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SILVER MEDAL PRIZE ESSAY, 1896. 
10.—The loss to material being shown to be so small, no provisions 
need be made beyond the ordinary proportion of spare 
stores and repair material. 
11.—The gun and small-arms ammunition wagons to be kept in 
separate groups in the supply units, each under a subaltern 
officer. 
12.—The “ cross-country ” wagons and carts forming the smaller 
proportion of the Columns to be in separate sub-divisions, 
allowing of the despatch complete to the front under the 
sergeants of sub-divisions. 
13.—The “unit ” wagons, viz., forge, etc. to form a separate sub- 
division. ' 
It now remains to compare our own Column and Park organizations. 
Taste SHowine Constitution 1n Men, Horses anp CARRIAGES OF OUR 
AMMUNITION CoLUMNS AND PARK FOR THE 12-pPR, Gun. 
TABLE I. 
AMMUNITION 
Conumns. Parx, 
BD 5 
q © 8 
a|, | a 
5B} a & t |OS) d |] ad 
6 \2ele218 ieel 2 | 8 
Olf#sl magia jes) s/s 
=| Sl g | on! © | o 
& | Bi be rd mo] DQ n 
S |Broi ls || B insige 
& |HO| SO ag |Sala)|a 
“S| 8 3 4) 19 
eee 3 
Officers ... a 1} 8} 8 3 8] Si Bi 8 
Staff-Sergeants 4] Bi 8 3 Li B] Bi B 
Sergeants | 6) 6 4 |loco | Bi i 4 
Corporals i 41 Oi @ Zo | 2] Bl B 
Bombardiers ... | 6 6 4 soo || 4] Bi B 
Gunners... «| 49 | 43 | 29 3 | 36 | 32 | 26 
Drivers... +1115 |109 56 1 | 91 | 78 | 60 
Trumpeters J 2) 2 4% len} 2 Ail @ 
Farrier-Sergeant il i il i |; I 1 
Shoeing-Smiths 5) 5 3 3) Sih) B 
Collar-makers 3 3 2 Z| 2) 2 
Wheelers BR) 8 2 Bi Wi B 
Total Personnel 900 «fog [190 | 108 |} 10 |156 {136 |112 
a@\| @ 5 i set: 
Public, Riding... deg 266 Aes ve .f 93 | 23] 21 6/191 17 | 17} (a) includes Majors 
0 Spare... - no Bee ee an (es pe oo || Bi Bil 3 2nd horse, it 2. 
Draught... A BA ae ad B ..f18g |178 | 80 2 |148 1124 | 8g | (0) includes Majors 
Spare ... Aue 000 50 060 ood} aif} | 3 12 ton tO} 2nd horse and 2 
2 Veterinary officers’ 
Do esos Weeis | 23211220) e106 mies 185 N/T 5ouiZ0 
Wagons, Amn, R.A. ... 360 ids me cod} @ || 1O 6 Wenn e omen e 
Carts, 8. A. A. we fe ob eh fl 10 9, 8 perio | A iol [cere] Sp 
Wagon, A. and S. for Gun Amn. ... ae oof! (BH TO | goo |] ooo | @ | 2B I @ 
oo) ” 2 for 8. A. A. 900 a 300 oD U1 2 000 300 12 2 5 
% x », for Store and Supplies cod} a Blo Zl ail 4 
Forge with Limber ... 600 608 do ay fT 1 1 ss tL) 1 
IOUSSTE9 OEMS ts gg eg ere UVR ee cla SIR tetrad ie es ie 
Spare Gun-catriage with Limber ... ids pod | abel 1 « ae 
Total Carriages Be of 39 | 33 19 1 | 26 | 22 | 16 
Norz,—The numbers given for Ammunition Columns are those for service abroad, 
