(j) All loading will be from pouch or bandolier; no ammunition must ever be placed on ground or parapet.
(k) Disposal of rifles, equipment, and ammunition.—Wounded and men 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 other 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 and returned to the quartermaster under company arrangements.
(l) Ammunition.—Every man will have 170 rounds in his possession.
(m) Platoon commanders will report at evening "stand to" whether their ammunition is correct or otherwise.
4. "STAND TO."—"Stand to" will take place 1 hour before daylight and 1 hour before dusk. At this parade every available man will be present. Rifles, ammunition, equipment, clothing, etc., will be inspected. Rapid loading will be practiced. The firing position of every man will be tested, to see whether he can hit the bottom edge of our wire. Gas helmets and respirators will be inspected in accordance with the orders in force. Orders will be issued and steps taken to see that the men understand them. After "stand to" in the morning and before "stand to" in the evening rifles will be thoroughly cleaned and oiled.
5. CARE OF BOMBS AND GRENADES.—(a) Only a small percentage of bombs will be kept in the front trenches. These will be kept in a well-protected and dry bomb receptacle.
(b) Bomb stores will be built in the end of communication trenches in the support line.
(c) Detonators and fuzes, except in the front lines, will normally be kept in tins and not in the bomb.
(d) The battalion grenadier officer will make frequent inspection of all bombs and grenades.
(e) The alarm posts for grenadiers will be close to where the bomb stores are placed.