HC Deb 09 July 1908 vol 192 c56
MAJOR ANSTRUTHER-GRAY (St. Andrews Burghs)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether any proportion of the Special Reserve will be trained to the thorough use and manipulation of machine guns; and what that proportion will be.

MR. ACLAND

Yes, Sir. In each battalion of the Special Reserve a detachment consisting of one officer, two non-commissioned officers, and seventeen privates will be trained in the use of machine guns.