Court Martial of Joseph William Mayersbeth - Page 33


Army Form A. 47.
COURTS-MARTIAL
Form of Order for the assembly of a General or District Court-Martial.
D. R. ORDERS BY Maj. Gen Sir H.V.Cox. K.C.MG, C B, C.S.I.
  Commanding the 4th Australian Division
(Place and Date) France 26/6/16.

2 Lt J.W.Mayersbeth
48th Bn.

The details of officers as mentioned below will assemble at
Outtersteene on the 29th day of June 1916
for the purpose of trying by a General court-martial the accused
person [persons] named in the margin [and such other person or persons as
may be brought before them].*

NOTE.-The President
must be named. The Mem-
bers and the waiting members
may be mentioned by name,
or the number and ranks
and the unit†† to which they
belong may alone be named.

PRESIDENT
Lieut Col G H King 11th I.A Bde is appointed as President.†
MEMBERS
Lieut Col J Hughes 10th A? Bde.
Major W J Rowland 45th Bn
Major D Chapman 45th Bn
Major J R Charlton 14th AS.C.
Capt A Mitchell 4th Div Cavalry.
Capt. J Fraser 4th Div Sig Coy.
Capt. E Richards 4th Div Art.

WAITING MEMBERS
Capt A W Hyman 4th D.H.Q.
Capt A Edgley 46th Bn.

JUDGE ADVOCATE
  Capt. F.S.A. Baker - 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
has been [or where the convening officer has
the appointment of a Judge Advocate
, is hereby] appointed Judge Advocate.

The accused will be warned and all witnesses dully required
to attend.

The proceedings will be forwarded to D.A.A. & Q.M.G.

Signed this 26th day of June 1916.

H.V.Cox Maj. General

* Any opinion of the convening officer with respect to the composition of the Court (see Rules of Procedure
20 and 21) should be added here, thus:

"In the opinion of the convening officer, officers of different corps are not, having due regard to the
"public service, available," or as the case may be.

Add here, if the president is uder the rank of field officer, and the officer convening the court is not under
that rank,
"In the opinion of the convening officer a field officer is not, having due regard to the public service,
"available." In the case of a District Court-Martial, if the president is under the rank of captain, add, "In the
"opinion of the convening officer a captain is not, having due regard to the public service, available."

†† The "Unit," in the case of Royal Horse or Royal Field Artillery, is a Brigade.


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