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
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.
CONTENTS.
- Time, gun, reveille, retreat, tatto.
- Garrison duties.
- Guards.
- Piquets.
- Prisoners.
- Garrison Military police.
- Garrison employ.
- Fatigue and working parties.
- Leave, Furloughs and Passes.
- Dress.
- Route marching.
- Parades.
- Correspondence.
- Gymnasium.
- Miltary prison.
- Military telephones service.
- Citadel and Camperdown signal stations.
- Fires.
- Divine service.
- Deaths.
- Funerals.
- R.E. divisions.
- Sanitary services.
- MacNab Island.
- Musketry and annual training.
- Ammunition.
- Moves, Barracks, Transport.
- Rations.
- Medical inspection rooms.
- Station hospital.
- Medical attendance.
- Ammunition.
- District pay office.
- Officers' garrison library.
- Returns.
| 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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