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Great Britain: Allowances of Rations for General and Staff Officers serving on Foreign Stations

General Order, Merida, 1st September 1809

Rank

Number of Rations per diem at 6 pence

General Commanding the Forces

100

General

80

Lieutenant General

60

Major General

40

Brigadier General

30

Adjutant General

20

Deputy Adjutant General

15

Deputy Assistant Adjutant General

10

Quarter Master General

20

Deputy Quarter Master General

15

Assistant Quarter Master General

10

Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General

6

Military Secretary

10

Aide de Camp

10

Brigade Major

10

Surg. to the General Commanding

10

Provost Marshal

3

Deputy Provost Marshal

3

Baggage Master General

10

Bridge Master

10

Captain of Guides

10

Deputy Judge Advocate

10

Commissary of Accounts

20

Deputy ditto

15

Assistant ditto

10

Commissary of Provisions

15

Deputy ditto

6

Commissary General

40

Deputy Commissary General

15

Deputy Assistant Commissary General

10

Inspecting Commissary

10

Inspector of Hospitals

30

Deputy Inspector of Hospitals

15

Physicians

12

Purveyor

14

Deputy Purveyor

6

Surgeon

8

Apothecary

6

Assistant Surgeon

2

Hospital Mate

2

Brigade Chaplain

10

Inspector of Foreign Corps

10

Town or Fort Major

10

Town or Fort Adjutant

3

 

 

SOURCE:

Gurwood, John. General Orders of Wellington 1837.

 



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