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Orders to O.C. Section IX (Lyemun).

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.

Arca. This section embraces the whole Lyemun Peninsula with Sywan Bay, and the land approaches thereto from Tytam Bay and Shicko.

Composition. The troops allotted to this section are:--

Officers.

N.C.O.'s and Men.

Corps.

Remarks.

European. Indian. European. Indian.

Chinese.

Royal Artillery..

3

2

40

105

Royal Engineers—

S. Staff

Fortress S.M. Infantry

1(a)

1

:

:::

::*

:15

12

14

6

4

120 (6)

240 (c)

(a) In charge C Engineer

District.

(1) G Company European infantry. Includes

2 telegraphists and 3 signallers.

(c) C and D Companies

Hong Kong Regi- ment. Includes 2 sig- nallers.

Medical Staff

I

3

Total

11

190

345

G

558

Armament. The armament is as follows:-

Battery

B.L.

or

Position.

Lyemun-

Redoubt Reverse Central West

Prepared position to

the east of the barracks Sywan Redoubt

Fixed.

R.M.L. Q.F. Q.F.

:::::

:::::

10..

9' 2".

G′′.

2

:::::

10".

iNi wi

9".

: : : :

64-pr.

N:

2

6-pr.

:

3

Movable.

Mountain

Howitzers.

Machine.

Field. (7-pr.).

Not yet constructed.

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