The above four motions should be gradually and slowly combined into one easy movement.
The head should be turned well towards the reviewing officer whilst passing him, and ten paces beyond that officer, the sword is Recovered, carrying it well to the front in doing so, and then brought to the Carry.
When the sword is at the Carry, the position is with the hilt resting on the right thigh, the blade perpendicular, the wrist rounded so as to incline the edge slightly to the left, the grasp of the lower fingers slightly relaxed, the little finger in rear of the hilt.
6. Officers to salute once only.—Officers, whether mounted or dismounted, will salute only on the first occasion of marching past; mounted officers only will salute when marching past in quarter column.
7. Battalion staff officers.—The staff officers, excepting the adjutant, do not march past, and will place themselves in rear of the saluting point; but the assistant adjutant will march past with the company to which he belongs.
8. Warrant officers and staff serjeants.—The serjeant-major will be two paces in column, and one pace in quarter column, in rear of the centre of the colour party; the staff serjeants will not be required to march past. The bandmaster and serjeant drummer (carrying his staff at the Trail, as he passes the saluting point), will salute with the outer hand on the first occasion of marching past.
9. Drums and band.—For marching past, the band and drums (or bugles) will move up to fifty paces in advance of the leading company, both formed in two or more ranks. The band will commence playing as soon as the leading company advances on the saluting base. When it arrives in front of the saluting point it will turn to the left, change direction to the right, and halt and turn to the right opposite to the saluting point, continuing to play until the rear of the battalion has passed. The band master will face the saluting point.
10. In marching past signallers, who will be in the supernumerary rank of their companies, will carry their flags at the Trail and their rifles slung.
11. Machine guns, cyclist sections, and stretcher bearers will march past five paces in rear of the battalion. Cyclist section nearest the saluting base and on foot on the left of their cycles. Machine guns in the centre, stretcher bearers on the outer flank. Should there be more than one section, cyclists will march past in column of sections ten paces behind the machine guns, &c.
12. Regimental transport.—Will march past twenty paces in rear of the battalion, carts nearest the saluting base, mules in centre, transport wagons on the outer flank.