The organization of the Administrative Services on the L. of C. has been elaborated in great detail, to ensure their efficient action. This applies especially to the _Medical Services_, whose organization is now as complete and well thought out as in any army in the world, and to the _Transport_ and _Supply_ Services, which, as explained in Chapter VII., are closely united, and likely, therefore, to work better together than in foreign armies, where Transport is a Combatant Unit, and Supply a Civil Department. The great importance of _Railways_ on the L. of C. has been fully realized. British war experience has of late been considerable, and the personnel required for working railways in war has been carefully thought out, and organized in great detail. The number of Railway Units has been increased, and, in their completion to war strength on mobilization, full advantage has been taken of the unrivalled resources of England in highly trained railway personnel. FINANCE AND CLERICAL WORK The financial difficulties met by an Army in the Field have been faced, and the C.-in-C. relieved from responsibility for them. An establishment of personnel to deal with _Accounts_ and _Audit_ accompanies the Army in the Field, and is stationed at the Base, so as to systematize the Finance and Accounts, and facilitate the custody and issue of cash for necessary administrative purposes. A clerical establishment has been established in the _Base Records Office_, which should greatly relieve the fighting units from all possible clerical and office work which can be done at the Base. POSTAL SERVICE A complete _Postal Service_ for the Army in the Field has now been for the first time provided in the War Organization. REINFORCEMENTS The question of Reinforcements has been met by mobilizing with each Unit what are termed its _First Reinforcements_, at the rate of 10 per cent. of the rank and file. These accompany their Units to the theatre of operations, but are at first left at the Base in depôts which are organized on mobilization to receive them. From these depôts they can, when needed, be sent to reinforce their own Units at the front, without delay or confusion. Reinforcements of “Second Line” Troops are provided from the “Imperial Service Section” of the Territorial Force, who can be sent abroad as Units for defence of Lines of Communication, escorting prisoners, guarding conquered territory, and all duties for which Second Line Troops are used in foreign armies. Arrangements for Reinforcements in _horses_ have been made, by registering private horses at home, and organizing the collection of horses purchased abroad, as well as by the organization of Remount Depôts on the L. of C. [Illustration: FIELD ARMY _FOR SERVICE ABROAD_.] PART III _ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN ARMIES_ CHAPTER XIII WAR ORGANIZATION OF THE FIGHTING TROOPS