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CHAPTER IV.

INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION COMMANDERS.

Orders to O.C. Section I (Stonecutter's).

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 matériel 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.

men.

He will also on mobilization be responsible for the quartering of his

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 area of this section is the whole of Stonecutter's Island. Composition.The troops allotted to this section are :—

Corps.

Officers.

N.C.O.'s and Men.

European. Indian. European. Indian. Chinese.

Royal Artillery.. Royal Engineers-

S. Staff

5

1

78

77

1 (a)

1

:

Fortress S.M. Infantry

**

11

1

•

11

1

4

2 (6)

240 (c)

Medical Staff

Remarks.

(a) In charge of A, R.E.

District.

E and F Companies, Hong

Kong Regiment.

(b) Telegraphists.

(c) Includes 2 signallers.

I

:

3

Total

9

5

106

317

6

443.

Armament. The armament is as follows:-

Battery

B.L.

or

Position.

Stonecutter's-

West

·

South Shore Central.. East

Fixed.

10".

9.2'.

6".

10".

1

2::

::::

2

1

~ ::

R.M.L.

9".

Movable.

Q.F. Q.F.

Howitzers.

Machine. Field,

Mountain (7-pr.)

64-pr.

6-pr.

3

:*::

2

:::~

::::

2

~~::

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3-pr.

1:2:

8".

::::

::::

1-0:

3

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