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Discipline.
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system of awarding punishment; some detailed information
necessary to ascertain what is Leins done in this con­
nection with a view to establishing a proper standard
and uniform system, according to offence, throughout
the District*
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I should like to know whether or
not you are following Regulations with respect to deten­
tion, defaulters’ parades and drill, what does C.3. mean
with you, hare you a Provost Sergeant and what are his
duties, do you have pack drill?
5.
VJhat powers of awarding punishment
have you delegated to your Company or subordinate
Commanders?
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DISCIPLINE.
Sir;
1 have the honour i n r e p l y to your
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e r e n c e to the m a r g i n a l l y noted s u b j e c t t h a t I
have always endeavoured to award punishment
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a c c o r d i n g to the m e r i t s o f each i n d i v i d u a l c a s e
a t the same time k e e p in g i n view the g e n e r a l
e f f e c t o f such punishment upon the whole o f the
B attalion .
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i n d i v i d u a l and the minimum^
e f f e c t the g r e a t e s t good f o r the g r e a t e s t numbep.
I a l s o b e a r in mind t h a t many o f f e n c e s are
committed through i g n o r a n c e , t h a t i s , not i g n o r ­
ance o f the s p e c i f i c r e g u l a t i o n i n v o l v e d , but a
l a c k o f a p p r e c i a t i o n o f the t r u e meaning o f d i e - \
c i p l i n e , and t h i s extends n o t o n l y to the N .C .O 's
and men, but to the o f f i c e r s as w e l l .
This s e n s e j
o f d i s c i p l i n e can o nly be developed in the c o u r se j j \
o f time and demands on the p a r t o f the o f f i c e r s
u n c e a s i n g v i g i l e n c e , and a h i g h s t a n d a r d o f e f f i c ­
iency.
How th e n , in . j u s t i c e to the s o l d i e r can I ev.pec.tv,
e x p e c t to e x a c t the f u l l p e n a l t y o f the law - a \
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law t h a t w;is l a i d down f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l o f f i c e r s
and p r o f e s s i o n a l s o l d i e r s 1
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2.
The most common o f f e n c e t h a t I have to de al
w i t h i s , "Absence Without L e a v e " - and, i n t t h e
p a s t , I have a llo w e d my Company Commanders con­
s i d e r a b l e l a t i t u d e in d e a l i n g w i t h crises o f t h i s
n a t u r e ; b u t , on account o f the p r e v a l e n c e o f t h i s
o f f e n c e , I have r e c e n t l y i s s u e d i n s t r u c t i o n s t h a t
c a s e s must be b r o u g h t to B a t t a l i o n O r d e r l y Room,
u n l e s s i t can be c l e a n l y e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t the c i r ­
cumstances a t t e n d i n g the absence were beyond the
c o n t r o l o f the i n d i v i d u a l concerned.
In the c a s e s o f w i l f u l absence,my r u l e i s to
award one d a y ’ s d e t e n t i o n f o r e v e r y day a b s e n t , and,
i n the c a s e o f s i c k n e s s , a M e d ic al O ^ f i e i r o a t e i s
always demanded o r the man’ s s t o r y i s not a c c e p t e d .
In r a r e c a s e s , I d i s m i s s the c h a r g e and c a n c e l the
e n t r y o f absence.
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I b e l i e v e t h a t I have-eons i s t e n t l y
f o l l o w e d the r e g u l a t i o n s w i t h r e f e r e n c e to
d e t e n t i o n and d e f a u l t e r s ’ d r i l l and p a r a d e s .
In t h i s "B a tt a l i o n " C . B . " means - h a l f
an hour pack d r i l l a f t e r morning r o l l - c a l l
and a l s o from i f p . m . ;
extra fa t ­
i g u e s - such as ecMtbbing and c l e a n i n g up
a f t e r parade hours ; d e f a u l t e r s answer t h e i r
names e v e r y h a l f - h o u r a f t e r R e t r e a t u n t i l
1 0 . 0 0 p.m.
The P r o v o s t S e r g e a n t and two policemen
( L a n c e - C o r p o r a l s ) a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the
d e f a u l t e r s , the q u e s t i o n i n g o f C i v i l i a n s
about B a r r a c k s ; e s c o r t s ; e x e r c i s i n g f o f u c r u r
own p r i s o n e r s e o n f in e d to Guard Room ; the
p a r a d i n g o f a l l men a t B a t t a l i o n O r d e r ly
Room.
4.
My Company Commanders a r e a u t h o r i z e d
to e x e r c i s e the f u l l powers o f a Company
Commander as l a i d down in K. R. & 0 .
I have the honour to b e ,
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Sir,
Your o b e d ie n t s e r v a n t ,
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L t . Colonel
O.C., 1 1 8 t h O . S . B a t t . C . E . F .
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Good Conduct B a d g e s, C. E. F.
I s s u e d w i t h M o b i l i z a t i o n Camp Orders o f 29th December, 1 9 1 6 .
6 5 1 , A Good-conduct badge s h a l l be a h i g h d i s t i n c t i o n c o n f e r r e d
on a s o l d i e r under the rank o f c o r o o r a l , 2 nd c o r n e r s ! , or
b om bardier, as a tok en o f e n p r o b a tio n o f good condu ct, and s h a l l
be marked by a che v ron worn on the l e f t arm.
S e r v i c e R e q u i r e d f o r Ba dg e s.
6 5 2 . Good-conduct badges may be g r a n t e d a f t e r t h e f o l l o w i n g
periods o f s e r v i c e : - ...
One b a d g e ............ ............................................ .. ... . a f t e r 2 y e a r s ’
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service
X X X X X
6 5 3 * I f a s o l d i e r ’ s name has not been e n t e r e d in the r e g i m e n t a l
condu ct-book f o r 14 y e a r s , he s h a l l be e n t i t l e d to ho ld b a d g e s ,
i f o t h e r w i s e q u a l i f i e d , a f t e r p e r i o d s s h o r t e r by two y e a r s ,
t h o s e s t a t e d in A r t i c l e 6 5 2 .
than
R eckoning o f S e r v i c e .
6 5 4 , A s o l d i e r s h a l l reckon towards the g r a n t o f good-conduct
badg es a l l s e r v i c e a llo w e d to reckon towards d i s c h a r g e .
6 5 5 * A s o l d i e r r e - e n l i s t e d who has p r e v i o u s l y se r v e d in the
Permanent Fo rc e s h a l l be p e r m i t t e d to reckon towards th e g r a n t
o f good-conduct b adges a l l s e r v i c e i n t h a t F o r c e , p r o v i d e d
t h a t he acknowledged h i s former s e r v i c e on e n l i s t m e n t .
Grant o f B a d g e s.
656. S u b j e c t to A r t i c l e 658, a good-conduct badge s h a l l be
awarded w i t h i n the l i m i t s l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 6$2 to a s o l d i e r
on c o m p le t in g a "term o f g o o d - c o n d u c t " , i . e . , a p e r i o d o f two
y e a r s d u r i n g which no e n t r y has been made a g a i n s t the s o l d i e r ’ s
name i n th e r e g i m e n t a l c onduct- book.
I f th e o f f e n c e l a s t e n t e r ­
ed i n v o l v e d imprisonment or d e t e n t i o n , su ch p e r i o d s h a l l reckon
from the day f o l l o w i n g t h a t o f the t e r m i n a t i o n o f the im p riso n ment or d e t e n t i o n ; o t h e r w i s e , i t s h a l l reckon from t h e d a t e on
which punishment was awarded.
6 5 7 * A second or l a t e r badge s h a l l not be g r a n t e d under A r t i c l e
656 u n t i l the badge or b adges p r e v i o u s l y aw&rded h«ve been h e ld
thro ug h a complete "term o f good c on duct" im m ediately p r e c e d i n g
t h e d a t e o f th e g r a n t ; e x c e p t as l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 6 6 0 .
658. A good-conduct badge s h a l l not be awarded to a s o l d i e r
under p a r a g r a p h 656, i f , on th e co m p le tio n o f a "term o f good
c o n d u c t" , he i s a b s e n t , or i s a p r i s o n e r , ‘o r ’i n a r r e s t , ' • a w a i t i n g
d isp osal.
YJhen thg Commanding O f f i c e r f i n a l l y d i s p o s e s o f ^ny
such c a s e , h e s h a l l , u n l e s s he awards a punishment which e n t a i l s
f o r f e i t u r e o f pay under A r t i c l e 9 2 , d e c i d e whether the badge i s ,
or i s n o t , to be g i v e n t o the s o l d i e r .
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6 5 9 * a s o l d i e r reduced, from a h i g h e r rank to a rank in which he
■ would be e l i g i b l e f o r a good conduct hedge oh0] ! , u n l e s s f o r ­
f e i t u r e i s awarded under a r t i c l e s 662 to 664, be g r a n t e d et once
such o number o f bad ges os he would h o v e .b e e n e l i g i b l e f o r , under
A r t i c l e 6 5 2 , in the lo w e r rank, regard b e i n g hod to t h e e n t r i e s
i n h i s r e g i m e n t a l c o n d u c t - s h e e t ( s e e A r t i c l e , 6 6 l ) ; and t h e remeining bodge or hedges s h e l l be awarded under th e c o n d i t i o n s o f
A r t i c l e 667 .
660. When the s e r v i c e which 0 s o l d i e r hoe f o r f e i t e d by d e s e r t i o n
or arty o t h e r c a u s e , has been r e s t o r e d to him, he s V l l from the
do te on which he i s h e ld to have become e l i g i b l e f o r such r e s t o r ­
a t i o n , be r e - a s s e s s e d f o r the good-conduct .bodges, and be awarded
t h o s e to which h i e t o t a l s e r v i c e e n t i t i e s him, h a v i n g r e g a r d to
the s e v e r a l e n t r i e s o f h i s name i n the c o n d u c t - s h e e t s i n c e a t t e s t a ­
t i o n , i n c l u d i n g the e n t r y o f the o f f e n c e f o r which h i s s e r v i c e
w’>s f o r f e i t e d .
In such c a s e , t h e u n i n t e r r u p t e d p o s s e s s i o n o f
the p r e v i o u s badge or bad ges d u r i n g a complete "term o f good-conduct
s h a l l not, be e n f o r c e d , nor s h a l l i t be n e c e s s a r y , b e f o r e an other
badge c : n be awarded, t h a t f u l l "term o f g o o d -c o n d u c t " should have
e la p s e d from the d a t e o f r e - a s s e s s m e n t .
F o r f e i t u r e o f B a dg e s.
661, One badge h e ld by a s o l d i e r s h a l l be f o r f e i t e d f o r each
o c c a s i o n on which h i s name a p p e ar s in the re g im e n t a l conduct- book,
u n l e s s the e n t r y be f o r an o f f e n c e e n t a i l i n g f u r t h e r f o r f e i t u r e
under A r t i c l e s 662 to 665 .
662.. xE x ce p t as l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 6 6 3, a g e n e r a l or d i s t r i c t
c o u r t - m a r t i a l may, i n a d d i t i o n to or w itho u t any o t h e r p u n ish ­
ment, s e n t e n c e e s o l d i e r to f o r f e i t a l l or any o f h i s good-conduct
badges.
663 . Xa s o l d i e r s h a l l f o r f e i t a l l h i s good-conduct badg es and be
placed, in the same p o s i t i o n as r e g a r d s e a r n i n g bad ges as a r e c r u i t
when: - (a) He i s c o n v i c t e d o f an o f f e n c e under S e c t i o n 17 or S e c t i o n
18 o f the Army A c t, or
(b) His c o n v i c t i o n by c o u r t - m a r t i a l , or the o r d e r d i s p e n s i n g
w i t h h i s t r i a l , i s such as to e n t a i l a f o r f e i t u r e o f
former s e r v i c e towards engagement.
In such c a s e s , the
f o r f e i t u r e o f badg es s h a l l not he in clud e d in the s e n t e n c e .
664. Xa s o l d i e r se n t e n c e d by a c o u r t - m a r t i a l or c i v i l cnurt to
a term o f imprisonment e x c e e d i n g s i x months s h a l l f o r f e i t a l l
good-conduct badg es he ld by him without power o f r e s t o r a t i o n , npd
s h a l l be p la c e d in the s-me p o s i t i o n as r e g a r d s e a r n i n g badges
as a s o l d i e r t o whom *a badge h a s never been awarded,
665 . a soldier shall forfeit th whole of his good-conduct
badges when discharged:-a) w i t h . ig n o m in y ;
b) e x p r e s s l y on account o f m i s c o n d u c t ;
c) on c o n v i c t i o n by c i v i l power;
(d) on being sentenced to o nal servitude;
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(e) f o r g i v i n g 0 f a l s e answer on a t t e s t at io n.
666. The f o r f e i t u r e o f a good-conduct badge s h e l l be reckoned
from t h e date on which nunishment has been awarded.
x These r e g u l a t i o n s a r e Trade w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o S e c t i o n
44 (XI) o f the Army A c t .
R e s t o r a t i o n o f Podges.
667 . A s o l d i e r mho f o r f e i t s a good-conduct, b adg e , except under
the c ir c u m s t a n c e e d e f i n e d in Articles 663 and 664 s h s i i r e g a in
i t on c om p le ting a " h a l f term o f g o o d - c o n d u c t , " reckoned as l a i d
do’-n in a r t i c l e 656 .
I f a s o l d i e r has l o s t r o r e than one b adge, he s h a l l complete
" h a l f term o f go o d -co n d u ct" from the d a t e o f l o s i n g t h e l a s t
badge f o r f e i t e d b e f o r e one l o s t badge i s r e s t o r e d , and s h a l l com
p l e t e an other " h a l f term" b e f o r e the second badge i s r e s t o r e d ,
£nd so on.
llo good-conduct badge s h a l l , however, be r e s t o r e d i f , on t h e
com p le tion o f a " h a l f term o f good c o n d u c t " , the s o l d i e r i s
jvbfentj or in a r r e s t a w a i t i n g d i s p o s a l f o r an o f f e n c e which i s ,
s u b s e q u e n t l y e n te re d i n the r e g i m e n t a l conduct s h e e t , or i s
ab se nt under c o n d i t i o n s which a f t e r w a r d s e n t a i l such an e n t r y .