CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6] — Page 334

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Note here if Adjutant carried out revolver practice

Summary of Field Practices performed.

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Squadron or Company

No. of all ranks taking part

No. of practices

performed

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

or }

Regimental or Battalion

AMMUNITION ACCOUNT (Ball only). (Not to be completed until the end of the musketry year.}

Quantify actually expended as per Army Book 218

3

327

Maximum quantity which may be expended in accordance with Regulations

Brief description of targeta, distances and practices

Rounds

Rounds

all ranks qualified*

rounds per man

lo agree with Now, shown in Summary, page 1, column 8)

For Machine Gun practice

In :-

f Part I.

11760

The Practices of Table A

Part II.

8674

Repetition practice, indifferent shots, recruits

1670

The testing of Arms

250

Machine Gun practice

13600

For

Casuals attached

For..

Casuals attached

For the training of Army Reservists

For the training of Territorial Reservists

For the training of Army Reservists

For the training of

Territorial Reservists

Received in exchange for Aiming Tube Ammunition

The practices of Table

B, including repet ition and occasional shots

Competitions and Voluntary practice Exchanged for Miniature Ammunition

Total Expended

*Total Unexpended

Part I.

Part II.

Part III.

Part III. (regulars)

12102

48056

MACHINE GUN TRAINING.

1. Were both guns used (a) for instruction,

2. Description (including mark) of carriages or mountings

used

3. Period of time spent in Brigade Training

(b) for shooting

Tripod Mk.IV

4. Total number of N.C.Os. and men trained

5. Average service as machine gunners of 12 N.C.Os, and

men selected to form detachment on mobilization

80

6. If all men of detachment fired Part I., Table C

7. Number of rounds fired in each part of Table C :-

(a) By the selected 12 N.C.Os, and men 170 each Part I Tuble "Q"

(b) By others

[(a)

No. 1

No. 2

{(a)

Total claimexl

Practice ammunition actually received

On hami, 1st November, 19 Beceived from Army Ord-

nance Department during

1 year

Other receipts in detail

8. Date on which each gun was last overhauled by

(a) viewers, or (b) armourer

9. State whether either gun was at any period of the year unserviceable, and if so, for how long, giving brief explanation of cause

10. Number of subaltern officers, serjeants (not colour-ser- jeants), and lance-serjeants, who have qualified at a school of musketry as machine gun instructors

11. What special instruction has been given in:-

(a) Range finding

(b) Machine gun approach

(local carrierqs)

(c) Pack loading

(d) Digging machine gun emplacements

(e) Indirect and night laying

(f) Care of pack animals

(g) Semaphore signalling

(A) Ammunition supply

Officers

Other ranks

General Instruction

() Fire direction and tactics of machine gun

Brief outline of field practices performed with machine guns :-

Total

Expended as above

"Returned to A. O, D.

Total

(To agree with Total Claimed)

- Transferred to

Remaining on hand on 31st October, 19

Total

Excluding individuals exercised by other units.

The reason for any surplus should be fully given in the Commanding Officer's Report.

REPORT BY COMMANDING OFFICER. (Should be typewritten if possible,)

This should be a comprehensive report on all matters connected with the musketry raining of his unit.

61 recruits fired an instructional course on the miniature range Founda min. ammn. expended.

2400

The increased percentage of failures amongst trained men ia owing to the large number entitled by previous service to be classed as Trained men, having joined the Corps at the commencement of the war and whose standard of shooting ad fallen through want of practice.

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