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An Infantry Battalion— continued. Peace Establishment —continued.

Transport.

A MOUNTED BRIGADE COMMUNICATION COMPANY. Peace Establishment.

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Detail. E a Personnel. it 1 r~ • «ti II U 1 i il ** it 5 d e |° 11 P 1 I i i | Horses ai $ i I 2 M A id Mi les. Remarks. i o i o H I i o H Company. (e.) The 2 senior company commanders may be mounted if the O.C. Brigade considers it advisable. Captain (e) .. .. .. 1 Subalterns .. .. .. .. 2 Colour-sergeant Sergeants .. ... .. .... Drummers or buglers Corporals .. .. .. .... Pioneer .. .. . ■ .... Privates .. .. .. .... Signallers (/) .. .. .... Stretcher-bearers (bandsmen) Drivers for pack animals (first line transport) Total company .. .. 3 1 1 2 .. .. j .. .. 2 .. .. i ! .. i .. j i .. .. 4 i .... --4 2 .. j 2 j .. 5 ' 5 1 i 1 .. .... .. 60 : 60 4 4 .. .. | .. .. i 2 2 .. .. I .. .. j 2 2 3 .. 5 2 I 74 84 : 6 1 8 .. 12 i 27 1 .. 1 .. 9 I 11 24 .. 40 16 592 '672 31 1 49 16 613 710 ! ..... .. I .. i .. .. : 2 2 (/.) 1 company per battalion will have 1 corporal and 3 privates. In the remaining companies one of the 4 signallers may be a lance-corporal. ..2 2 Recapitulation. Headquarters (including attached) .. 6 Machine-gun section .. .. 1 8 companies .. .. 24 Total battalion {g) .. .. 31 7 1 19 2 28 4 .. 5 .. i 16 16 (g.) 1 N.C.O. and 8 men will be trained in sanitary duties. 8 23 18 49 I

Horses and Mules. Detail. jj l_ s -a •a & a A A i Ph Remarks. .„. , ,. Headquarters. First line— * Bicycle, for intercommunication .. .. .. 1 Carts l S - A - A 5 | Maltese, for medical equipment .. .. 1 Wagons, limbered, G.S. for tools .. .. 2 Drivers, for spare animals 5 1(A) 2 3 10 1 4 4 (h.) Medical officers' orderly. 2 Machine-gun Section. Wagon, limbered, G.S. for machine-gun, tripod, and 1 ammunition Cart, S.A.A. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 («'.) On manoeuvres, if specially ordered, when 1 blanket per man is carried, 2 G.S. wagons complete with drivers and draught horses will be required. A watei-oart will be supplied when specially ordered. 1 2 Companies. Bicycles, for intercommunication (1 per company) .. 8 p , . . (for ammunition (1 per company) a a ' (for tools (1 per company) .. 8 8 '8 8 Total (t) .. .. 19 29 23 18

Detail. I o Personnel. m 1 1 I Hoi I see. Bemarks. Uaptain Subaltern Company sergeant-major Sergeant Shoeing and carriage-amith .. CJorporal Second corporal Sappers ~ . (for vehicles Drivers { for pack anima i s .. 1 1 1 .. 1 ! .. 1 1 1 13 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 2 2 i i i .. ll.. i i i i 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 5 3 Total 2 1 24 14 4 2 19 3 21 L