HC Deb 09 July 1908 vol 192 cc57-8
MR. CURRAN (Yarrow)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the Durham (Fortress) Royal Engineers, Territorial Force, are to be deprived of their present adjutant and that he is to have no successor; and, if so, can he give the reason for this change.

Royal Irish Rifle. Officers. Non-Commissioned Officers. Men. Total.
3rd Battalion. 15 40 670 725
4th Battalion 22 44 600 666
5th Battalion 17 41 530 588

(2) The numbers in each unit of noncommissioned officers and men who have joined the Special Reserve, and the

Royal Irish Rifles. Joined Special Reserve. Taken a free Discharge.
3rd Battalion. 342 34
4th Battalion 307 109
5th Battalion 448 41
MR. ACLAND

The officer of the coast battalion at the Tyne will carry out the duties of adjutant to these companies, as in the case of other engineer fortress units at defended ports where sections of the coast battalion are stationed. Owing to the large establishment of fortress engineers in this division temporarily retained pending the raising of local corps at other stations, it has been decided to appoint a Territorial officer as acting adjutant to the fortress units to assist the coast battalion officer.