ORGANIZATION FOR MANŒUVRE

The following tables are taken from 'Artillery Training Volume II, Pamphlet 4, 1944, DEPLOYMENT OF HEAVY REGIMENTS'. The abbreviations are those of the originals. This was the organisation for a four battery heavy regiment equipped with 7.2-inch Mks 1-4.

THE ORGANIZATION OF A HEAVY REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS FOR MANŒUVRE

Group	Party	Name of vehicle	Sub-unit and type of vehicle	Personnel	Frequency	Remarks
"Z"	Regt. comd's. party	Z	H.Q. car 4-str	C.O. O.O. (or Adjt.) Dvr. I.C.
		S 2	Sig. Sec 15-cwt.	R. Sigs	Regt.	Wireless set
		MC 1	H.Q. M.C.	C.Os orderly
	2 I.C.'s party	Z 2	H.Q. car, 4-str.	Maj. 2 I.C. Dvr. I.C		(Sig. offr. may ride here)
		Mc	Sig. Sec. M.C.	D.R.
		MC 2	H.Q. M.C.	2 I.C.''s. orderly
		Svy. 1	H.Q. car, 2-str	Svy. offr. Bty. surveyor

"A"	Adjt.'s party	A 1	H.Q. 15-cwt., G.S.	Adjt. (or O.O.) Clerk (sjt.) 2 L.M. gunners Dvr. I.C.		Twin L.M.G. A.tk. rifle
		MC 3	H.Q. M.C.	Adjt.' orderly
		S 4	Sig. Sec. 15-cwt.	R. Sigs	Regt.	Wireless set
		S 5	Sig. Sec. 15-cwt.	R. Sigs	A.G.R.A	Wireless se
		S 1	Sig. Sec. car, 2-str.	Signal officer Batman-dvr		(If not in Z 2)
		MC	Sig. Sec. M.C	D. R.
		MC	Sig. Sec. M.C	Sig. sjt.
		MC	Sig. Sec. M.C	Sig.l linesman.
	Svy. party	MC 4	H.Q. M.C.	Svy. sjt.
		MC 5	H.Q. M.C.	Svy. bdr.
		Svy. 2	H.Q. car, 2-str	2 bty. surveyors
		Svy. 3	H.Q. car, 2-str	2 bty. surveyors
		Svy. 4	H.Q. car, 2-str	2 bty. surveyors
	Regtl. H.Q. Group	A 2	15-cwt., office	R.S.M. 2 clerks Dvr. I.C.		Office eqpt
		A 3	H.Q. car, 2-str	M.O. Batman-dvr Sanitary duty man Dvr I.C.		Med. stores
		S 6	Sig. Sec. 3-ton	R. Sigs.		Sig. office
		S 7	Sig. Sec. 3-ton	R. Sigs.		Sig. office and charging sets.
		S 8	Sig. Sec. 15-cwt.	R. Sigs.		Cable layer
		MC	Sig. Sec. M.C.	Lineman
		MC	Sig. Sec. M.C.	Sig. electrician

"B" ech	Q 1	H.Q. M.C.	Q.M.
	Q 2	H.Q. 3-ton	Cook A.C.C 5 batman 2 A.A. gunners. 1 driver I.C.	Offrs' mess Cooking sets Rations
	Q 3	H.Q. 3-ton	2 cooks A.C.C. Butchery dutyman Batman Dvr I.C.	Cooking sets Rations
	Q 4	H.Q. 15-cwt., water	Water dutyman Dvr I.C.	Water duties
	Q 5	H.Q. 3-ton	R.Q.M.S. Storeman Clerk Dvr I.C.	"Q" stores
	Q 6	H.Q. 3-ton	Armourer sjt.R.E.M.E. Tech. storeman Dvr I.C.	M.T. stores
	Q 7	H.Q. 30-cwt.	Electrician R.E.M.E. Dvr I.C.	Slave battery
	Q 8	H.Q. 15-cwt., G.S.	2 L.M. gnrs Dvr I.C.
	MC 7		Sjt tech. storeman
	MC 8		Motor mech.

THE ORGANIZATION OF A HEAVY BATTERY FOR MANŒUVRE

Group or party		Name of vehicle	Sub-unit and type of vehicle	Personnel	Frequency	Remarks
	B.C's. party	X	Armd. O.P.	Maj. B.C. O.P.A. Dvr.-op. Dvr.-mech.	Bty.	Wireless set Wireless set (18)
		O	Armd. O.P.	Subaltern O.P.A. 2 dvr.-ops.	Bty.	Wireless set Wireless set (18) (May move with gun gp. if capt. is not available)
		MC 1	M.C.	B.C.'s orderly
		MC 2	M.C.	Sig. sjt.

"G" party	G	15-cwt. (fitted wireless)	G.P.O. G.P.O.A. 2 dvr.-ops.	Bty.	Wireless set
	MC 3	M.C.	G.P.O.'s orderly
	H	15-cwt. (fitted wireless)	A.G.P.O G.P.O.A. 2 dvr.-ops.	Regt.	Wireless set
	MC 4	M.C.	B.S.M.

Gun gp.	K 1	15-cwt (fitted wireless)	Capt. G.P.O.A. 2 dvr.-ops.	Bty.	Wireless set (May move indepently)
	MC 5	M.C.	Capt.'s orderly
	MC 6	M.C.	Bty. leader		Subaltern (May ride in M 2 in order to be able to read map)
	K 2	15-cwt.(fitted wireless)	Clerk 2 sigs. 1 relief sig. Dvr I.C.	Arty. R	Wireless set
	M 1	15-cwt. G.S.	Bdr. Sig. 5 sigs. Dvr I.C.		Mechanical cable layer (May move with "G" party)
		4 Tractors each	Nos. 1-6 Dvr.-mech. Dvr I.C		Drawing gun Scotches Stores Camouflage 10 rounds
		4 Tractors each	Nos. 7-13 Dvr.-mech. Dvr I.C		Stores Skidding 20 rounds

Gun gp. or amn. gp.

M 2

15-cwt. G.S.

Bdr. sig.
   3 sigs.
   2 L.M. gnrs
   Dvr I.C.

Hand cable layer

Amn. Group	Amn 1	3-ton	4 amn. numbers Fitter M.V. Dvr. I.C.	30 rounds Stores Camouflage
	Amn 1	3-ton	4 amn. numbers Fitter M.V. Dvr. I.C.	30 rounds Stores Camouflage
	Amn 1	3-ton	4 amn. numbers Motor mech. Dvr. I.C.	30 rounds Stores Camouflage
	Amn 1	3-ton	4 amn. numbers Motor mech. Dvr. I.C.	30 rounds Stores Camouflage
		Spare tractor	Dvr.- mech. Dvr. I.C.	Stores

"B" Ech	Q 1	3-ton	B.Q.M.S Storeman Sanitary dutyman Dvr I.C.	"Q" stores
	Q 2	3-ton	Tech. storeman 2 L.M. gnrs Eqpt repairer Fitter gun Dvr I.C.	M.T. stores Twin L.M.G. A.tk. rifle
	Q 3	3-ton	Cpl. cook A.C.C. 3 cooks A.C.C. Batman Dvr I.C.	Cooking set Rations
	Q 4	15-cwt., water	Water dutyman Dvr I.C.	Water duties
	Q 5	15-cwt., G.S.	5 batmen Offrs. mess cook Dvr I.C.	Offrs. mess Baggage
	Q 6	15-cwt., G.S.	Fitter gun Dvr. I.C.	Petrol

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