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TABLE II.
FIRST LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE
(Southern and Western Brigade, New South Wales.)

Permanent, Militia, Volunteer.	Detail			Establishment.
	Arm of Service.		Units.	Peace.	War.
M.	Staff			10	23
M.	Light Horse	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	1st Australian Light Horse Regt. (N.S.W. Lancers)	294	581
			2nd Australian Light Horse Regt. (N.S.W. Mounted Rifles)	294	581
			3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse)	294	581
P.	Artillery		'A' Instructional Cadre, R.A.A.	36	181
M.	Engineers[T2 1]		No. 1 Field Company (Mounted Section)	29	55
M.	Army Service Corps		No. 1 L.H. Supply Column	44	77
M.	Army Medical Corps	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Officers attached to Regiments and Units	4	4
			No. 1 Mounted Bearer Company	25	50
			No. 1 Field Hospital (half)	15	30
M.	Veterinary Department		Officers attached to Regiments	3	3
			Total	1,048	2,166

1. Staff field company not included.

organized upon a defined and uniform basis. Each unit, therefore, of the field force has a peace as well as a war establishment. The peace establishments which have been adopted are based upon the present possibilities and funds available. They are numerically small, but provide for nearly a full complement of officers and non-commissioned officers, with approximately one-half of