New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 46

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✨ Military Establishment



MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1423

A REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RIFLES.

Peace Establishment.

Detail. Personnel. Horses. Remarks.
Officers. Warrant Officers. Staff Sergeants and Sergeants. Artificers. Trumpeters. Rank and File. Total. Riding. Draught. Pack. Total.
Headquarters.
Lieutenant-colonel 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 3
Major 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 2
Adjutant 1(a) .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 2 (a.) The adjutant shall be an officer of the Permanent Staff.
Quartermaster .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Sergeant-major .. 1(b) .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 (b.) Acting regimental sergeant-major, a staff sergeant or warrant officer of the Permanent Staff.
Regimental quartermaster-sergeant .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Transport sergeant .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Orderly-room clerk .. .. 1(c) .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 (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.
Sergeant-trumpeter .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Sergeant-cook .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Signalling sergeant .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Farrier quartermaster-sergeant .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Saddler-sergeant .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Orderlies for medical officer .. .. .. .. .. 2(d) 2 .. 2 .. 2 (d.) 2 men of the regiment (1 a lance-corporal) are trained for these duties, and are under the orders of the medical officer. The private drives the cart for medical stores.
Drivers (first line transport)—
For vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 4 .. 4
For spare draught horses .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1
Total .. 4 1 6 2 .. 5 18 16 7 .. 23
Attached.
Medical officer .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Veterinary officer 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 2
Total headquarters (including attached) 6 1 6 2 .. 5 20 18 7 1 26
Machine-gun Section (1 Gun).
Subaltern 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 2
Sergeant .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Corporal .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1
Privates .. .. .. .. .. 6 6 6 .. .. 6
Drivers (first line transport) .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 .. 8 .. 8
1 .. 1 .. .. 11 13 10 8 .. 18
Squadron (e). (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.
Major 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 2
Captain 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 2
Subalterns 4(f) .. .. .. .. .. 4 8 .. .. 8 (f.) 1 subaltern of 1 squadron will act as assistant-adjutant in addition to squadron duties.
Squadron sergeant-major .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Squadron quartermaster-sergeant.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Sergeants .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 4 .. .. 4
Farrier-sergeant .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Shoeing-smith corporal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Shoeing-smiths .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 2 .. .. 2
Saddler .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Trumpeters .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 2 .. .. 2
Corporals .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 .. .. 4
Privates .. .. .. .. .. 44 44 44 .. 2(g) 46 (g.) For scouts.
Signallers—
Corporals .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1
Privates .. .. .. .. .. 8 8 8 .. .. 8
Drivers (first line transport)—
For vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 .. 8 .. 8
For spare draught horses .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 2
Total squadron 6 .. 6 4 2 62 80 81 10 2 93
Recapitulation.
Headquarters (including attached) 6 1 6 2 .. 5 20 18 7 1 26
Machine-gun section 1 .. 1 .. .. 11 13 10 8 .. 18
4 squadrons 24 .. 24 16 8 248 320 324 40 8 372 (h.) 1 N.C.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.
Total regiment (h) 31 1 31 18 8 264 353 352 55 9 416

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🛡️ Peace Establishment for a Regiment of Mounted Rifles (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Mounted Rifles, Peace Establishment, Officers, Warrant Officers, Sergeants, Rank and File, Horses, Regiment Structure