TRENCH LIFE AND TRENCH WARFARE.
TAKING OVER THE TRENCHES.
1.—Leaving Billets.
The battalions of a Brigade occupying a given sector of the front are billeted when out of the trenches, in the villages closest to their sector. Cf. [appendix].
When their turn comes to relieve the battalions in the trenches, the officers in charge should have the following instructions carried out:
2.—On the day before the relief make sure:
That the rifles, bayonets, etc., are in good condition.
That the ammunition and reserve rations are supplied.