Field service pocket book, 1914 / General Staff, War Office.

Date:
[1914]
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Credit: Field service pocket book, 1914 / General Staff, War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9. Field allowances of Baggage and Tentage. Rank or Description. Baggage. Tentage. 1 Summer. Winter. British Officers (a). ( lbs. lbs. lbs. General Officers Commanding 70 70 100 Officers with headquarters and Officers Commanding Units 70 70 40 Cavalry and Artillery 65 00 40 All others 60 00 40 British Troops. Cdvdlry— Warrant Officers 25 30 40 N.C.Os. and men 23i 281 10 Artillery (ex-mountain batteries)— Warrant Officers 35 40 40 N.C.Os. and men 25 (b) 30 10 Infantry and Mountain Batteries— Warrant Officers 30 30 40 N.C.Os. and men 252 252 10 Indian Troops (c). r Cavalry— N.C.Os. and men 19V 24 8 Artillery (ex-mountain batteries)— N.C.Os. and men 20 (rf) 25 (rf) 8 Infantry, Mountain Batteries and Sappers and Miners— N.C.Os. and men 24 i 242 8 Followers— Public and private (e) .. 131 5 (flf) Not provided by Government. (ft) 15 lbs. of which is carried on horse or battery vehicles. (c) Tentage for all Indian otliccrs, 40 lbs., except cavalry, 2 to a 45-lb. tent. Baggage, 10 lbs. more than for N.C.Os. and men. (d) 10 lbs. (5 lbs. for bullock drivers) of which is carried on horse or battery vehicles. (e) Officers provide their private servauts with shelU-r. 40. MEDICAL SERVICE. 1. The director of medical services is responsible for the medical and sanitary services of an army in the field. 11c receives his instructions through the A.O.’s branch of the staff. 2. IVith each division is an assistant director of medical services and “ deputy assistant director of medical services. 3. The mobile medical units in the field are :— Q'he Field Ambulance and tlic Cavalry P'ield -Ambulance. (See Chap. I ' Motor Ambulance Convoys (40 to 50 cars). '