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A REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RIFLES. Peace Establishment.

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Personnel. Horses. Detail. II 1° P 3 P* 6 I i 1 I i 3 I1 I a Remarks. Headquarters. Lieutenant-colonel Major Adjutant Quartermaster Sergeant-major Regimental quartermaster-sergeant Transport sergeant Orderly-room clerk Sergeant-trumpeter Sergeant-cook Signalling-sergeant Farrier quartermaster-sergeant Saddler-sergeant Orderlies for medical officer Drivers (first line transport)— For vehicles For spare draught horses 1 .. 1 .. \(a) .. 1 .. • ■ 1(6) 1 1 l(c) 1 1 1 * * I 1 1 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 I 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 (a.) The adjutant shall be an officer of the Permanent Staff. (6.) Acting regimental sergeant-major, a staff sergeant or warrant officer of the Permanent Staff, (c.) The orderly-room clerk may be of the rank of corporal, in which case he will be deducted from the sergeants and added to the rank and file. 'i ! :: 1 1 1 1 ; 1 ! i 2 j • Total .. I '' 4 1 * * ! * ' i 6 ■■ t ■■ * * * * 2 .. 2(k): 2 1 5 2 1 18 16 2 ! 4 1 7 4 1 23 (d.) 2 men of the regiment (1 a lancecorporal) are trained for these duties, and are under the orders of the medical officer. The private drives the cart for medical stores. Attached. Medical officer Veterinary officer 1 1 2 .. i 1 1 1 1 2 Total headquarters (including attached.) 6 1 6 5 20 18 7 1 26 Machine-gun Section (1 Gun). Subaltern Sergeant Corporal Privates Drivers (first line transport) 1 i :: :: ; 1 6 4 1 1 1 6 4 2 .... 2 1 .... 1 1 .... 1 6 .. ..6 .. : 8 .. 8 (e.) 4 men in each squadron will be trained in " first aid " ; 1 N.C.O. and 4 men in pioneer duties ;• and 1 N.C.O. and 8 men in sanitary duties. (/.) 1 subaltern of 1 squadron will act as assistant-adjutant in addition to squadron duties. 8 I , l 1 i: .. 11 13 10 8 .. 18 8 Squadron (e). .. .. ! .. 1 I I . Major Captain Subalterns Squadron sergeant-major Squadron quartermaster-sergeant. . Sergeants Farrier-sergeant Shoeing-smith corporal Shoeing-smiths Saddler Trumpeters Corporals Privates Signallers— Corporals Privates I )rivers (first line transport)— For vehicles For spare draught horses 1 1 4(/) i .. .. i .. .. 4 .. .. 1 i .. 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 2 .. .. 2 2 .... 2 8 .... 8 1 .... 1 1 .... 1 4 .. .. 4 I .. .. i 1 .. ..... .. 2 '.'. :: .' - 2 2 1 2 1 4 44 2 i .... 2 1 ! .. ■.. 1 2 .. ... 2 4 i .. i .. 4 44 . . ; 2(0) 46 (g.) For scouts. 4 44 I ■ ■ ■ • ; • ■ .. I .. 1 8 1 8 ■ 1 ... .. 1 8 I .. ] .. 8 4 1 : 4 1 8 .. 8 .. : 2 .. 2 Total squadron 6 6 J 4 2 2 62 80 81 ! 10 2 93 (h.) 1 N.G.O. and 8 men will be trained in sanitary duties. 1 lance-sergeant and 4 lance-corporals may be appointed per squadron, also 1 lance-corporal as orderly to medical officer, with headquarters. Recapitulation. Headquarters (including attached) Machine-gun section 4 squadrons I I ! 6 1 24 1 6 2 .. 1 .. .. 24 j 16 8 i 5 11 [248 20 13 320 18 ! 7 1 I 26 10 I 8 .. i 18 324 J 40 8 372 352 55 9 ~8 Total regiment (h) 31 1 31 18 8 8 264 353 i