Topic: Army Rations
The Infantry Battalion (1914)
Supplies Required for One Day
(Annex E); Field Service Manual, 1914; Infantry Battalion (Expeditionary Force)
The following table, which is inserted for purpose of easy reference, shows the detail of supplies which would be required by a battalion for one day:—
| Detail. | Battalion Headquarters. | M.G. Section | One Company | Battalion. | |
| Establishment ‡ | personnel | 81 | 18 | 227 | 1,007 |
| horses | 31 | 5 | 5 | 56 | |
| Biscuits (lbs.) | 81 | 18 | 227 | 1,007 | |
| Bread (in lieu of biscuits) (lbs.) | 101 1/4 | 22 1/2 | 283 3/4 | 1,258 3/4 | |
| Bacon (lbs.) | 1/4 | 4 1/2 | 56 3/4 | 251 3/4 | |
| Cheese (lbs.) | 15 5/16 | 3 6/16 | 42 9/16 | 188 13/16 | |
| Groceries | |||||
| Mustard (lbs.) | 4/16 | 1/16 | 11.5/16 | 3 5/16 | |
| Tea (lbs.) | 3 5/16 | 3/4 | 8 14/16 | 39 6/16 | |
| Sugar (lbs.) | 15 3/16 | 3 6/16 | 42 9/16 | 188 13/16 | |
| Salt (lbs.) | 1 1/2 | 1/2 ozs. | 7 1/16 | 31 1/2 | |
| Pepper | 2 ozs | 1/2 oz. | 7/16 lb. | 1 3/4 lbs. | |
| Jam (lbs.) | 21 | 5 | 57 | 252 | |
| Meat | |||||
| Fresh (in lieu of preserved) (lbs.) | 1/4 | 22 1/2 | 283 3/4 | 1,258 3/4 | |
| preserved (lbs.) | 81 | 18 | 227 | 1,007 | |
| Oats (lbs.) | 372 | 60 | 60 | 672 | |
| Vegetables | |||||
| Fresh (a) (lbs.) | 40 1/2 | 9 | 113 1/2 | 503 1/2 | |
| Or dried (lbs.) | 10 2/16 | 2 1/4 | 28 6/16 | 125 14/16 | |
| or | |||||
| Lime Juice (b) † (pts.) | 2 | 1/2 | 5 1/2 | 25 | |
| Rum (c) † (pts.) | 10 | 2 1/4 | 28 1/4 | 126 | |
| Tobacco (c) † (lbs.) | 1 7/16 | 5 ozs. | 4 7/16 lbs. | 18 lbs. | |
‡Excludes A.S.C. drivers and horses of the train.
(a) To be issued when available, but not to be carried in regimental transport when troops are marching daily.
(b) Lime juice is issued when fresh vegetables are not supplied, or at the discretion of the G.O.C. on recommendation of the medical officer.
(c) Issued at the discretion of the G.O.C. on recommendation of the medical officer.
† Not carried normally in supply columns of A.S.C. trains.
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