(e) A Field Company at Pretoria and one at the Curragh have each a Farrier Serjeant in addition. (f) Coast Battalion Officers shown separately. (g) Including thirty Subalterns at Chatham under instruction for India. (h) Estimated number to provide one horse for each Officer on mounted duty. (i) Officers shown with units. (j) Includes 3 Engineer Clerks for Depot Office. (k) 1 Commanding Officer and 1 Quarter-Master-Sergeant allowed for 3 Railway Companies, in addition. 3,025 284 41 Trumpeters, Serjeants. Drummers, &c. 84 41 20 9 5 29 142 (d)2,775 (d) 1,166 50 (d)1,155 (d) 393 41 336 3,966 512 45 32 9 23 11 124 756 35 4,757 5,191 42 16 11 149 16 410 1,576 128 12 8 6 154 1,730 Rank and 1,895 3,250 3,684 650 1,300 820 126 63 42 21,000 282 All Ranks. Horses and Home. Colonies. TOTAL. Mules. 271 323 5,872 6,680 1,486 907 38 154 51,120 56,907 18 76 291 50 3,200 4,160 300 381 200 257 750 771 69 72,402 56,907 23,670 34 124 4,506 5,796 282 736 736 1 23,315 355 45 77,199 62,985 23,715 83,721 69,665 24,451 94,116 (a) 6 Chargers for Officers and 4 Regimental Transport animals per battalion. (b) Officers' chargers. (e) 4 Regimental Transport animals per battalion and 355 Chargers for Officers. (d) Including Pipers of 8 Highland Battalions (6 at home, 2 abroad), and 3 Colour Serjeant Instructors of Musketry for Battalions on Short Tour. (e) 16 Horses for Regimental Transport in Egypt. (f) 32 Officers, 3 Warrant Officers, 32 Serjeants and 275 rank and file for South Africa; 1 Commandant, 1 Adjutant, 4 Serjeants and rank and file for Egypt. (g) 1348 for South Africa (10 companies); 120 for Egypt. (h) Includes 3 extra Majors allowed for details. TOTAL, FOOT GUARDS AND INFANTRY |
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