HC Deb 01 March 1909 vol 1 cc1231-3W

Infantry.—Number of men who have been dismissed to their homes on completion of five or six months' training at the following Depots:—

Depot. Regiment. No.
Hounslow Royal Fusiliers 691
Kingston East Surrey Regiment 260
Oxford Oxford and Buckingham-

shire Light Infantry.

 32
Lichfield South Staffordshire Regt. 233
Lichfield North Staffordshire Regt. 112
Carlisle Border Regiment 57
Winchester Hampshire Regiment 101
Reading Royal Berkshire Regt. 52
Newcastle Northumberland Fusiliers 65
Newcastle Durham Light Infantry 250
Perth Royal Highlanders 113
Inverness Cameron Highlanders 10
Chichester Royal Sussex Regiment 83
Guildford Royal West Surrey Regt. 70
Total 2,135

Mr. ARNOLD-FORSTER

asked what was the total number of the infantry of the Special Reserve on the 1st February, 1909; how many recruits enlisted in the infantry of the Special Reserve between 1st January, 1908, and 1st February, 1909; how many of such recruits passed to the Royal Navy or the Regular Army; how many have been discharged as unfit or for any other reason; how many have been discharged to the Reserve on the completion of five or six months' training; how many were still under training at the depots on 1st February, 1909; and how many of the infantry of the Special Reserve are Militiamen who have transferred?

Mr. HALDANE

SPECIAL RESERVE: Infantry:—
1. Total strength on 1st Feb-

ruary, 1909

 55,301
2. Number of recruits enlisted be

tween the 1st January, 1908,

and 1st February, 1909

 25,488
3. Number of such recruits passed

to the Royal Navy or Regular

Army

 6,150
4. Number of Special Reservists

discharged, between 15th Jan

uary, 1908, and 1st February,

1909, as unfit or for any other

reason

 2,287
5. Number dismissed to their

homes on completion of five

or six months' training

 7,681
6. Number still under training at

the depots on 1st February,

1909

 11,055
7. Number of Special Reservists

included in (1) who were trans

ferred from the Militia

 37,799

A number of these are included in the reply to previous questions.