Territorial Force Infantry Battalion Establishment, 1908

from: 'Regulations for the Territorial Force, and for County Associations, 1908'

Company
Machine Gun Section
Battalion
Horses allowed for Annual Training
Guns & Vehicles allowed for Annual Training
Lt-Col
-
1
1
-
Majors
-
2
2
-
Captains
1
8
-
-
Lts. & 2/Lts.
2
(a)
16(a)
-
-
Quarter-Master
-
1
-
-
Total Officers
3
(a)
29(b)
-
-
Serjeant-Major
-
(c)
-
-
Quarter-Master-Serjeant
-
1
-
-
Serjeant-Drummers
-
1
-
-
Cook-Serjeant
-
1
-
-
Pioneer-Serjeant
-
1
-
-
Shoemaker-Serjeant
-
1
-
-
Armourer-Serjeant
-
1
-
-
Colour-Serjeants
1
8
-
-
Serjeants
4
1
35(d)
-
-
Orderly Room Clerks
-
1(q)
-
-
Drummers & Buglers
2
16
-
-
Corporals
5
1
42(e)
-
-
Privates
Privates
100
12
812(f)
-
-
Drivers (1st Line Transport)
2
2
28
-
-
Orderlies for Medical Officer
-
2(g)
-
-
Batmen
3
30(h)
-
-
Total Other Ranks
117
16
980(i)
-
-
Total All Ranks
120
16
1,009
-
-
Permanent Staff
Adjutant
-
1
-
-
Serjeants-Instructors
-
3(k)
-
-
Attached
Medical Officers
-
2(o)
1
-
RAMC for Water Duties
-
5(l)
-
-
Drivers ASC (2nd Line Transport)
-
6
-
-
Machine Gun
-
-
2
1
2nd Line Regimental Transport Wagons
-
-
4
2
Total Horses, including P.S. and attached
Officers
-
-
4(m)
-
Riding
-
-
1(n)
-
Draught
-
-
6
-

(a) 1 subaltern will act as machine-gun officer, 1 as signalling officer and 1 as transport officer.
(b) The Adjutant (shown under P.S.) forms part of the normal establishment of the unit, and is included in these totals.
(c) The acting serjeant-major of the P.S. will be left at the Depot on mobilization and replaced by the promotion of a colour-serjeant. An extra private is included in the establishment for this purpose.
(d) Includes 1 for machine-gun section, 1 for signalling and 1 for transport.
(e) Includes 1 for machine-gun section and one for signalling.
(f) Includes 31 signallers, 10 pioneers, 16 stretcher-bearers (bandsmen), 12 for machine-gun section.
(g) One a lance-corporal. Trained to the duties and placed under the orders of the medical officer.
(h) Fully armed and trained soldiers, and available for duty in the ranks.
(i) Battalions with pipes will have 1 serjeant-piper and 5 pipers in addition.
(j) .
(k) Left at the Depot on mobilization.
(l) Includes a corporal.
(m) Does not include the adjutant.
(n) For transport serjeant.
(o) Two medical officers are included to ensure there will always be one present at training; only one will be trained with the unit in any year.
(p) Includes 1 pioneer, 4 signallers and 2 stretcher-bearers. In two of the companies there are 2 pioneers; and in one company one of the signallers is a corporal.
(q) Serjeant or corporal, according to service. If a corporal the total serjeants will be reduced and the corporals increased accordingly.