HC Deb 14 August 1911 vol 29 c1730W
Major BARING

asked the Under-Secretary for War what is the establishment for a British Cavalry regiment in Egypt; what is the present strength of the 21st Lancers now quartered there; and when the last draft was sent out to them?

Colonel SEELY

The establishment is: Twenty-three officers and 569 other ranks. The strength is: Twenty-three officers and 538 other ranks. As the regiment went out in September, 1910, no draft, with the exception of seven men who went out in February, has yet been sent.