Great Britain. Army -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics
When marching past in mass, the massed drums and bands will advance on
the outer flank of the mass parallel with the leading company, halting
opposite the saluting point; they will play the mass past, and move on
again opposite the centre of the rear battalion. The wagons and machine
guns will be massed twenty paces in rear of the rear battalion, machine
guns nearer the saluting base. Mules, cyclists, and stretcher bearers
will not be massed.
When marching past in line of quarter columns, the massed drums and
bands will be in front of the centre of the brigade, preceding the
brigade staff by ten paces. In marching past in this formation, drums
and bands will move straight on, the bands ceasing to play when the
rear of the brigade has passed the saluting point. The machine guns
will be massed twenty paces in rear of the battalion nearest the
saluting base. Wagons, mules, cyclist and stretcher bearers will not be
massed.
=195.= _A brigade advancing in review order._
If required to advance in review order by the inspecting officer,
battalions may be formed in line of quarter columns at any interval,
arms at the _Slope_, and the officers and Colours in front, as
described in S. =193= (2).
The line of quarter columns will then advance, the bands and drums
playing, and when at a convenient distance from the reviewing officer
it will be halted and ordered to salute, after which it will be
directed to order arms, and will wait for orders.
Supply columns, field hospitals, and bearer-companies will not advance
in review order.
=196.= _Review of a division._
1. _Formation._--A division may be formed up for review as in
Plate XII, and proceed as described in S. =193=.
[Illustration: PLATE XII.
REVIEW OF A DIVISION.
_Division formed up to receive Inspecting Officer._
_2. Inf. Brig._ _1. Inf. Brig._ _F. Coy._ _2. Brig.
Artillery._ _Squadon._
_Field Hospital._ _Supply Column._
_Intervals and Distances as required._]
2. _Position of the general, the staff, &c._--The general will
be in front of the centre of his division, thirty paces from the
brigadiers; the brigadiers being posted as in S. =193= (2); and
officers commanding artillery and engineers at similar distances in
front of their commands; the divisional staff will be drawn up in
three lines, ten paces in rear of the general officer commanding the
division, distances and intervals ten paces, thus:--
G.O.C.
A.D.C.
D.A.A. and OFFICER,
Q.M.G. GENERAL STAFF.
3. When the reviewing officer moves to the right of the line, the
divisional general, accompanied by his staff, will act as in S.
=193= (3), brigadiers will remain in position in front of their
brigades.
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