STANDING ORDERS FOR THE FORTRESS OF HALIFAX, N.S.

1908

FORTRESS STANDING ORDERS.

The following Fortress Standing Orders by Brigadier General C. W. Drury, C.B., A.D.C., are published herewith.

A. H. MACDONELL. Major
D.A.A.G.

Halifax, N.S.,
January 1, 1908

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DEFINITIONS.

The term "Corps" will be held to include:­

• The Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery.
• The Royal Canadian Engineers.
• The Royal Canadian Regiment.
• The Canadian Permanent Army Service Corps.
• Permanent Army Medical Corps.
• Canadian Ordnance Corps.
• Canadian Army Pay Corps.
• Corps of Military Staff Clerks.

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CONTENTS.

SECTION I.

• Time, gun, reveille, retreat, tatto.
• Garrison duties.
• Guards.
• Piquets.
  

SECTION II.

• Prisoners.
• Garrison Military police.
• Garrison employ.
• Fatigue and working parties.
  

SECTION III.

• Leave, Furloughs and Passes.
• Dress.
• Route marching.
• Parades.

SECTION IV.

• Correspondence.
• Gymnasium.
• Miltary prison.

SECTION V.

• Military telephones service.
• Citadel and Camperdown signal stations.
• Fires.

SECTION VI.

• Divine service.
• Deaths.
• Funerals.

SECTION VII.

• R.E. divisions.
• Sanitary services.
• MacNab Island.
• Musketry and annual training.
• Ammunition.

SECTION VIII.

• Moves, Barracks, Transport.
• Rations.

SECTION IX.

• Medical inspection rooms.
• Station hospital.
• Medical attendance.

SECTION X.

• Ammunition.
• District pay office.

SECTION XI.

• Officers' garrison library.
• Returns.

APPENDICES.

I.	F.O.'s report.
II.	Qr. Mr. report R.C.G.A.
III.	Qr. Mr. report R.C.R.
IV.	Detail of garrison guards.
V.	Extracts from city ordinance.
VI.	Miscellaneous returns and reports.
VII.	Halifax fire alarm.
VIII.	Index to Military telephones.

 

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