The Organisation of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers ExplainedBrassey, Thomas Brassey, Earl
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The Organisation of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers Explained
Brassey, Thomas Brassey, Earl
Great Britain. Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers
90. If a Volunteer is wounded or injured on service or on drill, he will
be entitled to the same pension to which any seamen in Her Majesty's
Navy would be entitled for a similar wound or injury; or if killed,
slain, or drowned on service, or on drill, his widow (if any) will be
entitled to the same gratuities, out of Greenwich Hospital Funds as the
widow of any other Seamen of the Navy of the same rating.
[Sidenote: Hospital or Sick Quarters.]
91. Volunteers taken seriously ill or injured whilst undergoing drill,
may be sent to a Naval Hospital or Sick Quarters for treatment.
[Sidenote: Applications for Pensions.]
92. Applications for pensions or compensations for injuries or hurts
received whilst on service or drill, are to be specially made to the
Admiralty; the nature and cause of the injury are to be fully reported,
and the names of the witnesses, as also whether blame was attributable
to the Volunteer making the application, when the case will be
considered as it deserves.
[Sidenote: Purchase of clothing, &c.]
93. Volunteers are allowed to purchase at the Government rate any
clothing or necessaries that may be requisite for their outfit or dress
as belonging to the Corps.
PERMANENT STAFF.
[Sidenote: Composition.]
94. The Permanent Staff of a Brigade will consist of one Officer
Instructor to the Brigade, and one Petty Officer Instructor for each
Battery composing the Brigade.
[Sidenote: Appointment.]
95. The appointments to the Permanent Staff will be made by the
Admiralty, and will be tenable for a term of five years, or for such
lesser period that the Admiralty may think fit.
[Sidenote: Officer whence selected.]
96. The Officer Instructor will be commissioned as Lieutenant in the
Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, and will be selected from Officers of,
or retired from, the Royal Navy, of and above the rank of Lieutenant.
[Sidenote: Qualification.]
97. The Officer Instructor will be required to undergo a course of
Instruction in one of the Gunnery Ships to qualify him for the duties of
Instructor in Heavy and Truck Gun Drills, Rifle, Pistol and Cutlass
Exercises.
[Sidenote: Not to hold other appointment.]
98. As the services of an Officer Instructor will be at all times
required by the Volunteers, he will not be permitted to follow any
profession or appointment, public or private.
[Sidenote: Age.]
99. No Officer whose age exceeds 50 years is eligible for the
appointment of Officer Instructor.
[Sidenote: Rank and position.]
100. An Officer Instructor of Naval Volunteers is purely a Staff
Officer, and except for the purpose of Instruction, is not entitled, by
virtue of his superior rank, to take the command of any Force of Naval
Volunteers, when an Officer of the Corps is present.
[Sidenote: General duties.]
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