Battalion Organization (Series)

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Ernest Ibbetson

First published in January of 1912, Battalion Organization provides a rare opportunity to look into the inner workings of a British infantry battalion on the eve of the First World War. It also describes the genesis of what, in the years to come, would evolve into the battalion headquarters company.

The British Infantry Battalion of 1912

The Battalion in War

The Non-Commissioned Officer

Progressive Training

The Headquarter Section

Establishments

The Big Company at Work

Recruits, Bandsmen, and Drummers

The Four-Company Battalion (Conclusion)

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Sources

Frederick Ivor Maxse ‘Battalion Organization’ Journal of the Royal United Services Institution (January 1912)

G.J. Scovell ‘Organization of a Battalion in War and Peace’ Journal of the Royal United Services Institution (October 1911)

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