J. K. Cochrane,
Lieut. Colonel, General Staff,
55th (West Lancashire) Division.
January, 1917.
CONTENTS.
| Section. | |
| Duties | 1 |
| Sentries | 2 |
| Patrols | 3 |
| Alertness | 4 |
| Stand to | 5 |
| Arrangements in case of attack | 6 |
| Machine guns | 7 |
| Cooperation between artillery, etc | 8 |
| Method of dealing with crater formed by mine explosion | 9 |
| Reliefs | |
| (a) Reconnaissance | 10 |
| (b) Points to be noted by company commander | 10 |
| (c) Guides | 10 |
| (d)Smoking and talking | 10 |
| (e) Rate of march to trenches | 10 |
| (f) Procedure on arrival in trenches | 10 |
| Wiring | 11 |
| Organization of work on defenses | 12 |
| Log books | 13 |
| Undercutting trench sides | 14 |
| Communications | 15 |
| Ration parties from front trenches | 16 |
| Firing at aeroplanes | 17 |
| Rifles, equipment, and ammunition | 18 |
| Precautions against gas attacks | 19 |
| Action during enemy gas attack | 20 |
| Action after enemy gas attack | 21 |
| Action during gas shell bombardment | 22 |
| Discipline with regard to carrying small box respirators | 23 |
| Vermorel sprayers | 24 |
| Sanitation | 25 |
| Rations and cooking | 26 |
| Care of grenades | 27 |
| Steel helmets | 28 |
| Issue of rum | 29 |
| Chilled feet and frost bite | 30 |
55TH (WEST LANCASHIRE) DIVISION TRENCH ORDERS.
1. DUTIES.—(a) One officer per company and one N. C. O. per platoon will always be on duty. During their tour of duty they will not be in their dugouts. They will frequently visit all trenches occupied by their units.
Every listening post will be visited, if possible, by an officer once during his tour of duty.
(b) The officer on duty will, when his tour of duty is finished, inform the officer relieving him and report to him the situation, work in progress, and any other information of use.
(c) By night the officer and N. C. O. on duty will frequently patrol the trench line, to see that the sentries are alert and to inquire whether they have any information about the enemy to report.