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s.s. Monterey, 5th April 1900
By Lt. Col. Steele, Commanding, Troops on Board

R.O. 254 – 05-04-1900

A board of Officers of the following detail, President, Captain Howard, Members, Lieutenants Tobin and Benyon, will assemble today and report on the loss of the following horses, regimentally numbered:- “B” Squadron, 358, 380, “C” Squadron, 135, 201, 302. The evidence of Vet. Surgn. Stephenson and F.Q.M. Sergt. McMillan will be taken.

R.O. 255 – 05-04-1900

The following appointments to the Regimntal Staff are published for the information of all concerned.

To Be Batmen:

Regt. No. 201 Private Kerr, G.F. )
Regt. No. 310 Private Shaw, R. ) To Lt. Col. Steele

Regt. No. 346 Private Pym, H.M. )
Regt. No. 114 Private Doherty, G.A.) To Major Belcher

Regt. No. 197 Private Gilmore, I.F. )To Lieut. Snider
Regt. No. 72 Private McLeod, W.R. )To Lieut. Parker
Regt. No. 278 Private Clarke, W. M. )To Lieut. Keenan
Regt. No. 492 Private Mulligan, F. )To Lieut. Stebenson
Regt. No. 203 Private Irwin, H. )R.S.M. Steele

To Be. Cooks:

Regt. No. 167 Private Anderson, L. L.
Regt. No. 266 Private Whiteley, F. C.

To Be Drivers:

Regt. No. 488 Private Stranger, F.
Regt. No. 244 Private Ruete, G.F.
Regt. No. 254 Private Sutherland, R.
Regt. No. 217 Private McDonald, I.R.
Regt. No. 477 Private Howe, S.
Regt. No. 81 Private Orr, F. W.
Regt. No. 26 Private Loney, M. F.
Regt. No. 316 Private Abbot, P.
Regt. No. 240 Private Quick, H. H.
Regt. No. 342 Private Ryan, I.
Regt. No. 320 Private Cooke, W.

To be Wagonmen:

Regt. No. 291 Private Griffin, I.
Regt. No. 47 Private Morrison, J.
Regt. No. 421 Private Harte, C.E.

R.O. 256 – 05-04-1900

The following promotions and appointments are published for the information of all concerned.

The N. C. Officers and Men will be posted to the Troops designated opposite their names.

To be Corporal Shoeing Smiths:

"A" Squadron - Regt. No. 86 Private Dixon, J. 1st Troop
"B" Squadron - Regt. No. 423 Private McKuge, G. 2nd Troop
"C" Squadron - Regt. No. 285 Private Burke, B. 3rd Troop

To Be Shoeing Smith:

"C" Squadron - Regt. No. 364 Private Hunter, E.F. 2nd Troop

"A" Squadron

To be Drivers:

Regt. No. 457 Private McLellan, A. R. 1st Troop
Regt. No. 68 Private Martin, R. D. 1st Troop
Regt. No. 71 Private Drever, A. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 104 Private Thorne, A. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 103 Private Harley, J. 3rd Troop
Regt. No. 60 Private Edwards, E. H. 3rd Troop

To be Wagon Men:

Regt. No. 116 Private Bastien, H. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 132 Private Read, J. 4th Troop

To be Batmen:

Regt. No. 150, Private Lamond, D. 1st Troop)
Regt. No. 464, Private Lowe, A. R. 1st Troop) Major Snyder

Regt. No. 505, Private Perry, J. 3rd Troop)
Regt. No. 55, Pte. Townsend, H. 3rd Troop) Capt. Howard

Regt. No. 80, Private Jackson, W. 2nd Troop)
Regt. No. 63, Pte. Gowler, A.W. 2nd Troop) Lieut. Fall

Regt. No. 117 Private Rushe, N. 3rd Troop)
Regt. No. 124 Private Mathews, F 3rd Troop) Lieut. Christie

Regt. No. 156 Private Sayce, W. 4th Troop)
Regt. No. 164 Private Wyae, D. 4th Troop) Lieut. Ketchen

Regt. No. 166 Private Yule, B. 4th Troop)
Regt. No. 163 Pte. Woodward, W. 4th Troop) Lieut. Magee

Regt. No. 8 Private Locke, C. 1st Troop)
Regt. No. 39 Private Treston, J. 1st Troop) Lieut. Mackie

"B" Squadron

To be Drivers:

Regt. No. 220 Private Macdonald, A. D. 1st Troop
Regt. No. 194 Private Freeze, J. R. 1st Troop
Regt. No. 213 Private Milne, J. F. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 507 Private Thomas, G. D. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 438 Private Cross, J. R. 3rd Troop
Regt. No. 430 Private Hobson, F. 3rd Troop

To be Wagonmen

Regt. No. 186 Private Douglas, F.G.A. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 177 Private Bertram, C.F. 4th troop

To be Batmen

Regt. No. 482 Private McKeage, F.G. 1st Troop)
Regt. No. 478 Private Hazlett, J. 1st Troop) Maj. Jarvis

Regt. No. 251 Private Sharples, W.A. 3rd Troop)
Regt. No. 259 Private Walker, J. 3rd Troop) Capt. Cameron

Regt. No. 187 Private Dupen, A. G. 1st Troop)
Regt. No. 481 Private Leder, B. 1st Troop) Lieut. Strange

Regt. No. 233 Private Pillans, R. B. 2nd Troop)
Regt. No. 189 Private Edwards, A.J. 2nd Troop) Lt. Courtney

Regt. No. 228 Private Niblock, B.C. 2nd Troop)
Regt. No. 489 Private Thompson, F. 3rd Troop) Lieut. Tobin

Regt. No. 226 Private McCloy, R. 4th Troop)
Regt. No. 202 Private Hardy, A. 4th Troop) Lt. Kirkpatrick

"C" Squadron

To be Drivers:

Regt. No. 276 Private Bousfield, J. 1st Troop
Regt. No. 283 Private Nesbitt, J. 1st Troop
Regt. No. 417 Private Brigham, R. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 385 Private Murray, J. W. 2nd Troop
Regt. No. 376 Private Brent, W. 3rd Troop
Regt. No. 363 Private Harris, C.C. 3rd Troop

To be Wagonmen

Regt. No. 326 Private Fader, C. J. 3rd Troop
Regt. No. 358 Private Custance, T.F. 4th Troop

To be Batmen

Regt. No. 407 Private McRae, J. 2nd Troop)
Regt. No. 327 Private Fraser, J. A. 2nd Troop) Maj. Laurie

Regt. No. 313 Private Wilkie, J. 1st Troop)
Regt. No. 306 Private Norton, F. 1st Troop) Capt Cartwright

Regt. No. 297 Private Jones, A. 1st Troop)
Regt. No. 299 Private Kennedy, J. 1st Troop) Lieut. Fraser

Regt. No. 339 Private MacKenzie, A. 2nd Troop)
Regt. No. 350 Private Simpson, P. 2nd Troop) Lieut. Leckie

Regt. No. 377 Private Bolton, N. 3rd Troop)
Regt. No. 359 Private Fisher, J. C. 3rd Troop) Lt. MacDonald

Regt. No. 502 Private Winkel, C. 4th Troop)
Regt. No. 414 Private Eyre, G. 4th Troop) Lieut. Pooley

Regt. No. 13 Private Burton, A. Lieut. Laidlaw

Regt. No. 78 Private Flotten, P. 2nd Troop "A") S.S.M. Hooper
Regt. No. 325 Private Dunne, F. 2nd Troop "C") S.S.M. Haynes
Regt. No. 183 Private Clayton, E. 1st Troop "B") S.S.M. Richards

To Be Bugler

"C" Squadron Regt. No. 460, Private E. McCormack
"B" Squadron Regt. No. 221, Private E. Mackintosh

R.O. 256 – 05-04-1900

The following transfers are published for the information of all concerned.

"A" to "B" Squadron

32 Private Powell, F.N. to replace Regt. No. 505 Private Perry
161 Private Tegart, H. to replace Regt. No. 163 Private Woodward W.
96 Private Hazeldine F.A. to replace Regt. No. 164 Private Wyse, D.
69 Private Goodbun, O. H. to replace Regt. No. 217 Private MacDonald B.
162 Private Wilson, F. to replace Regt. No. 254 Private Sutherland, B.
90 Private Stutt, W. to replace Regt. No. 203 Private Irwin, B

To Regimental Staff

Regt. No. 217 Private MacDonald B. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 254 Private Sutherland, B. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 203 Private Irwin, B. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 73 Private McLeod, W. from "A" to Regt. Staff for Quartermaster
Regt. No. 114 Private Doherty, G. A. from "A" to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 492 Private Mulligan, F. from "B" to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 210 Private Lynch from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 203 Private Irwin, H. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 90 Private Stutt, W. A. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 488 Private Stanger, P. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 467 Private Thompson, H. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 214 Private Ruete, G. F. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 216 Private Miller, A. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 254 Private Sutherland, R. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 217 Private McDonald, P.R. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 477 Private Howe. S. from "B" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 505 Private Perry, J. from "B" Squadron to "A" Squadron
Regt. No. 164 Private Wyse, D. from "B" Squadron to "A" Squadron
Regt. No. 163 Private Woodward, W. from "B" Squadron to "A" Squadron
Regt. No. 454 Private Vernon, A.A. from Regimental Staff to "C" Squadron
Regt. No. 455 Private Gainsford, W. F. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 353 Private Winerals, R.A. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 329 Private Halcro, A. J. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 310 Private Shaw, R. from "C" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 346 Private Pym, H.M. from "C" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 278 Private Clarke, W.M. from "C" Squadron to Regimental Staff
Regt. No. 41 Private Wade, R. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron
Regt. No. 431 Private Linton, R. from Regimental Staff to "B" Squadron

The above transfers to be made immediately

R.O. 257 – 05-04-1900

Officer of the Day for tomorrow, Lieutenants Boyd, R.C.R.I., next for duty Lieutenant Winters, R.C.R.I.

R.O. 258 – 05-04-1900

The detail for stable duties is as follows :-

Mounting 8:00 a.m., Major Laurie in command :-

4st Troop “A” Squadron, 2nd and 3rd Troop “B” Squadron

Mounting 8:00 p.m. Captain Howard in command :-

1st Troop “A” Squadron, 3rdt and 4th Troops “C” Squadron

R.O. 259 – 05-04-1900

Detail for drill for April 6th, 1900:-

5.30 am to 6.30 am No. 1, 2 and 3 of "A" Squadron
6.30 am to 7.30 am No. 1, "B", 3, & 4 of "C" Squadron
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm., Nos. 2 & 3 of "A" and No. 1 of "B" Squadron
5.00 pm to 6.00 pm., No. 4 of "B" and Nos. 1 and 2 of "C"
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm all S. Sergts. under Sgt. D'Amour

9.00 am to 10.00 am the first 20 men of No. 1 "B", Officers and N.C. Officers.

Drill: Firing Exercise

10.00 am to 11.00 am Captains of Squadrons, Troop and Staff Officers.

Drill: Manual and Firing Exercises

3.00 pm to 4.00 pm, the 1st twenty (20) men of No. 4 "C", Officers and N.C. Officers

R.O. 260 – 05-04-1900

A board of Officers of the following detail, President, Captain Cameron, Members, Lieutenants Fall and Leckie, will assemble today and report on the loss of the following horses, regimentally numbered:- “A” Squadron, 80, 278, and 262, “B” Squadron, 342. The evidence of Vet. Surgn. Stephenson and F.Q.M. Sergt. McMillan will be taken.

R.O. 261 – 05-04-1900

The following horses having died of pneumonia on the 2nd April 1900 are hereby struck off the strength of the regiment. No.s 65 "A", 467 "R.S." & 437 "B".

R.O. 262 – 05-04-1900

The Q-master will issue at once the letters "S H" for the shoulder straps and the badges for the collars and service caps.

The letters "S H" will be placed on each shoulder strap, One (1) inch above the seam and three-eights ( 3/8 ) inch apart.

The badges will be placed on service caps three (3) inches from front seam and one (1) inch above the seam on the left side.

The badges on collar of Rifle Green Serge, one (1) inch from the edge of collar on eather side.