(l) Platoon commanders will report at "Stand to" whether their ammunition is correct or otherwise.
(m) Except in cases of emergency no bandoliers will be issued to men in the trenches.
(n) Disposal of rifles, equipment, and ammunition.—Men wounded and going sick will, if able to walk, wear their equipment and carry their rifles. The rifles and equipment of men unable to carry them, and also those of dead men, will be sent back to the dressing station. All rifles, however, badly damaged, and equipment damaged or not required, will be sent back to the quartermaster. Damaged cartridges and empty cases will be collected in sacks hung up in the trenches for the purpose and returned to the quartermaster.
19. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST GAS ATTACK.—When "Wind dangerous" is ordered, the following arrangements will be carried out:
(i) All small box respirators and P. H. helmets will be carefully inspected; such inspections will be carried out daily during the "Wind dangerous" period.
(ii) Within a mile of the front line the small box respirator will be worn in the "Alert" position on the chest with flap unbuttoned, but protecting the respirator from the wet.
(a) The small box respirator will be worn in the "Alert" position outside all clothing.
(b) Nothing will be carried slung across the body in such a way as to interfere with the adjustment of the box respirator.
(iii) Where for any reason a man is not in possession of a small box respirator, he will wear his P. H. helmet pinned to the shirt in the "Alert" position.
(iv) The chin strap of the steel helmet will on no account be worn under the chin to impede the adjustment of the mask.