GUARD AND SENTRY .

HE DAY CAPTAIN OF THE DAY S U B A L m N ' O F THE DAY COMMANDER OF THE QUARD SERQBANT CbF THE GUARD CORPORAL aF THE W A R D PRIVATE OF THE QUARD

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G U A R D AND SENTRY DUTIES

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FIELD OFFICER OF THE DAY CAPTAIN OF THE DAY SUBALTERN OF THE DAY COMMANDER OF THE GUARD SERGEANT OF THE GUARD CORPORAL OF THE GUARD PRIVATE OF THE GUARD

PREFACE.

The method of carrying ont guard and sentry duties is governed partly by the author- ized manuals and regulations, and, t o a large

.extent, hy rules and cnstoms which have been handed down from our militat-y fore-latllel-s.

[n thc following pages T have included thc. whole of the officinl instruction and most of tlie unwritten rules and customs which have inlet with general accept' ancc.

I t i s hoped that they will prove useful to thosc officers who may liave t o deliver regi- iiientnl lcctllrcs on guard n n d sentry duties, and also to the young oficcrs and non-com-missioncd officers wlio will from yeai to year he called upon to perform guard duties, and could otherwise only learn them after Ion< years of csperiencc.

ROBT. STUPART.

GUARD AND SENTRY DUTIES

IMPORTANCE OF GUARD DUTY.

Guard duty is one of the soldier’s niost important duties, and in all armies of the world the nlanner in whicli’it is performed i5

an index to the discipline of the command and the nianner in which other duties are per- formed.

Upon thc guard’s vigilance and read’I l lCS5

for action depcnds not only tlic enforcenicnt of military law and orders, but also the safety and protection of the camp, and the quelling of sudden disorder.

Thc importance of guard duty is increased during times of war, when the very safety of the army depends upon the vigilance of. the sentries. who are required to watch that others may sleep and thus refresh themselves from the labors of the day. The, sentries are the guardians of the repose, quiet and safety of thc camp.

INSTRUCTION IN GUARD DUTY. Proper inslructioii and prxt ice i n guard and

sentry duties is not only necessary i n itself to the private, bcit thc distinctive and individual naturc of the dutics and responsibilities of scntrics afford abundant opportunities for culti- vating habits of self-reliance, thoroughness, vigilance, and other soldierly qualities. These bring guard duty into a close and fundamental relation with all othcr military training, and Zivc grcnt importance to its correct pcr-forniance.

RESPECT D U E TO SENTRIES. Respect for the persoi? and office of a

sentry is as strictly enjoined by military law :is that required to be paid to a n officer. A sentry i n respect t o the duties with.which he is charged represcnts the superior military authority of the command t o which he belongs, and whose orders he is require? lo enforce on or in thc vicinity of his posi.

As such I I C is entitled t o the respect and obediencc of all persons who come within the scope of opcrations of thc orders which hc is requircd to carry into effect. Over military

. 5 persons the authority of thc sentry is aLsolitte, atid disobedience of his orders on the pal-t of such persons constitutes a most sci-ious military offence, and is prcjudicial i n the highest degree to t h e iiitcrests of discipline.

DESCRIPTION OF GUARDS.

There arc two types of guards usual in camp, the brigade guard and the regimental or quarter guard.

T h e brigade guard is composed of a body of nien detailed for duty daily, altcrnately b y each of the rcgiments o r corps comprising the camp, and mounts its scntrics ovcr thc prin-cipal stations or posts of the camp. It ; chief post is called the main guard, and its duties are of a general nature througiiout tlir camp. Brigade .guards are visited by the field ofiiccr IGraiid Rounds), detailed by the brigad? and the.officcr of the day of the regiment pro-v id ing the guard (Visiting Rounds),

T h e regimental guard is coniposcd oi n body of men detailed ior duty by onc of tlic com~xinics of cadi rcginiciit daily. and i t < ~ l u t yis coilfined to mailitaiiiing ordcr arid pro-.

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tecting the pl-operty of the regiment to which it helongs.

Rcginiciital guards are visited also by visiting ir6unds (the captain or siibaltern of the day), detailed by its own 1-cgiment.

TOUR OF DUTY. A guard is only entilled to count a tour of

duty when it has, i n pursiiance of that d!;ty, marched off the ground where it \vas order.ed

, to paradc AMMUNITION.

Guards, ivhen ordered, will have the ireqni- site ammunition served ont to them before going on duty. This supply is t o be collected in the presence of an officer, after the duty has been performed, and returned into thc magazine.

HOURS OF MOUNTING. Guards will mount at the hours the District

Commandant may deem best suited to the climate and season. When no orders on this subject are issued, they will mount a t 10 a.m. All guards and armed parties before. going on duty will be inspected by the adjutant, or some officer ol tlicii- C O I - ~ S .

7 GUARDS NOT TO TAKE OFF

CLOTHING. Neither officers nor soldiers will take off

any article of clothing or accoutrements while on guard, hut the wearing of tlie great coat or cloak i n the guard room will be optional. Officers and soldiers arc to be a t all times alert and vigilant in tlic performance of tlieir night duties.

VISITING SENTRIES. T h e commaoder will visit his sentries a t

least twice by day mid twicc by night to ascer- tain that they are alert, on their poxs, and acqoaintcd with their orders, and i n addition lie will send a non-commissioned officer ivitli a file of meti to pcrform the sanie duty at frcqiient and uncertain intervals.

To “\,isit” thc scntries meaiis that thc visit is tiiac~c ~ > ygoing on liis post ant1 questioning him as to conditions or orders, or, as t o both. Mcrcly walking in the vicinity of h i s post and observing tbe sentry at a distance is not con-sidered a “visit.” They sliorild be questioned as to tlicir-

(I) Gcneral orders. (2) Special orders.

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These may not he required i n full, hu' sufficient should be asked to indicate that the nian I<noivs his duty.

O F F I C E R S AND MEN N O T TO Q U I T T H E I R GUARDS.

Comniandcrs are never to quit their f i u a r i ! ~ cxcept to visit their sentries, and will then itiforin the next i n command of their intention, a n d the proliable time they will he ahsent. 'l'liey are also to prevent any noii-commis- sioned otliccr or soldier from qiiitting tlie xiiard witliout lenve, wliicli is to lie granted oiily Tor special piii-poses.

R E V E I L L E , R E T R E A T AND TATTOO.

All p a r d s arc to turn oiit at the conlnlence- nicnt. of the IZcr~eille,Relnwt a n d 7'nlloo sounrl-ing. The commander will tlien inspect tliem, and ascertain that all the men are present and rcgular.

F I R E O R O T H E R ALARM.

When ii fire lircaks out , or an aixrtn is rnised, all =nards arc iininediately to torn on1 iinder arnis. ancl sn cnntinne until the fire is

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RELIEF OF S E N T R I E S .

Senti-ies will be relieved every two hours, hut a t night i n cold and inclement \\,eather h e y may at the discrction of t h e officer co~n-inanding, IIC relieved every hour.

HOT C O F F E E .

Regitnetilal arratigemettts should be made for hot coffee to be provitlctl frce of charge at soiiie period of the night (for instance at a.m.), for cach inan of the guard.

S T A B L E GUARDS.

Sentries furnislied by a stable guard, \vll l

moulit with or without arms, at the discretion of the coinniaiiditig officer.

I N S P E C T I O N O F GUARDS O N BEING D I S M O U N T E D .

All p ia l -ds are, on dismonnting, t o be marched t o their regimental parades, where they are t o he inspected by the adjutant, and their arms examined. I n the case of an officer’s

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guard, the men, after this inspcctioll, are to he dismisscd by tlic con1111a11dcr :titcl- IIC lias re-ported to :iny officer of superior rank prcscnt on the paradc. If tlic coinmanclcl- of the g i w d is a non-cotiiiiiissioned officcr, and no officer is present on Lhc paradc, a report is to Lc made to the adjutant or ordcrly ofliccr prcvious to disinissnl.

YOUNG O F F I C E R S F O R INSTRUCTION. ... . . Yoinig officers ai-e t o be placed on p u x l

with seiuor officers as supcl-iiullicraries lor in-struction, and no officer is to be placed i n

ofC O I I I I ~ I ; I I ~ ~ a guard iiiitil he is acquainted with thc duties of that position.

R E L I E V I N G O R P O S T I N G A GUARD. On tlic approach of the new guard thc

sentry over the guard room shonld call out “guard turn out,” on which thc old guard should fall i n with sloped arms and bayonets fixcd.

Whcn the ‘ground admits, the new guard will advan’cc in linc towards thc front of th: old guard, and should be drawn up, when pos-siblc, 15 paces in front, or, when not possiblc. 6 paces from tlic left of the old guard.

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As soon as this is complcted the following commands should he given :-

Old Guard-Present Arms. New Guard-Present Arms.

Comniandcrs of guards \vilI, i f officers, salutc ; i f non-commissioned office]-s, present arms xt the same time as their men.

- Old Guard-Slope Arms. New Guard-Slope Arms. Old Guard-Order Arms, Stand a t Ease. New Guard-Order Arms, Stand a t Ease.

The nC\v guard should now IIC numl,e,red off, the commander first cnquiriiig from which flank the old gu;ird numbered, and then takinji thc reverse himself.

A guard may be told off front and rear rank alternately; if niimbering from the left the left hand nian hecomes No. I , his rcar rank man No. 2, the secoiid man from the left No. 3, his rear rank m i n No, 4, and so on. Another inethod is t o number the front rank from right to lcft nnd the rcar rank from lcft ' to right, or vice versa. After the guard is told off, the first relief sliould be sent ant , accompanied by a corpornl helonging t o thc old guard, to

bring in the rclicvcd scntrics. I f tlic relief movcs in line, hc will be on the lelt flaiik. i f in filc (or as in file) he will bc at the head of the front rank of files (or rank). As soon as all the sentrics are relieved, the two corpolals will changc places, and the corporal of the old guard will assume command. Whilc the relief is marching round, the commnnder will tnkc over tllr property i n chargc of the guard according to (lie list on the invcntory hoard, at thc saiiic tinic cliccking the list in the old guard report.

Wlicn the reliefs have returncd and all the inen of the old guard h a w fallen in, the follow-ing commands mill bc given :-

Old Guard-Attention, Slope Arms. New Guard-Attention, Slope Arms. Old Guard-Form fours,. right (or left!,

o r right (or Icft) turn, Quick March. New Guard-Present Arms (as the old . guard m o w s off). Slope Arms, Quick

March. (Tlicy should now bc on t l i v alignment of the old giurd.)

Guard-Halt, Order Arms, Stand a t ease.

The commander of the guard should now

'3 rend and explain the orders of the guard to his nicn ; thcse orders slioriltl also bc read 3n:l explaiiicd to tlie iiicii iui-niin: the first relief when they come off sentrx.

Guard, attention, slope arms, dismiss.

R E L I E V I N G A N D P O S T I N G S E N T R I E S , A N D M A R C H I N G R E L I E F S .

Rcliefs of fewer t l ian four Illen will be forined in s i q l c i-:iiiI<; ivhcn of four nicii. n r upwards, they will I)c fornwd into two ranks. ( I n strects, or iiilrrow places, rclicfs should always he marclied i n single rank). Whcn marching in linc, tlie corporal will l ie ,on the right; when in file (or as iii file) he will be on the right of the rear file (or man).

O n the approach of the relief, the sentry, with the rifle a t the slope, will place himsell i n front o i the sentry box.

\\'lien thc rclicf i s about two paces from the sentry the corporal ol the relief will give Lhc command-Relief, Halt .

The new selltry w i l l then move' out from the rclief. and fall in on tlic left of the old sentry, facing in the sanic direction, the old sentry will then give over h i s ordcrs, the cor-

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poral seeing that they are correctly given and understood.

On the command Pass, the old sentry will move t o his place in the relief, and the new sentry will close two paces to his right.

The command Relief, Quick March will tlicn be givcn and thc relict will he marched off.

When a sentry who is to be postcd on a new post has reached the post assigned to him, hc will bc orrlered to halt and face in the rrqtiircd direction. T h e corporal will then rcad and explain the orders to him.

T h e object lor which he is postcd, the front of his post, and the extent of his beat, w i l l be clearly pointed out t o a sentry when first posted.

S E N T R I E S C H A L L E N G I N G

A sentry will only challenge a pcrson o r party approaching his post, (I) when it is ncccssary for his own safety, (2) when hc is doubtful as to whether the person or party approaching is authorized to pass, (3) whcn i t is ordcrcd for a speci:il rcason, such as i n tlic

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case of ii seiitry postcd 011 :I lortrcss 01- prison. (4) wlieti there is a countcrsign to be delivered.

When challenging on the p i ~ r tof a sentry is ncccssary, it will bc carried out a s follows :-

I . \ V h c n a person or party approaches the I J O S ~ , the sentry will, as soon as the person or party is within speaking tlis-tance, call out, Halt-Advance one (or Halt-Advance one, and give the countersign) ; a t the s:mc time comiog to On Guard,* but without di-awing back the right foot; i f the person or party approaching gives a satisfactory reply, the sentry will say Pass Friend, All's well; remaining O n Guard till thc person or party has passed.

2. If in ans\ver to the challenge the sentry receives the reply Grand (or Visiting) Rounds; lie will call out Stand Grand (or Visiting) Rounds; Advance one (or Advance one and give the countersign), the sentry remaining On Guard until Iic

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When cliallenging is unnecessary grand or visiting rounds will inform the sentry a s to their identity on approaching !lis

post, the sentry presenting ai-nis i n the case of gi-anci roiinds and remaining at the slope i n the case of visiting I-ouiids.

GUARDS T U R N I N G O U T A T NIGHT.

\,\'lien tlic Sentry is not dirccted to challenge, grand or visiting rounds will inform the sentry as to tlicir identity on approaching .his post, the sentry will then call : Guard- turn out. T h c guard will fall in with bayonets fixed and arms sloped, and the commander will call out: Advance, grand (01. visiting) rounds: All's well: to grand rounds he wi!l present; to visiting rounds hc w i l l remain at the slope.

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countersign to be dclivererl the same proce-dnrc a s ahove will he observed, the sentry turning out tlic guard on receiving the reply Grand (or Visiting) Rounds to his challenge.

If there is a countersign to be given. 3 corporal or sergeant wit11 a fl:nnk file of the giiiii-d will doublc out, aiid wlicn about \en pncrs Irom tlie 1-ounds !vi11 order the file to linlt , Iiring them to On Guard, and will then givc [ l ie .challenge: W h o comes there? The rcply will :rgain be, Grand (or Visiting) Rounds: tlic non-conimissioned officer call- i n i : Stand, grand (or visiting) rounds; Ad-vance one a d give the countersign. Rounds will t hen i n a low voicc givc the countersign, which tlic non-cominissioncd officer alone will carry, i n doiil)le time, for wrification to the c o n ~ t n a ~ ~ d c rof the gnar". I f correct tlic coin-niandcr of the guard \ \ i l l call out, Advance, grand (or visiting) rounds; All's well., Thc file wil l then double back to tlie guard, and rounds will .advance to tlie guard. which wil! precrnt arnis to grand ronnds.

IS MISCELLANEOUS.

\Ylien guards turn out they will fall i n with slopal arms. When the guard is commanded hy an officer, he will be three paccs i n front of the centre of tlie guard, other officers will inlie post as in l ine; when by a non-commis-siotiod officcr, Iic \\,ill fall i n 011 the right of t l ~ cpilard.

The officer carrying the. colour, wheii prc-sent, will march i n the ccntre of tlic gimrd.

Gnartls, including reliefs, rounds an11 patrols, wi l l march wit11 slopcd arms and bayonets fiscd. I n wet ivcathcr amis will he carried at .the secure. Sentries, when movinE:. arc to do so a t thc slope.

Guards, rounds and reliefs on the march, meeting their Majesties the Kinp and Qiicen or cithei- of tlicni or the Qiiccii Rlntlier i v i l l lw ordered to Iinlt, turn i n thc rcqnircd direction and present arms. To otlicr persons cntitlcd to a salute they will pass on a t sloped arms. paying tlic compliments of eyes-right or eyes-left as rcqiiired.'

* T h e snmr rules apply to I~attalioesor defiielmenls on the "IRICII.

I9 Guards will not turn out af ter retreat or

before reveille .except at tattoo, 011 the approach of an armed party, in cases of alarm, or to receive grand or visiting rounds, nor will they during this period pay any compliments, except. to grand rounds, to whom they will present arms.

Parties marching with arms a t the secure, and parties with side arms, will pay aiitl return compliments a s unarmed parties.

When an officer visits sentries he should he accompanicd by a non-commissiQned officer of the guard, and when a non-commissioncdnissioiiccl officer visits his sentries he should take a man, or a file of men with him.

Tlic iiicii composing thq guard should not hc allowed to smoke outside the Guard Tcnt or talk to passers by.

No mau of the guard should he employed i n holding a horse, or in any othcr way not connected with the orders of his guard.

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CON1'L 1l!lWl'S BY GUARBS -

Guards, including giiards of honour, moun- ted over the pcrson of the King and members of the Royal Family, will pay no compliments except to mcmbers of the Royal Family, and guards, including giiards of honour, mounted over the Governor-General and Governors within their respective Governments will pay no compliments to officcrs or persons of a

.lesser degree. W h e n any such guards arc visited by officers on duty, they will turn out to them with sloped arms.

COMPLIMENTS BY GUARDS.

Guards arc at all times between Reveille and Retreat to turn out and pay the compli- ments specified to general officcrs in uniform, and to Civil Governors within thc limit of their jurisdictioii. Guards and parties on the march will also pay the prescribed compli- ments to gencral officers i n uniform

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BUGLE AND DRUM.

No officcr under tlic rank of gcneral officer is entitled to ‘ the compliment of the biigle sounding a flourish, o r the drum lxa t ing it

ruffle, when guards “present arms” to him. No officer who is not dressed in uniform is cn-titled t o . the compliment of a giiard turning out, except members of the Royal Family, the Governor-General, and Governors or Officers administering thc Government within the pre- cincts of tlicir Govc.rnments.

COMPLIMENTS TO COMMANDING . OFFICERS.

To regimcntal comtnanr1,ing officers-irres- pective of tlicir rank-their regimental guards are to turn out and present arnis once a. day.

COMPLIMENTS TO OFFICERS PASSING.

Whcn a general officer in uniiorin, or a person entitled to a salute, passes in rear of a guard, the commander is to cause the guards to fall in and stand with sloped arms. facing

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the front, hut no drums are to hcat , ’or bugle to sound. l,\’licn sucli officers pxss guards while i n the act of rclicving, sucli guards arc to i n l u t e as they stand, recei&ig the word of command from thc senior cotnmandcr.

GUARDS TO TURN OUT UNDER ARMS.

Guards are to turn out at all tinics when arnied parties* of any branch of the service approach their post; to armed corps they will present arms, and before other arnied parties they will stand with sloped arms. They will not pay compliments between the sounding of “ Retreat ” and “Reveille,” except to Grand

, Rounds. They will not turn out to unarmed parties. A mountcd party, armed, will draw and carry swords t o al l guards turning ont to it.

23 HONOURS PAID BY SENTRIES , Honours w i l l he paid by sentries as

follows :-

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Forces. Guards and sentries will pay compli-'

ments t o commissioned officcrs of the depart-mente of ' ?he Military Forces according to their ranks, or col-respondin!: ranks 3 s the case way be.

A guard of honour, a s a general rule, of 50 rank antl'file, with a captain i n coinmatid, two subaltern officers (one carrying the standard of Light Ilorse, or thc King's colour of In-fantry) , a proportion of sergeants, a n d a rcgi- mental band, will attend :-

1. Upon the King and other Royal person- ages; and upon Presidents of those

' Republican States in which the Sovcreign is represented by an Am.. bassador.

2. At State ceremonials. Similar guards of honour, but with regi-

menial colour, will attcnd upon the Governor- General, Governor, and officers administering the Governnicnts of His Majesty's possessions. and such occasions a s are customary within the Governments. (Guards of honour will not he detailed when the Governor-General, Gov- ernors, and officers adniinistcring thc Govern- ment are returning after leave of ahsence, thc duration of which has not exceeded three

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months; nor when thcy are merely arriving at, o r departiny to or from, one or other of the ports witllin their Government; nor on merely changing their residencc.)

A guard of honour, of 30 rank and file, with two officers, one carrying thc regiluental colour, and a hand, will attcnd :-

J I . \,Vlien a foreign general o r Hag officer lands at a military station, within H i s Majcsty’s dominions, to visit the Gov- eriior-General, the Governor, hfililary Board, or District Cominandant.

_. ( a ) At the port where the Naval Con- mander-in-Chief of the Au3tralian Station lands for the first time within the Comlllon\\~caltll.

(11) On each occasion on which hc receives an artillcry salute on paying an official visit to the Governor-General,

1 I f rleemcd expedient to receive distinguished persons other than those mentioned above, or on occasions not specified.

Voluntary guards of honour as above may l ie furnished for the Governor-General or the Governor of a State when visiting cities or

'27 Loivns i n tlic Conimonwcaltli on otlicr than State occasions, and provided that troops arc available without expense.

Mounted escorts will attend i f ordered when guards of honour are furnislicd, :is pro-vided for i n Regulation 32. Thc stretigtli of the escort for tlie Governor-Ccnernl will I)c 1 officer, 1 sergeant-major, 1 trnnipetcr, 20 mnk nnd file; and for'tlie State Governors 1 officcl-. 1 sergeant., 1 trunipctcr, 12 mnk and f i le .

\\'lirncvcr a ,yn:i~-iIof 1ionoii1-fnl-Ins 1113 tlic coniiiian(1cr will IIC ilircc paccs i i i front of t h c sccond f i le froin tlie right, or, i n a confined space, from the flank l iy wliicli thc pcrsonagc lor whom the guard is mciuntcd will approach. the officer carrying thc colour tlirce paccs i n front of tlic ccntrc; if there is a third officxr he will be. three paccs i n front of tlic sccond file from tlie other flank. When tlic p i a r l l is inspected, the coniiiiander will invariably accompany the pcrsonage for whom it. is mounted, w a l k i t i ~next to him round thc ranks.

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DUTIES OF PAGE

FIELD OFFICER O F THE DAY 29

CAPTAIN OF THE DAY - - ao

SUBALTERN OF THE DAY- - ao

COMMANDER OF THE GUARD- a2

SERGEANT OF THE GUARD - as

CORPORAL OF THE GUARD - 40

PRIVATE SOLDIER O F THE GUARD - - - - - - 48

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DUTIES O F FIELD OFFICER O F THE DAY.

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(Grand Rounds.)

The field oificcr of thc day should be prescnt at the mounting and dismounting of the I> i - ipdc guard, and should visit, turn out and inspcct all gnards, oncc by day and once by niglit. ,Thcsc diities shoiild bc pcrformed monntcrl. iinless otherwisc ordcrcrl.

Tlc has and sl~onld talic comman<l of :III .;nards and picqucts i n case of fire, riot or alarm.

In the mornings when thc guards dismount. the reports o f their commanders should be for- warded by the ficld officer to the officer com- mnnding the station, together with his own rcport, in which he should note any irregn- Iarity or unusual occurrence that camc under his observation diiring his tour o r duty.

The field officers of the day should always notify the commander of the guard and the provost-marshal where he is to be found at any time.

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DUTIES OF C A P T A I N O F THE DAY. (Visiting Rounds.)

In small garrisons or camps, captains are to do the duty of field officcr of thc day in the same manner in all respects as ficld officcrs, csccpt that their lxing mounted may be dis-pcnsed with. Whcn thc guards are numerous ,>r widely distributed, a captain as well as n field officer of the day may bc detailcd, and ihc former may be directed to perform a por-tion of the field nfficer’s diitics.

I-Te should Ix prcscnt a t thc mounting nnci dismoirntinfr of thc regimcntal cnnrd. a n d should visit, turn out and inspect it. once by day, nnd oncc by niplit after 1.1 p.m.

H e should scc thosc in arrest, cnquirc i f they havc any complaints, nsccrtain that tlic grrnrd rooiii is clean and everything regiilar. and that the sentrics nrr. alert and acquainted with their orders.

S U B A L T E R N O F THE DAY. (Visiting Rounds.)

H c should be prcscnt :it frunrd mountinC and dismounting, and should visit and turn out

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H e should inspcct the mc~i tinder arms, ascertaining that all are present, sober and alert, visit the guard room and those in arrest and detention, and see that everything i s corrcct and regular, and enquirc if tlicy h a w any complaints.

I-le should sec that the sentries a r t acquaintcd with and understand the orders o i thvir post. If a scntry sl~ould11c unacquainted with, oi niisundcrstand his orders, he should sec that lie is properly instructed at once, and find out whcther the ignorance of the sentry \vas tlic result of neglect of duty on the pari of tlic individual who posted him. While visit- ing thc sentries lie should bc uxompxiiicd by tlic sergeant or corporal of tlic guard.

I:lc should sec that the mcals of the nicn on guard arc cai-ricd to the guard room hj. orderlies, who should he parxdcd. five minutes . before the regubr meal hours.

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DUTIES OF THE. COMMANDER OF . .THE GUARD.

1. The senior officer or iioii-c0iiiiiiissioiied officer of the guard is commander of the guard.

2. The coiiiniiindei- of ilic $iard is rcspon-sible for the instruction and discipline of thc guard. I-ICwill sce that all its nienibei-s are correcily instructed i i i their orders and duties and that they understand and properly per-form them.

3. H e receives a i d obeys tlic orders of the commanding officei- and tlie officer of the day, and reports to the latter without delay all orders ,relating to the guard not given or transmitted by 'him ; and transmits to his siicccssor all material instructions and 'infor-mation relating to his duties.

4. He is responsible under the officci of !he day for the general safety of tlie camp a s sooii as the old guard marches away from the g u a r d . room.. In case of any emergency '

occurring while both guards are a t the guard room, the senior commander of the two guards will be responsible that proper action is taken.

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33 3. A commander will oever quit his guard

csccpt to visit his sentries, and will thcn iii-, form the nest i n command of thc prohablc timc he will be absent, and \vi11 noi allow any non-conimissionctl officer or soldier to quit the guard witlioiit leave, ivliicli will bc granted only for special piirposcs.

6. Tlic standing orders of the guard will bz read and cxplained to the nicn as soon as thr guard lias mounted and again \vhen the first relief cnnics in. Every relief will hc inspcctcd beforc going o u t and on its return.

7. Whcn any alarm is raised i n a c;imp, the guard will turn out immcdiately. If the caw he scrious, the alarm will he sounded, and thc commander of the guard .will caiisc the field officcr and captain of the day and the provost-marshal to he at once notified.

8. T h e commander of the gvard will iospcct the guard and sce ' that they are properly drcssed and in possession of their ilrtils a n c ~ equipments whcn turncd out for any purposc whatever.

9. The commander of the guard will inspect h s guard. a t Rcvcille, Rzlrcat and Tuftoo to assure himself that the men are in propcr

34 condition to perform their duties, and that their arms and equipnnents are in proper order.

10. After receiving the report of its cor-poral, lie will iuspect each 'relief before i t goes a n post, to assure Inimsclf that- every sentry is properly armed and equipped, nird is i11 proper condition to periorm his duties. Tlne relief lirst posted after guard iniounting need not be thus inspected.

11. H e will see that the sentries are relieved every two hours unless the weather, j r other causc, makes it desirable that it be done a t shorter intervals.

12. He will questioii his non-co~n~missioined oflicers and sentries relative t o the instructions they have received from the old guard, and will sce h a t . patrols and visits of inspection are made as directed by the officer of the day.

13. The commander of the guard will per-sonally cxarnine all prisoners confined i n the guard teut on taking charge of them. H e will see that they are paraded to receive their meals, that everything brought by the orderlies for their use is inspected, and that all utensils for same are returned.

35 14. When a prisoner is handed over for

being drunk, if there be any doulit as to his condition, the commander of the guard will at once report tIic matter to the' field officer of the day, who will procure snch additional evidence as tnxy he necessary.

15. Whenever a man of a strange rorps is confined i n the guard tent, tlic comnia~~dcr of tlic gu:ird will a t once send :L writteii report of the case to the commanding officer of the ninn concerned.

16. The conini:iiider or the guard will see t l ~ a tpi'isoncrs arc clean prior to bcing handed over lo escorts.

17. The commander will visit his sentries a t least twice by day and twice by night; to ascertain that they are alert; on their posts and acqiiainted with their orders. nnr l i n addition he \\,ill send n iioii-coiiiiiiissioiied officer with a file of inen to perforin the same duty a t frequent and uncertain intervals.

18. All soldiers coming- into camp soher af ter Toltiin without: passes, arc to he pertnittc.l to proceec! to tlleir tcnts as prisoners at larye. and their nniiies forwarded \\,it11 the giarcl

36 rcport to the field officer of the day, and the commanding officers of the men concerned must also hc notified.

19. I n their guard reports, commanders are to mention the lionrs at which they went their rounds personally, and .caused the sentries tn be visited, as well as the hours at which their gnards were visited by officers on duty and h y “rounds.” They arc also to scnd an immcdiate rcport to the ficld .officer or captaiii. of tlic day of any unusual occurrencc mi. or w a r tlicir guards. l’he iuthorised forins for gu:ird l-epni-ts is specially applicahlc to gunrils d i c r e soldiers under detention are confined.

20. I-Ie should receive all ordinary passes from incn coming in after hours, and enter on thc same the time that each individual came in and initial thcm: thesc passes should hc sent with the giiard report to the orderly room. Permanent passes should also be examined, and if correct, returned to thc bcarers.

21. l‘he commander of the old gnard should requirc the commander of the ncw guard to Lolintersign thc relieving guard report before thc old w a r d marches off: the commander of

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tlie ncw guard then becomes responsible for tlic correctness 01 the report, so far ns it relates to the guard tents, number of prisoners. articlcs of furniture, including sentry hoxes. etc., in chnrgc o f thc guard.

22. Should a ninn be taken ill while on guard :I report should nt once be sent to the ordcrlv officer, who should a t oncc sce that ' one of tlic.\vaitinc nicn is sent ti, rclievc Iiini.

23. Thc conimander of the cunrd receives sncli soldicrs in arrest 3 s .arc madc ovcr to him by an officer or non-comiiiicsioncd . officer, and should on no' account release a man committed to his charge without proper authority. A written report shonld in all cases be rcquircd with each, but the commander oi n guard should not reiuse t o receivc a ninn accused on the ground that n written report is not givcn him with the inan. I t is sufficient ior him to know that the accuscd is amcnablc to military law, and that tlie person confining him is known and responsible.

24. He shorild forynrd all returned passes to the orderly room the following morning with

38 tlic guard rcport. The tiine of each man's re-titi-n shaultl be stated on the hack.

2.5. All stores and furniture (including watch- coats), i n charge of a guard arc to .be Iianded ovcr fi-om one commanrler to another. T h e commander of !lie rclieving guard will be rcsponsilile for tlieir corrcclness, and will in his rcport note tlic condition of tach article w h e n talicii m'cr.

DUTIES OF SERGEANT OF THE GUARD:

1. l'lie scnior iion-commissioned officer of the gnard al\vays acts ns scrgcant of the guard,

.and i f tlierc hc no officer of the g u a ~ d ,will perforni the duties prescribed tor the c o n -niandcr of the guard.

2. The scrgcant of the guard lias senera1 supervision ovcr thc other non-commissioiierl oficcrs and the privates of the guard, :ind must be tliorongl~ly familiar with all their oi-ders and duties.

3. Imnicdiatcly after guard mounting he will prcpai-e duplicate lists of the names of all non-commissioned officers and privates of tlle

39 guard, showing the reliof and post or duties of each. One list will lie forwartled as soon as possible to tlie commander of tlie guard, and thc other will b e retaincd 11y the sergeant.

4. He will see that tlic reliefs arc turned out a t the proper time, and that the corporals thoroughly understand and are prompt and efficient in the discliarge of their d.uties.

5. During the tcniporary absence from the guard room of tlic sergeant of the guard, thc next in rank of the non-commissioned otliccr~ will perform his duties.

6. Should the corporal whose relief is on post be called away from tlic guard r o o n ~ , the sergeant of the guard will designate a non-commissioned officer to take thc corpord's iplace until .his return.

7. I-Ie will report to the commander of the guard any suspicious or unusual occurrciice that conies undcr liis notice, will warn him oi the approach of a n y armed body, and will sengi to him all persons arrested by the guard.

8. FIe is directly responsihle for the pro pcrty under charge of the guard, and will see that it is properly cared for. €le will make

40 lists of articles taken out by working parties, and sec that all such articlcs are duly returned. If a n y are not, he will imniedialely report the fact t o tlie commander of the glial-d.'

DUTIES OF CORPORAL OF THE GUARD.

1. Corporals of the guard arc assigned to reliefs by the commander of the guard.

2. A corporal of the guard receives and obeys orders from none hut non-commissioned officers of tlic guard senior to himself; and thc officers of the guard.

3. I t is the duty of the corporal of the guard t o post and relievc sentries, and to in-s t ruct tlie members of his relief in their orders and duties.

4. Jmmcdiately after the division of tlie p a r d into reliefs, .the corporal will assign the members of their respective reliefs t o posts hy number, and a soldier so assigncd t o his post will not be clianged to another duri!ig the same tour of guard duty, unless b y direction of the commander of the guards, and as soon as directed by tlic officer of the guard the cor-poral of the first relief posts his relief.

41. 5 . When marching in line, thc corporal will

he o n the right, w h e n in file (or as i n file), he will be on the right of the rear file (or man).

6. Reliefs, rounds, and patrols y i l l inarcli with sloped arms and bayonets fiserl. I n wet weather a r m will he carried a t i:he scc1wr. Ihyonets \vi11 not hc fixed when arms arc carried a t the, scc1m.

7. The sentries a t the guard room are the first relieved, and are left at thc guard room. All others will march with the relief.

8. Each corporal will thoronghly acquaint himself with all the special orders of every sent.ry on his relief, and sec that each sentry correctly iransniits such orders in dctail to h i s . successor.

9. I l c will scc that cach sentry on being postc, l clcnrly un<lcrstnntls the limits and extent of his post.

10. Should any sentry call for the corporal of the guard, the corporal will a t once and qnickly proceed t o siich sentry. He will notify the scrjiennt of the guard hcforc leaving thc guard room.

42 11. H e will a t once report to the comnian-

der- of the guard any violation of the regula- tions, or any unusual occurrence which is reported to him bp the sentry, or which comes t o his notice in any other way.

12. W h e n the countersign is used, the corporal a t thc posting of the relicf during whose tour challenging is to begin, gives the countersign to the memhers of the relief. excepting those posted a t the guard room.

13. FIc will wake the corporal whose relief is ncxt on post in time for the latter t o verify the prisoners, form his relief, and post it a t the proper hour.

14. I n relicving sentrics, the corporal is rcsponsihlc that the orders are repeated upon cvery relicf, whctlier the sentrv going on had hcen on thc snme post heforc o r not.

15. Should a scntry call “Relicf” the corporal slioiild a t once proceed t o the post nf such sentry, taking with him the man next for duty o n that post. If the sentry is relicved for a short time only, the corporal should again post him as soon R S the necessity for his relief ceases.

43 16. Should a sentry call “Guard Turn Out”

the corporal should at oncc promptly notify thz commander of the guard.

17. When challenged by a sentry while posting his relief, the corporal shoul<l. give the command Relief, Halt and to the sentry’s chal- lenge. answer Relief, and at the order of the sentry he should advancc alone t o give the countersign or he recognised as a friend. When the sentry says Advance, Relief, the corporal conimands Relief, ‘Quick March. If to he relieved the sentry is then relieved a5

prescribed.

DUTIES OF PRIVATE SOLDIER OF T H E GUARD.

1 . During his t o w of guard duty, a soldier is subject to the orders of the officers and noii- commissioned officers of the guard only.

2. Sentries will not present arms to any officer or armed party (except grand rounds) after retreat; hnt as long a s they can discern an officer, they will halt and turn to their front on his approach, and salute with the rifle at thc slope as directed.

44 3. After a private has been assigned to a

relief and a post, he must remenibcr the number of his relief and the 11t1n111cr of his post, and under no circumstances is he to change from one relief or post to another relief or post unless nnder instructions from the commander of the guard.

4. A sentry should never quit his post without an explicit order from an officer or non-commissioned officer of the guard, and knder no circumstances should he ever yicld it to anyone else. . -

5 . Sentries moving about on their posts will always turn outwards when turning about.

6. Soldiers will not take off any article of clothing or accoutrements while on guard, hut the wearing of the great coat or cloak in the guard room will be optional:

7- Sentries in their sentry boxes will salute by coming smartly t o attention.

8. Sentries niiist not quit their arms, lounge or converse with anyonc on any pretence, nor may they stand in their sentry boxes in good or even moderate wcatlier.

45 9. Privates of the guard are not allowed ti,

use the countersign, except i n the performancc of their duties while posted as sentries.

10. Whenever relieved a sentry should re peat in detail to his relief all special order, rclating to his post.

11. A sentry must not, under any circuni. stances, niake known the countersign t o any one hut the sentry who relieves him, or to a person from whom he properly receives orders, such as the commanding officer, the officer of the day, or an officer or non-commission$ officer of the guard, on such person's order given personally.

12. Sentries sliotild distinctly understand that they arc placcd on their post for a definite purpose, and that the rule that they must no: leave their post, does not mean that they niiist rcniain on the fixed beat or inactive if any pcr-son disobeys their orders. Thcy should at once arrest thc man, and call the corporal of :he guard to thcir assistance. They should, however, remain in the vicinity of their post.

13. A sentry sho!ild never stand to speak to anyone while on liis post, but if spoken to,

I 46 sliquld answer civilly and walk on. If a per-son is doing anything contrary to the ordcrs of his post lie should tell him to desist in a quiet and respcctlul tonc, and if it has no effect, he should then call for the commander of the guard.

14. Scntries sliould carry out their orders with firmness and determ;na*.ion, and shnuld not permil any trifling or nonsense ; they have commands to be obeyed, and should make them so.

15. If by reason of sickness, or for any ,tlier causc, it becomes necessary for the sentry to call for relief, he sl~onld call, “ Corporal of the Guard, No. ___ lielief,” but if for any other- pnrposc other than relicf he should call. “Corporal of the Guard, No. -, adding only tlw nuinbcr of his post.

ORDERS FOR SENTRIES ON POST.

Orders for sentries on post are divided into [ \ Y O classes, general orders and special orders.

Special orders define .the duties lo be per-iornied by a senti-y on a particular post. and

47 are prescribed by the coni.manding officer.

.The iiuiiiber and limits of tlie post invariabl?. constitute part of the special orders of every sentry 011 post.

General orclei-s :ire those tlint :ippIy to all posts i n the army. and are prcsci-ilwd hy tlir Ilcfence I)ep:irtment.

Sciitrics arc rcqiiirc11 1 0 iiiciiioi~izc 111, .

lo1lowing:- . . .

1. To take cl inrge of this post and all Co\~ernnicnt .propel-ty in view.

2. To walk my pas? i n a Ijrislc and soldier-like ninni icr, keeping constantly on tlie alcri. and oliscr\~iiig cvcrytliing tli:it takes place within sight or licnrins.

3. To report c w r y Ixcnch of orders or rcgufi t idns i l int 1 : in1 iiistrnctccl to enforcc.

4.7’0 r rpcn t :ill calls from posts iiiorr c l i sh i t froin t h e fiiiard room tlian my own.

5. To qiiit my post only \vhen properly relieved.

h. To receive, transmit. a n d ohey all orders from and al low mysell. to be relieved by an

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officer or non-commissioiie(1 officer of the guard only.

7. To liold coii\~crsatioti with no.onc except i t1 the’ proper discliarjic of rn? duty.

8. I n case of firc or disordcr to give the alarm.

9. To allow n p one to commit nirisance in the vicinity of my post.

ORDERS FOR A SENTRY ON THE GUARD ROOM OR TENT.

1. T o till-ti out the giiard to gcncral officcrs (when i n uniform) : commanding officer once by day i f i n uniform; field orficcr of tlic clay: officers on duty oncc by clay and once hy niflit ; and io all arnicd parties passing liis post.

T o turn out t h c Ziiard a t “Retreat,” “Tnttno,” am1 “Rcvcillc.”

2. :In casc of firc, riot, or any unilsiial occiirrencc to immcdiately alarm the p a r d .

3. To pa? propcr compliments to all olliccr= 1i;issing his post, according to rank.

1. TO challcngc all persons approaching bis post from “Tattoo!’ until “Reveille.”

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5 . To allow no one to enter the guard room o r tent except on duty.

6. To take charge of 'all Govcrnnieii~or regimcntal property on or near tlic vicinity of liis post.

7. To citusc all men returning off pass to report tlicnisclvcs to the coniniander of the giiard, who will satisfy Iiiinscli that they have returned i n proper time.

Taking charge of a post and all Govern-ment property in view, incans that a sentry on post rcpresents tlic Governmciit, and he is placed tlicre to look after its interests. A sentry's post is not merely the line on wliicli he walks, b u t . extends to tlic ncxt posts on either cnd. Not only is the sentry required to look aftcr all property on liis post, but lie is also required to see that all Govcriimcnt property in the immcdiatc iiciglibonrhood suffers no injury of any kind.

To walk my post in a brisk and soldier-!ike manner, incans to maintain the hearing and appearance of a soldier, keeping the uniform orderly and clean, and avoiding carelcss or slouchy movements. T h e reason for this is

50 that ‘a sciilry 011 post usually occupics :L

position where he is gcnerally seen by thc officers and soitlicrs oi his own reginlcnt, as well as by those of others and by civiliaiis, and under such conditions a sentry walking his post i n a careless and slovcnly maniier \vonld be an unmilitary performancc that would naturally creatc a most unlavoui-able impression.

“On the alert,” means on thc lookout or watch against attack or danger, ready to ac t ; and “keeping constantly on the alert, observ- ing everything that takes place within sight 01

hearing,” nieaiis that the sentry shall kcep his mind all the time upon his duty, and not fall into any day-dreams. In this nianncr he may often obscrve things that would otherwise pass unnoticed, and though they may seem to him

‘ to have no bearing upon his duty, yet froni the answers of an alert sentry aii officer nla; sometimes obtain valualile information.

“Properly relieved,” means to lie relievea by someone who has the authority to relieve a sentry, that is to say, an officer or non-con1-missioned officer of the guard only.

5 ' COPY O F GUARD REPORT.

(For use I n the Fleld only.)

REPORT of the........................................................... QuDpd.

Mounted by the.......................... on....................... ID.....

I,,,rro!e ................................... Colr"lrni.v2&................................... I 0. or I. IDz~nrr.. 'SG:~. A~Tlci.i:S Iti C H A I W E os Gurno. TRIES.

REPORT. ~~~~i~~~~ to tile mi ~~~~~d 2 ,rDre~~ing I insl,ectcd tilc mcDm~

nrtio1er 111,"'O ma,,tio,,c,1 Rl l l l f",I,3,l tllelll correct (m.?,81 ..................... ). Tellt &,,d ie relmir; thD L I ~ ~ ~ ~ # I ~TI,^ C , , , ~ , ~ I of nlliersi e ~ i , t e .

Inlaleantois nitcr tixc: off.I r e d lllldW I : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Inici~~~~~dl l l R r ~ ~ l ~ d tire maerr to the G~WI, anti np ia W I ~ Ithe nmt ~ e i i e fD U I ~ in : nnci ZLII

enrderri ~ IICCII nttmiea to ( r m p t ................................................... ). EnOh Hulief. lotlr goin8 on ""d eomiug off sentry. wns inq>cotcd.and 10,111 d Rt for<laty, I "iritcd the sentrios nt................................. "a1 ............................. 1,s' h y , R l l d ,ut........................ *,Id ......................... by ni&t,, i u i l louwl them alert, 011 their posts. innd aenuniatod with

~ ~ ~ Itileir Oracrs. 'rile G ~ e:,%visitell by tile~ Fieid omeor 01 t,ile day at ............................. by dny. and ut........................... 1,suiglit, by the Cqtnin n l the day at....................... by d?r, >&nilat ........................ by niglic, awl by the Subnltern oi tho dry n t ....................... by day. R l i t l at ........................ by nlglit.

*t* All l > l i a k 8p"ees to be ruled throagh.-N.0.-A duplicate 01 lhls Guard Report 10 bo handed to the Commander

a1 the New Guard.

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ROLL of the ........................ 6uard..................... IS

No.. N o r E .

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c q t . . ...........SevJ1.............Col.pl.. ...........J?ayl.,.

1,l. .............. .sergt.............corp l . ............ --_ Patrols Z U E I ~sent o a l 01 thc folfouiny lunws, r i g . :-

.................................... Conunnnding Caard.

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LIST OF SOLDIERS IN PRREST CONFINED I N CHARGE OF GUARD.

COIIPS.

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_...,..,,,.. , , , . ,. . . . ,',., , , , ,. C o i i m u ~ i d i n gGannl .

__ DURATION O F ARREST.

Any meniber of the dcfence force charged with any naval or military offcncc when on duty or wearing his uniform may be arrested, .pursuant to the order of an officer authorized by the rcgulatioiis to issue such order, by any other member of thc defence force, and dc-tained in naval or military custody unt i l he can be tried for the offence, but in the c a w of members of the citizen forces such arrest or custody shall not continue longer than while the corps or ship’s company t o w!iich such meinher belongs shall then remain under arms or on dnty, or if not then on duty, until such member shall have resumed civilian att ire, which he shall, without unnecessary delay, hc permitted to do.

The above provisions limiting the duration of the arrest or custody of a mcmbei of the citizen forces, and allowiiig liim t o resume civilian attire, shall be obeyed in the manner most suited to the circumstances, and such

55 niember shall be deemed t o be in open arrest until his case lias bceii disposed of.

Any member. of the citizeu forces who has been released from arrest i n the manner referred to, should be notified i n writing of the charge against him.

WHO MAY ARREST AND B E ARRESTED.

Subject to the above paragraph, any oficcr may order into mil ihry custody an officer of inferior rank, O K any soldier, and also an officer (though he be of higher rank) en-gaged in a quarrel, fray, or disorder, and any officer or soldier may take into military custody any officer or soldier pursiiaiit t o the order of a n officer, and such order shall be obeyed, notwithstanding the officer giving the order and the person in respect of whom the order is givcn do not belong to the same corps, arm, or branch of the service.

CUSTODY AND DELIVERY OF THE “CRIME.”

An officer or non-conimissioned officer commanding a guard or a provost-marshal or

56 assistant provost-iiiarshsl shall not reiusc to reccivc or keep aiiy pci-son who is committed to his custody by any officer or iioii-coininis-. sioned officcr, but it shall be thc duty of the officer or noli-commissioned officcr who com-mits any person into custody to dcl i \ -cr at the time of such committal, or as soon a s practic- able, and i n every casc within twenty-four hours thercaftcr, t o the oficer, non-commis- sioned officcr, provost-marslial, or assistant provost-marshal, into whose custody the person is committed. an account in writing, signed by hiinsclf, of the offcnce with which the person so committed is charged.

Military custody means the putting the offender under arrest, or the putting him i n confinement.

DUTIES OF COMMANDER OF GUARD AS TO DELIVERY OF CHARGE

REPORT. If the account in writing mentioned abovc,

commonly termed the “crime,” is not delivercd at the time, a verbal report to the same effect is to be made. If the “criinc” is iiot received within twenty-four hours, the commander of

57 thc guard will either take steps for procuring it, or repoi-t that he has not rcccivcd it to the officer to whom his guard rcport is furnished, who, ii the “crime” or other evidence sufficient to justify tlic detention is not forthcoming. will, at thc expiration of forty-eight hours from ilie timc of committal, order the relcasc of tlic person i n military custody. T n ordcr to comply with tlic provisions of paragraph 236 (33) to (35) of thcse rcgiilations, tlie namc and offence of every person in military custody, incliiding such as may have becn received over i n CLIS-

tody, and the rank and namc of tlic officer or other pcrson by whom he is chargcd, are to be entci-cd by the commander of the giiard i n his gnard rcpol-t. a n d tlie original “cl-imc,” or rl

copy thereof, is .to he formarderl to ISIC coni-nirlniling officer of the pcrson in military custody.

MILITARY CUSTODY OF AN OFFICER OR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

Military cnstody i n the casc of an officer, warrant officer, or non-commissioncd officer (not rrnrlcr sentencc) iisnally means arrest, but an officer, warrant officer, or noli-commis-

58 sioncd officer may, i f circnnistances reqnirc it. be placed for custody nnder the chargc of a guard, picquet, patrol, o r sentry, or of a pro-vost-marshal.

ARREST OF OFFICER. Arrest is either close arrest or open arrest.

\Vhen arrest is not described as open arrest, it means closc arrest. An officer nnder close arrest is not to leave his qnartei-s or tent, except to take SLIC~Iexercise under supervision as the mctlical officcr considers nccessary. When under open arrest he may take exercise a t stated periods within defined limits, which will usually be the precincts of t h e barracks or camp of his unit. If the cliniatc or thc state of the officer's health or othcr cii-cumstances rcquirc it, tliesc limits inny he cnlargcd a t the discrction of the oficcr commanding on the spot. An officcr undcr open arrest may, under strict ordcrs as to his conduct. Le directed to proceed from one station to anotlicr, or be per- mitted to Ieavc his station for a particular purpose.

An officcr undcr open arrest is forhidden to use his own or any other mess prcmiscs.

59 He is not to appear in any place .of amusement or entertainment or at public assemblies, and he is never to appear outside his quarters or. tent dressed otherwise than in uniform. An officer, when under arrest, will not wear sash, swords, belts, or spurs.

The parts of prcccding paragraphs i n heavy type shall not apply to officers atid non-comniis- sioned officurs of thc citizen forces, who are under open arrest, uiiless when wearing uniform, or i n camp.

ARREST OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

'l'lie prcccding paragraphs will also apply to warratit oficcrs and non-conimissioneil officers: who will, ii charged with a serious offcnce, be placed under arrest forthwith, but, i f thc offence allcged appears not to be serious. it inay lie investigated and disposed oi without prcvious arrest. In cases where doubts exist wlicther tlic offence alleged has been conimit- ted, arrest may bc delaycd, witlioiit prcjudice to a n y siibsequeiit procecdings.

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MILITARY CUSTODY OF PRIVATE SOLDIER.

Military custody in thc case of :L private soldier not under sentence incans either making him a soldier in open arrest or con-fining him i n a guard dctention room under charge of a guard, picquct, patrol, sentry, or provost-marshal.

l h e keys of the guard detention room shall lie kept in the charge of the commander of the guard.

A private soldior charged with a serious offence will bc placed in inilital-y custody Qn

the commission or discovery of thc offence. H e is not to be confined in the giiard detention room for offences unacco-.ipanied by drunken- ness, violence, or insubordination. unless con-fincment is necessary to insure his safe custody O K for the rnaintcnance of discipline, and t he investigation of the charge inay be hcld with-out his being confined. A private soldier against whom a charge for a n offence is pend-ing if in open arrest, will not quit barracks until his case has been disposed of. H e will

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attend parades, but will not be detailed for duty. The part of this paragraph in heavy type shall not apply to soldicrs'of the citizcn iorces, except when their corps rcniain under arms or 011 duty.

S O L D I E R C O N F I N E D BY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

A private soldier who disobeys an order distinctly givcn, o r resists the authority of n non-commissioned officer, is to be confined without altercation, and immediately reported to the officer. commanding his company, S.C., or t o the atljutant. When a 'non-commis- sioned officer has to confine a soldier he will invariably obtain thd assistance of otic or niorc privatcs to conduct the offender to the guard room, and will himself aLoid i n any way coming i n contact wiih him. Except i n cases of personal violence, or wheii on detachcd duties, lance-corporals and acting boinhardicrs with less than four years' service will not coti- fine private soldiers, but will rcport the olTcncc to the ordarly-serjieant, who \vi11 act as the circumstances require.

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FOR DRUNKENNESS.

A private soldier who is drunk is, if possible, to be confined alone in the guard detention room. Soldiers 011 being confined will be searched and deprived of knives or other weapons. Soldiers confined ior drunken- ness may be deprived oi their boots, except when the weather is cold, as they arc likely to' suffer in consequence, and arc to he visited and their condition ascertained at least every two hours ' b y a non-commissioned officer of the guard and an escort. Should any symptoms of scrious iliness be observed, a medical officer is forthwith t o be sent for. Soldiers suspected of being drunk are not to be put through any drill. o r tested for the p9xrpose of ascei-taining their condition. Care is t o be taken that a soldier charged with drunkenness is perfectly sober before he is brought before an officer for investigation of the charge. For this purpose twenty-four liours should cisually be allowed to elapse before the investigation.

6.3 CONFESSION OF DESERTION OR OFFENCE AGAINST ENLISTMENT.

Where a soldier makes a confession of desertion or of having committed an offence in relation to enlistment, if tlie invcstigatioii in coiinectioii tliercwith cannot be immediately completed, he need not be placed i n military custody. :If, at tlie time of, or sul,sequent to, and independent of, thc confession, he is charged with an offence, the soldier may be placed in military custody and tried for tlie offence.

BEDDING AND EXERCISE O F SOLDIERS IN CUSTODY.

1. A soldier in military custody for trial by court-martial shall bc allowed liis liedding lip to tlie t i m e of tlie promulgation of his sen-tcncc or acqiiittal.

2. Jf a soltlicr is detained i n military cns- tody for niorc than two days pending inquiry, he may h e allowed the nse of his bedding.

3. If a soldicr is detaincd in military cus-tody. i n severc wcathcr, lie may be allomed such bedding as is deenied necessary.

4. Soldiers who arc iinder chargc of a

guard shall take sufficicnt exercise, under supervision, for the prescrvation of their health.

SOLDIERS IN ARREST TO 'BE DEPRIVED OF THEIR CAPS.

Soldiers are to bc deprived of their caps. and of any articles they call use as missiles, during the investigation of offences and during their trial before any coiii-t.

OFFENDERS .NOT TO BEAR ARMS OR DO DUTY.

1\11 orfender while i l l ai-rcst or confinement is not to be I-eqnired to perlorm any dnty. other than siich duties as may lie necessary to rclicve him from the c1iarg.e of any cash, stores. accounts, o r offce of which he may h a w charge. or for \vliich he is responsililc. If by error, or i n emergency, lie has been ordcred to pcrform any duty, he is not thereby absolved froni liability to he proceeded against Cor h i s ofrcncc. An offender when i n arrest or con.. tinement is not to bear arms, except hy.order of his commanding officer i n an emergency or on t h c linc of march.