14. Dress:—Fighting order, with packs instead of haversacks. Every N.C.O. and man will carry:—
- 1 No. 23 rifle grenade.
- 2 Aeroplane flares.
- 4 Sandbags.
- 1 Bandolier extra S.A.A.—Carried in the pack.
- 1 Lewis gun magazine
Parties of men specially selected to deal with dugouts will carry two No. 23 rifle grenades.
Every rifle grenadier will carry six Hales No. 24 rifle grenades.
Shovels will be carried by every man, less runners, signallers, stretcher-bearers, and Nos. 1 and 2 of Lewis gun teams.
Men carrying shovels will not carry the entrenching tool.
Bayonets will not be fixed until immediately before leaving the assembly line.
15. The Battalion will be fitted out on the early morning of Y day. Bombs and S.A.A. will be drawn from the St. Jean dump by small parties from each Company. At the same time parties will draw shovels and sandbags from the Divisional R.E. dump, St. Jean—Wieltje Road, 600 yards west of Wieltje. These carrying parties must have returned to Congreve Walk—Liverpool Line by 5 30 a.m. on Y day. After that hour there must be no movement over the open.
16. The Brigade main dump is at C 23 c 3 1 (old German front line). Advanced Brigade dumps are established at Spree Farm (C 18 d 5 3) and at dugouts C 18 d 7 5.