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Section Commander,
Island Section.
Section Commander, Mainland Section.
Positions.
Tate's Cairn Chin Lan Chu
Eagle's Nest Crown Point
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CHAPTER III (D) and (E).
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Table D (v).-MOVABLE Armament, Mainland Section.
Natives.
No.
2*
ลล
Detach-
Total
Guns.
ments.
Officers.
Nature.
24.7-in. Q.F. 2 | 4.7-in. Q.F.
2 t
20
2 20
2008
1
Officers.
Men.
British.
•
2* 2*
25-in. howtzr.
25-in. howtzr.
2
3280
Eagle's Nest Customs Pass
2*
2*
22.95-in. B.L. 1 22-95-in. B.L.
18
1
18
∞ ∞
Native.
Unallotted
Reserve J
Natives.
Unit Allotted.
22
22
22
5th Co., H.K.S.B., R.G.A. 5th Co., H.K.S.B., R.G.A.
39
Unallotted
Reserve
}
22223
18
20
288
3rd Co., H.K.S.R., R.G.A. 3rd Co., H.K.S.B., R.G.A.
18
2nd Co., H.K.S.B., R.G.A. 2nd Co., H.K.S.B., R.G.A.
Unallotted 1 Reserve f
11
* Reserve allotted as look-outs.
Table D (vi).-MOVABLE Armament, Island Section.
Guns.
Detachments.
Position.
No.
Nature. Officers. Men.
High West
Near Mount Nicholson (southern
spurs)
Boa Vista
Near Mount Pottinger (height
1,120 feet)
Mount Violet
Near Mount Kellett..
Unit Allotted.
2 2
22
15-pr. Q.F. 15-pr. Q.F.
1
20
20
20
88th Company, R.G.A. 88th Company, R.G.A.
15-pr. Q.F. 15-pr. Q.F.
NN
2 5-in howtzr.
1
2
2-95-in. B.L.
22 20
20
83rd Company, R.G.A.
20
83rd Company, R.G.A.
18
Hong Kong Volunteers. Hong Kong Volunteers.
Note.-All the above come under the Section Commander at the war period.
(E.)-Action by Chief Engineer.
(i.) At the Precautionary Stage.
1. In peace time a proportion of the tools and materials for defence works are kept at the headquarters of each section and fire command, and the staff officer, R.E. keeps nominal rolls of the officers and men, R. E. allotted to sections, fire commands, and reserve, and working plans of all field defences, communications, &c., which are to be constructed on mobilization, with necessary information as to tools and working parties required.
2. Copies of the above are in possession of the Officer Commanding Royal Engineer detachment in each section and fire command, for the use of the section and fire commanders.
The detail of these works is shown in Table E (ii).
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