less
station. The second military pack W.T. station will be disembarked with
the third brigade to land; it will be placed on a flank and used mainly
for fire control under the B.G.R.A.
A wagon wireless station at G.H.Q., Imbros, will be in communication
with both these pack W.T. stations.
One officer and 23 other ranks, with two pack animals from the Brigade
Signal Section, will be landed with each Infantry Brigade.
These parties will lay their cable by hand and establish telephone and
vibrator communication from the beach forward. No vehicles will be
landed in the first instance, all necessary stores being man-handled.
Three officers, 74 other ranks, 28 animals and five vehicles will be
landed with Divisional Headquarters.
The advance parties will release the brigade sections from the beach and
be prepared to lay cable lines by hand.
Two cable wagons will be included in the five vehicles, and should be
the first of those vehicles to be disembarked.
----------------------+----------------------+--------------------+
Time of Arrival | | |
off Coast. | Craft. | Capacity. |
----------------------+----------------------+--------------------+
In time to disembark |10 motor lighters |500 infantry |
all troops, |(10 steamboats |each (and |
vehicles, horses, |accompanying) |400,000 rds. |
stores, etc., by | |S.A.A. if necessary)|
night | | |
| | |
|10 destroyers |530 infantry |
| |each |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|1 sloop, towing |600 men |
|1 motor lighter |88 horses |
|and 4 horseboats |8 mtn. guns |
|(1 steamboat |30 bicycles |
|accompany
|