HC Deb 04 May 1903 vol 121 cc1191-2
MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL (Oldham)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state the actual strength of the 65th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, now stationed at Woolwich, at the present date, and its nominal strength; and whether it is included among the units of the 1st Army Corps.

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY To The WAR OFFICE (Lord STANLEY, Lancashire, Westhoughton)

The strength of this Battery is five officers and 84 non-commissioned officers and men, as compared with an establishment of five officers and 111 non-commissioned officers and men. This battery is not included among the units of the 1st Army Corps.

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL

How many guns are there to the Battery?

LORD STANLEY

I cannot say.