Major STANLEYasked the Secretary for War whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction caused in the Royal Field Artillery by the Special Army Order of 20th June, 1913, whereby batteries of old creation are compelled to exchange num- 1870W bers, records, etc., with batteries recently created; and whether the desired reduction of fifteen batteries could be effected by reducing the batteries of most recent date instead of those which have a long record of service?
§ Colonel SEELYThe present scheme was devised by a committee of distinguished Artillery officers. Their object was to ensure that the old distinguished numbers and records should not permanently be absorbed in the Reserve batteries, but should be held by Field Service batteries. This scheme was held to be one which fully maintained efficiency andesprit de corps and caused least dislocation in the Royal Regiment.