Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [‎312r] (640/774)

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13th, 14th {nd lSt^£ n ua, v ,
1913.
General
lieut.-general
Routine ORDERS4080
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COMMANDING-IN-CHIRF, MESOPOTAMIAN xXPRDITONAR: ™.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1918
Courts Martial
Adjutant General’s Branch.
Dress
General Court seRRtMTrSYeEaEevotla.Mizyede.Tzonsport Company, was tried by Summary
, „ Deserting the Service.”
sentence of the Court was" To suffer death by being shot to death."
sentence was duly carried out at 7 a.m. on the 11th January, 1918.—A-1637.
The
The
1 he following amendments to General Routine Order No. 793 of 1916
Para. 2.—Add. " Staff Officer, R.E.”
Staff Officer to Chief Engineer.”
I ara 3.—Delete " Staff Officer, R.E.”
, are made:
A-553.
Signalling
50.
Reference General Routine Order No. 698, dated October 27th, 1917
si.Aist.of Officers andN.C.Q.'s who attended the first signalling class at the
ignaning School, Baghdad, is published as an annexure to this order.
Escaped Prisoners
of War
51 When Prisoners of War escape from the hands of the enemy and rejoin this
Force they are to be examined without delay by the Intelligence Officer of or nearest
to the formation which they first rejoin.
Their arrival will be notified as heretofore to the Deputy Adjutant-General, G.H.Q.,
and the formation will arrange for their very early evacuation to the Advanced Base in
the case of all formations on the Tigris Front. In the case of formations on the L. of C.
or other Fronts escaped prisoners will not be evacuated to the Base until permission has
been obtained from G.H.Q.
Employment—
Discipline
52 Henry Bahoshy. recently in the employ of the Controller of Hostile Trading
Concerns, Baghdad, has been dismissed.
This man is not to be employed in any capacity in the Force.
Leave • 53 Applications for special leave or for transfer to the Home Establishment will
. not be considered unless the following information is stated : —
(a i Age of applicant.
(b) Total service
' {A Service in this country or in other theatres of war.—A-1843.
Orders
54. List No. 3
concerned.
of Appointments, Promotions, etc., has been issued to those
Officers, Honorary
Rank
Pay and Allowances
Topographical —
Place Names
55. Army Council Instruction No. 1361, of 1917, is re-published.
1361. Honorary Rahk.
1. It has been decided that, so long as the present abnormal conditions of
promotion exist, all officers who are eligible for the .grant of honorary rank under
Articles 79, 329 and 330, Pay Warrant including Assistant Inspectors of R.E. Machinery,
Ordnance Machinery and Armourers), and paragraph 88, T.F. Regulations, shall be
eligible for the grant of a step in honorary rank, if duly recommended, on completing
the following periods of service :—
. (i) To Captain after 3 years’ commissioned service.
(ii ) To Major after 13 years’ commissioned service.
This decision will have effect from the 1st July, 1917. .
•Officers of the Regular Army must have completed the above periods of service on
t “ 1 ’ Commissioned service of officers of the T.F. will be calculated in accordance with
paragraph 88a, T.F. Regulations. _
2 The departmental grading or pay of officers concerned will not be affected )
the advancement in honorary rank granted under this A.C L
3 Commanding Officers should at once submit, direct to the A a rOffice, the names
of all officers of the categories specified who have completed thesuoliszipg-perieds.ot
service and are recommended. Similar action should be taken in respect
cases as they arise. 102lGen. Nol303 M.S 2).
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this cannot be ascertained, the date I t ‘ commence.—A-16L1.
the date from “e months on «o sth DpeemTver, 1517 5
57 . Whenever Samawah is referred to eithoHn the.addresk I in Srser"eS“avov
letter or telegram it should in future he written Samawah
any oisible confusion with SAMARRAH.—I-(c)1038.
an% 1 F: F. READY, MAJOR-GENERAL,
Deputy Adjiitaut-General.