The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley.

  • Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date:
1886
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Credit: The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A Half Troop is attached to an Army Corps : the establishment shown on p. 57 fot Right Half Troops is that which is considered requisite in the event of only | droop forming part of an expeditionary force. The 10 wire wagons carry 30 miles of cable (3 miles each wagon). The 4 office wagons carry instruments, &c., for 16 stations. The 4 air-line wagons carry 30 miles of overhead wire with necessary number of poles. &c.; 60 miles of telgh. can thus be constructed and worked by the Telgh. Troop.. If is proposed to reorganize this Telgh. Troop and the z Telgh. Companies into a “ Fielc Telgh. Corps,” divided into 8 sections, each section carrying 20 miles either of caole 0) overhead telgh. material, or 160miles in all. Each section at war strength will consis. of I subtn. offr. and 50 N.-C. Os. and men. See Article on “ Electric Telgh.” . The establishment of the Corps of Native Sappers and Miners in Bengal consists 0 10 Comps., 9 combatant and 1 M. Os., 63 British N.-C. Os., 10 Subadars, in Jemadars, 40 Havildars, 80 Naicks, 20 Buglers, 1000 Privates. The Educationa Estabt. s; Hospl. Estabt. 14; Native Artificers and followers 111; and a Con servancy Estabt. of 6. For pontoon companies there are 28 native artificers in addition: The number of companies in the Madras Regt. of Sappers and Miners is the sam: (10) There is one M. O- and 13 combatant offrs., 32 British Warrantand N.-C. Os.- 10 Subadars, 10 Jemadars, 41 Havildars, 80 Naicks, 20 Buglers, 1050 Privates, an. 56 Recruits and Pension boys. The Educational Estabt. is 6; 1 Apothecary; 1 European Artificer ; and 72 Native Artificers and followers. In Bombay the Corp, of Sappers and Miners consists of 5 Companies with 1 Commandant, 5 Compy. C- Os - 1 Adjt., 1 Q. M., 2 Doing Duty Officers, 1 Surgeon, 1 Assist. Commissary, 1 Serjt t Major, I Q.-M. Serjt., 1 Signalling Serjt., 4 Serjts., 4 First Corporals, 4 Secon Corporals, 5 Subadars, 5 Jemadars, 20 Havildars, 10 Buglers, 4oNaiques, 400Private* and 12 boys. The Subt. Medl. Estabt. consists of 8, Conservancy Estabt. 6, and then are besides 50 Native Artificers and followers. COMMISSARIAT AND TRANSPORT CORPS.—War Establishment. The Transport and Supply Column for an Infy. Brigd. formed from 1 company of the Commissariat and Transport Corps. Tlu Company provides :— ...... 1st. The whole of the organization for collecting and issuing rations an forage to the brigd. . . . 2nd. The arrangements for shoeing, and thevety. supervision of the bilge 3rd. The transport for the baggage, See., of the Brigd. Staff, and of 1 own men, on the same scale as is carried with the battns. 4th. The transport, See., for the Brigd. Supply Column, which carries day’s complete rations and forage for every man and horse in the brigd. One Offr. (D.A.C.G.) acts as Senior Commisst. Offr., and is direct responsible to the G. O. C. the Brigd. for all the commisst. and transpo arrangements. One Off. (D. A. C. G.) supervises the transport of the brigd and also acts as C. O. of the men of the company. The details of tt company are as follows ;—