HC Deb 15 July 1904 vol 138 cc162-5
SIR HOWARD VINCENT

To ask the Secretary of State for War if he can give the numbers of the officers and Volunteers (not including cadets), in the following corps, viz.: London Rifle Brigade, Queen's Westminster, Inns of Court, Civil Service, London Scottish, St. George's, London Irish, and Artists, on 1st July, 1901, and 1st July 1904; and what was the aggregate strength in officers and trained Volunteers in the remaining corps in the Home District upon each of the dates mentioned.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The following statement shows the numbers of officers and of non-commissioned officers and men, excluding permanent staff, in the particular corps named and in the remainder of the corps in the Home District on 1st November, 1899, 1st July, 1901, and 1st July, 1904:—

Aggregate strength of Corps formed prior to 1st July, 1901.
Efficients. Non-efficients. Total.
Officers. Non-commissioned officers and men.
Honourable Artillery Company 38 493 12 543
Royal Garrison Artillery 76 2,105 98 2,279
Royal Engineers 110 2,405 100 2,615
Infantry 831 22,140 727 23,698
Royal Army Medical Corps 21 393 10 424
Total 1,076 27,536 947 29,559
Grand Total 1,325 33,561 1,156 36,042
The above does not include the strength of the 4th London, formed between 1st November, 1899, and 1st July, 1901.
1st July 1901. 1st July 1904.
Officers. Non-commissioned officers and men. Total. Officers. Non commissioned officers and men. Total.
1st London Volunteer Rifle Corps (City of London Rifle Volunteer Brigade) 45 982 1,027 29 559 588
13th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (Queen's) 55 1,722 1,777 50 1,113 1,163
14th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps(Inns of Court) 30 707 737 26 £21 447
12th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps(Civil Service) 36 992 1,028 34 806 840
7th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (London Scottish) 33 1,002 1,035 33 616 649
19th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (St. Giles's and St. George's) 25 1,001 1,026 14 604 618
16th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (London Irish) 35 1,161 1,196 25 782 807
20th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (Artists) 42 1,034 1,076 32 538 570
Aggregate strength of remaining Corps in the Home District which were in existence on 1st July, 1901.
1st July 1901. 1st July 1904.
Officers. Non-commissioned officers and men. Total. Officers. Non-commissioned officers and men. Total.
Honourable Artillery Company 37 844 881 38 507 545
Royal Garrison Artillery 82 2,917 2,999 73 1,797 1,870
Royal Engineers 130 3,034 3,164 153 3,217 3,370
Infantry 962 28,625 29,587 855 22,770 23,625
Royal Army Medical Corps 19 469 488 19 308 327
Total 1,230 35,889 37,119 1,138 28,599 29,737
Grand Total 1,531 44,490 46,021 1,381 34,038 35,419
Strength of remaining Corps formed subsequent to 1st July 1901.
1st July, 1904.
Officers. Non-commissioned officers and men. Total.
Infantry 7 24 31
Motor Volunteer Corps. 29 116 145
Royal Army Medical Corps. 8 259 267
Total 44 399 443