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STRUCTURE

This is the prescribed structure of one army Division , of which the Army would have possessed several.



  • Mounted troops:

  • ---1 Cavalry squadron

  • ---1 cyclist company


  • Artillery :

  • ---HQ Divisional Artillery

  • ---3 Field Artillery brigades (12 Batteries - 18 pounders (~8 kg) with three Ammunition Column s)

  • ---1 field artillery Howitzer brigade (4 batteries - 4.5 in. (114 mm) howitzers with one ammunition column)

  • ---1 heavy battery (4 x 60 pounder (27 kg) with one ammunition column)

  • ---1 divisional ammunition column




  • Pioneers:

  • ---1 pioneer battalion (with 4 machine guns)

  • ---3 field Ambulance s

  • ---1 Sanitary section

  • ---1 mobile Veterinary section

  • ---1 motor ambulance workshop

  • ---1 divisional train



COMPOSITION


  • Number of Soldiers: 19,614

  • Horses & Mules : 5,818

  • Guns:

  • ---48 x 18 pounder (8 kg)

  • ---16 x 4.5 in (114 mm) howitzer

  • ---4 x 16 pounder (7 kg)

  • Vickers Machine Guns : 52

  • Assorted carts & vehicles: 958

  • Cycles: 538

  • Motor Vehicle s:

  • ---cycles: 19

  • ---cars: 11

  • ---lorries: 4

  • ---ambulances: 21