Military Establishment Tables




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

A Regiment of Mounted Rifles—continued.
Transport.

Vehicles. Drivers. Horses.
Draught. Pack.

First line—
Headquarters.
Cart, Maltese, for medical equipment .. .. 1 1(i) 2 .. (i.) Medical officer’s orderly.
Wagon, limbered, G.S. for tools .. .. 1 2 4 ..
Driver, for spare draught horses .. .. .. 1 1 ..
Pack-animal, for veterinary equipment .. .. .. 1(j) .. 1 (j.) Man detailed from squadron.

Machine-gun Section.
Wagons, limbered, G.S. for machine gun, tripod, ammunition, and one set of machine-gun pack-saddlery (3 pack-saddles) 2 4 8 ..

Squadrons.
Wagons (for S.A.A. ; 1 per squadron) .. .. 4 8 16 ..
Limbered, G.S. (for tools and signalling equipment, 1 per squadron) 4 8 16(k) .. (k.) The 2 lead horses of each wagon are provided with G.S. pack-saddlery.
Drivers (1 per squadron), for spare draught horses .. .. 3 8 ..
Packhorses, for scouts (2 per squadron) .. .. .. .. 8

Total .. .. .. 12 28 55 9

HEADQUARTERS OF AN INFANTRY BRIGADE.
Peace Establishments.

Detail. Personnel. Horses. Remarks.
Officers. Staff Sergeants and Sergeants. Rank and File.

Colonel (temporary rank) .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 .. 2
Brigade major .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 .. 2
Clerk .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1
Armourer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. ..

Total headquarters .. .. 2 2 .. 4 5 .. 5

AN INFANTRY BATTALION.
Peace Establishment.

Detail. Personnel. Horses and Mules. Remarks.
Officers. Warrant Officers. Staff Sergeants and Sergeants.

Headquarters.
Lieutenant-colonel .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Major .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. 2
Adjutant (a) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Quartermaster .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Sergeant-Major (b) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Quartermaster-Sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Orderly-room clerk (c) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Sergeant-drummer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Pioneer-sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Sergeant-cook .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Transport-sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Signalling-sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Sergeant-shoemaker .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Drivers, first line (for vehicles) .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 .. 14 .. 14
Transport (for spare animals) .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 4 2 6
Orderlies for medical officer (d) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 1 .. 1

Total .. .. .. 5 1 8 .. 12 26 6 19 2 27

Attached.
Medical officer .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1

Total headquarters (including attached) 6 1 8 .. 12 27 7 19 2 28

Machine-gun Section.
Subaltern .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1
Sergeant .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Corporal .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
Privates .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. .. ..
Drivers (first line transport) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 4 .. 4

Total, machine-gun section .. 1 .. 1 .. 9 11 1 4 .. 5

(a.) An officer of the Permanent Staff attached.
(b.) A W.O. or N.C.O. of the Permanent Staff attached.
(c.) May be of rank of corporal, and will then be deducted from sergeants and added to rank and file.
(d.) 2 men (1 a lance-corporal) trained for the duties, under orders of the medical officer. The private drives the cart for medical equipment.



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

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Mounted Rifles, Transport, Vehicles, Drivers, Horses, Equipment

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Infantry Battalion, Personnel, Horses, Mules, Transport, Medical Officer