Topic: AIF - Lighthorse
Australian Light Horse Regiments, AIF
Regimental Embarkation Equipment Stock List, 1914
Part 7, Miscellaneous Camp Equipment.
This Table is based on the "War Establishments of the Australian Military Forces, 1912." Provision is made for an Armourer as a Staff Sergeant of the Regiment. No other "Attached" Officers, N.C.O.'s, or Men have been provided for. This latter personnel should come to the Regiment fully equipped.
"All Ranks" does not include Officers unless specially mentioned.
| MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. | |||
| Section 1B. | |||
| Bugles | 4 | 1 per squadron and 1 per sergt. trumpeter | |
| Trumpets | 7 | 2 per squadron and 1 per sergt. trumpeter | |
| Strings, bugle or trumpet, green | 11 | 1 per bugle or trumpet | |
| CAMP EQUIPMENT. | |||
| Section 2A. | |||
| Axes | |||
| Felling, curved helve | 7 | 1 per headquarters and 2 per squadron, additional to those forming part of cart or wagon equipment | |
| Hand, Mark 11. | 4 | 1 per headquarters and 1 per squadron | |
| Bags, line, gear | 18 | 1 per set of pack saddlery | |
| Boxes, candle, F.S., filled | 8 | 1 per lantern | |
| Buckets, water, G.S., canvas | 531 | 1 per riding horse and 1 per 2 draught or pack horses, including attached, additional to those forming part of cart or wagon equipment | |
| Helves, maul, 34½-in. | 9 | 1 per 8 draught horses and 25 per cent. spare | |
| Hooks, reaping, large | 33 | 11 per squadron | |
| Kettles, camp, oval, 12-qt. | 41 | 1 per 3 officers and 1 per 16 other ranks | |
| Lanterns, tent, folding | 8 | 2 per headquarters and 2 per squadron | |
| Mallets, heel-peg | 88 | 1 per 3 officers' horses; 1 per packhorse; and 1 per 8 other horses except draught horses | |
| Mauls, G .S., heads | 7 | 1 per 8 draught horses | |
| Pads, surcingle | 563 | 1 per horse, including attached | |
| Pegs, picketing, with rope loop | 625 | 1 per head rope and 1 per heel rope, except those used for heavy draught horses | |
| Posts, picket, 2½-ft., with rope loop | 64 | 1 per draught horse and 25 per cent. spare | |
| Ropes | |||
| Heel | 140 | 25 per cent. for unruly horses | |
| Picketing, 4 ft. 9 in. | 563 | 1 per horse, including attached | |
| Rugs, horse | 563 | 1 per horse, including attached | |
| Sheets, ground | 531 | 1 per officer and all ranks | |
| Section 12. | |||
| Balances, spring, 80 lbs. (or 100 lbs.) | 3 | ||
| Implements, butchers | |||
| Balances, spring, 4 lbs. | 3 | ||
| Cases, wood, empty | 3 | ||
| Choppers, meat | 3 | ||
| Hooks, dressing, 9-in. | 18 | ||
| Knives | |||
| Cutting | 3 | ||
| Flaying, large | 3 | ||
| Saws, tenon, 14-in. | 3 | ||
| Sheets, ground (unserviceable) | 3 | ||
| Steels | 3 | ||
| Steelyards, 56 lbs. | 3 | ||
| Section 13a. | |||
| Blankets, G.S. | 1,062 | 2 per officer and all ranks | |
| Section 13c. | |||
| Stretchers, ambulance | 3 | 1 per squadron | |
| TOOLS, ARTIFICERS, & OPENING PACKAGES | |||
| Weedon Section. | |||
| Bags, tool, filled, regt, armourers | 1 | For contents see E.S.O Part 2, Section II, L.H. p.31. | |
| Boxes, rod, tool, clearing | 1 | ||
| Section 7. | |||
| Panniers, G.S., carpenters | 1 | To be filled with tools set out on Pees 32 and 33, E.S.O., Part 2. Section II., L.H. | |
| Panniers, tool, filled, saddlers | 3 | For contents see E.S.O. Part l, General, para. 237 | |
| Bags, Earners', filled | 16 | 1 per farrier Q.M.S., farrier sergeant, shoeing smith corporal, and shoeing smith. For contents see E.S.O., Part l, General, para. 115 | |
| Pincers, horn-cutting | 6 | ||
| N.I.V. | |||
| Bags, shoemakers', leather, filled | 1 | For contents see E.S.O. Part 1, General, para. 219 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. | |||
| Section 2A. | |||
| Boxes, stationery, field | 2 | ||
| Section 7. | |||
| Cutters, wire, Mark V. | 303 | Includes 1 per officer | |
| Section 10A. | |||
| Nails, horseshoe (assorted size.) | 39,000 | 60 per set of shoes | |
| Shoes, horse (assorted) sets | 650 | 1 set per horse, including attached, and 15 per cent spare | |
| Valises, horseshoe | 18 | ||
| Section 12. | |||
| Knives, opening tins | 6 | ||
| VETERINARY STORES. | |||
| Chests, veterinary, officers, 84 lbs. | 1 | To be brought to the regiment by the veterinary officer | |
| Chests, veterinary, unit, 25 lbs. | 3 | To be brought to the regiment by the veterinary officer | |
| Wallets, veterinary | 4 | To be brought to the regiment by the veterinary officer | |
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