Great Britain. Army -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics
6. _Officers to salute once only._--Officers, whether mounted or
dismounted, will salute only on the first occasion of marching past;
mounted officers only will salute when marching past in quarter column.
7. _Battalion staff officers._--The staff officers, excepting the
adjutant, do not march past, and will place themselves in rear of the
saluting point; but the assistant adjutant will march past with the
company to which he belongs.
8. _Warrant officers and staff serjeants._--The serjeant-major
will be two paces in column, and one pace in quarter column, in rear
of the centre of the colour party; the staff serjeants will not be
required to march past. The bandmaster and serjeant drummer (carrying
his staff at the _Trail_, as he passes the saluting point), will
salute with the outer hand on the first occasion of marching past.
9. _Drums and band._--For marching past, the band and drums (or
bugles) will move up to fifty paces in advance of the leading company,
both formed in two or more ranks. The band will commence playing as
soon as the leading company advances on the saluting base. When it
arrives in front of the saluting point it will turn to the left, change
direction to the right, and halt and turn to the right opposite to the
saluting point, continuing to play until the rear of the battalion has
passed. The band master will face the saluting point.
10. In marching past signallers, who will be in the supernumerary rank
of their companies, will carry their flags at the _Trail_ and
their rifles slung.
11. Machine guns, cyclist sections, and stretcher bearers will march
past five paces in rear of the battalion. Cyclist section nearest the
saluting base and on foot on the left of their cycles. Machine guns in
the centre, stretcher bearers on the outer flank. Should there be more
than one section, cyclists will march past in column of sections ten
paces behind the machine guns, &c.
12. _Regimental transport._--Will march past twenty paces in rear
of the battalion, carts nearest the saluting base, mules in centre,
transport wagons on the outer flank.
=192.= _A battalion advancing in review order._
If required, the battalion will be formed in line with bayonets fixed
and arms sloped, and on the command ADVANCE IN REVIEW ORDER,
QUICK--MARCH, it will advance by the centre, the band and drums
playing till within thirty paces of the inspecting officer, when
it will be halted and ordered to salute in the same manner as when
receiving him; after which it will be directed to order arms, and will
wait for orders (see also S.] =189=).
=193.= _Review of a Brigade._
1. _Formation._--The brigade may be formed with battalions in line
at any ordered interval, and proceed in the same manner as a single
battalion, or, in line of quarter columns, as in Plate XI, at any
ordered interval with bayonets fixed.
2. _Receiving the reviewing officer in line of quarter columns._--
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