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Orders to O.C. Section XI (Kowloon East).
General Duties.—The Section Commander will at all times keep himself familiarized with the character of the area comprised in his command, with all detail of troops and material assigned to his section, and with the objects and duties intrusted to him.
On mobilization he will be directly responsible to the General Commanding for at once reporting any deficiencies, for maintaining the discipline and efficiency of the troops placed under his charge, and for the due performance of these instructions.
He will also, on mobilization, be responsible for the quartering of his men. In active operations he will, so far as is compatible with his responsibility, leave the working of the arms, other than his own, to the Senior Officers of those arms respectively.
Any officers and men of the Fortress Company and Submarine Mining Company who may be localized in the sections will be under his command, but subject to the supervision, for engineering and submarine mining purposes, of the Engineer officers in charge of the district and of submarine mining respectively.
Area. The batteries of Kowloon East and Dock, and adjacent shore. Composition. The troops allotted to this section are :---
Officers.
N.C.O.'s and Men.
Corps.
Remarks.
European. Indian. European. Indian.
Chinese.
Royal Artillery.. Royal Engineers-
S. Staff Fortress
S.M. Infantry
Medical Staff
Total
:
:::
2
*1(a)
22
22
888
38
1
4
:
-
2 (6)
3
29
39
Armament. The armament is as follows:-
Fixed.
(a) In charge D Engineer
District.
(b) Telegraphists.
Movable.
71.
Mountain
Battery
B.L.
R.M.L. |Q.F. Q.F. Howitzers.
Machine. Field.
or
(7-pr.)
Position.
Kowloon-
East
Dock
10".
9.2′′.
6".
10".
9".
64-pr.
6-pr.
::
1
~:
:
Vol.
Scope.-The object of this section is to support with its guns those of the Lyemun Section in opposing the entry of ships through the pass, and if any have passed, to bring a concentrated fire upon them aided by the guns of North Point; also to oppose any advance by the mainland.
Distribution.-The troops will be distributed as follows:-
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