Researching The Royal Canadian Regiment
Establishment, 2nd "Special Service" Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment of
Infantry
General Order 112, November 1899.
The following establishment for the 2nd "Special Service" Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry is approved:-
| Ranks | 1899-1900 |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant-Colonels | 1 |
| Second in Command | 1 |
| Major | 1 |
| Captains | 10 |
| Lieutenants | 24 |
| Adjutants | 1 |
| Quarter-Master | 1 |
| Medical Officers | 2 |
| Total Officers | 41 |
| Regimental Sergeant-Major | 1 |
| Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant | 1 |
| Staff Sergeants | 8 |
| Colour Sergeants | 8 |
| Sergeants | 32 |
| Total Sergeants of Regimental Staff and Sergeants | 50 |
| Corporals | 40 |
| Drummers or Buglers | 16 |
| Privates | 872 |
| Total rank and file | 912 |
| Total all ranks | 1019 |
| Horses - Officer's | 7 |
