HC Deb 26 February 1929 vol 225 c1794W
Mr. BUXTON

asked the Secretary of State for War the strength of the British force in German territory, distinguishing the separate arms?

Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS

The strength of the British Army of the Rhine, excluding a small infantry detachment of about 100 serving in the Saar district, on 1st February, 1929, was as follows:

Cavalry … 499
Royal Artillery … 370
Royal Engineers … 248
Royal Corps of Signals … 169
Infantry … 3,523
Royal Tank Corps … 44
Other Services … 1,149
Total … 6,002