S T R A T H C O N A’ S H O R S E
Regimental Order
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Orders by Lt. Col. Steele
Commanding "Strathcona's Horse"
Green Point Camp, Capetown, South Africa
3rd May 1900
R.O. 494 – 03-05-1900
Detail for Tomorrow:
Captain of the Day, Captain Cartwright, F.L.
Next for duty, Captain Cameron, C.W.
Subaltern of the Day, Lieut. Kirkpatrick, G.H.
Next for duty, Lieut. Laidlaw, C.E.
R.O. 495-03-05-1900
The following horses of "C" Squadron are until further orders attached to "B" Squadron for forage etc. Regt. No. 218, 181, 223, 492
R.O. 496-03-05-1900
"A" and "B" Squadrons will parade at 2.00 pm today in drill order mounted. "Fall In" will sound at 1.30 pm. General Parade at 2.00 pm.
More attention must be paid that the stirrups are the proper length and that the position of the man when mounted is correct. Officers and N.C.O.'s must pay great attention to this. Care must be taken that all the men, not on duty who were not on parade this morning are on this afternoon.
R.O. 497-03-05-1900
Until further orders all N.C.O.'s and men on Machine Guns will attend all stables.
R.O. 498-03-05-1900
The following transfers will take place from todays date:-
Regt. No. 179 Private Cingdon, E.B. to Machine Gun vice Regt. No. 241 Pte. Rice-Jones who is returned to duty at his own request.
Regt. No. 24 Private Hogarth, W.R. to Machine Gun vice Regt. No. 5 Pte. Brown, A.M., who is returned to duty at his own request.
R.O. 499-03-05-1900
There will be tent pitching drill tomorrow morning at 8.45 am. Tents will be struck and pitched by the bugle calls. The practice will be continued until the men are quite perfect, in striking, pitching and folding tents. There will be a mounted parade in the afternoon, drill order. Fall in will sound at 1.30 pm general parade will sound at 2.00 pm.
R.O. 500-03-05-1900
Squadron Commanders will detail a N.C.O. who will be responsible that the spare shoes fitted to the horses are put in shoe cases and they are correctly numbered with the Regt. No. of the horse, the cases to be delivered to the troop officers for distribution, as considerable carelessness has been manifested in ths matter.
By Order
E. F. Mackie, Lieut.
Actg. Adjt.
