issued. I he SOL. h. J separation allowance, &c., in respect of the soldier
Regimental Paymaster of his new unit, and . PNY "it Where the unit to which the man is posted
will be transferred to the T.F. Association a minis' = | e Officer i/c T.F. Records will select that one for the
is administered jointly by more than one ASO", enlistment or which for any other reason may seem
county in which the soldier was domiciled proir to nu
to be most suitable.
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