Great Britain. Army -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics
4. The bands of the division should be massed in rear of its centre to
play a Royal or other salute, and then resume their position in rear of
their respective brigades as soon as the Royal Personage or reviewing
officer moves to the right of the line.
5. The order of march of the staff when passing down the line will be
as follows, the distances and intervals being ten paces:--
A.D.C.
D.A.A. and OFFICER,
Q.M.G. GENERAL STAFF.
G.O.C.
=197.= _A division marching past._
1. A division will march past as the general officer commanding may
direct, and on the principles laid down for a brigade.
2. _Generals, Brigadiers, &c._--When a division marches past,
the general of the division only will move to the saluting point,
accompanied by his senior staff officer.
3. _Position of Staff._--The general and staff will march past
thirty paces in front of the commander (or staff) of the leading unit
in the following order, distances and intervals ten paces:--
A.D.C.
OFFICER, D.A.A. and
GENERAL STAFF. Q.G.M.
G.O.C.
No officers other than the above will join the divisional staff.
4. _Distances_ will be as follows, or as the general officer
commanding may direct:--When marching past in column, column of double
companies, or mass, sixty paces will be preserved between arms and
brigades. When in line of quarter columns, there will be one hundred
and fifty paces between brigades; the other arms will march past in
column only.
5. The bands of the leading brigade will commence playing as the
brigade moves off, those of succeeding brigades as soon as the band of
the brigade in front of them ceases to play.
=198.= _Review of any larger body of troops than a division._
1. _Formation._--The troops will be formed up for review as in
Plate XIII, or as the general officer commanding may direct.
2. _Position of Generals and Staffs._--Officers commanding
infantry brigades, &c., with their respective staffs, will be posted as
in S. =193= (2); general officers commanding divisions, with their
staffs, will take post as laid down in S. =196= (2).
The general officer commanding will be in front of the centre of the
line, fifty paces from general officers commanding divisions; the staff
will be drawn up in two lines, ten paces in rear of the general officer
commanding, at intervals of ten paces, ten paces being preserved
between lines, thus--
G.O.C.
G.O. IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATION.
A.D.C. OFFICER, A.M.S. OFFICER, A.D.C.
GENERAL STAFF. GENERAL STAFF.
A.Q.M.G. D.A.A. and Q.M.G. A.A.G.
No other officers will join the staff; officers attached to the staff
will form up behind the saluting flag, or at any other convenient point.
[Illustration: PLATE XIII.
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