The Quartermaster Transport battalion comprises three Quartermaster Transport companies and a Headquarters company. These battalions are part of Army Command brigades under the direct control of Army Command battalions and are used to provide additional supply capability to Brigades as determined by the tactical situation.
Quartermaster Transport companies consist of two platoons each of 4 GS wagons and 4 heavy GS trailers with 16 privates and 2 Sergeants with a Lieutenant in command. The Company is commanded by a Captain assisted by a Sergeant Major. Each company has a total strength of 40. The purpose of Transport companies is to move supplies from railhead to supported battalions.
The Headquarters company comprises a Staff platoon of 12 Staff men with 2 Staff Sergeants commanded by a Staff Lieutenant, a Signals platoon of 10 Signallers with a Signals Lieutenant in command supported by a Signals Sergeant, a Medical platoon of 4 Medics commanded by a Surgeon Lieutenant assisted by a Medic Sergeant. The Quartermaster platoon has 14 QM privates with a Sergeant and a Lieutenant in command. The command platoon has a Lieutenant Colonel as Battalion Commander with a Major as Adjutant and second in command with a battalion Sergeant Major and two standard bearers, one with the national flag and one with the battalion flag. Total strength of the Headquarters company is 54 giving a total battalion strength of 174.
The other vehicles and equipments of the battalion include 3 GS wagons towing a field kitchen, water tank trailer and a medical trailer with 2 House headquarters wagons, a heavy House headquarters trailer and a heavy House signals trailer.
This photo shows the Transport companies at the rear and left front and the Headquarters company on the right front. My armies have a total of 3 Quartermaster Transport battalions on the basis of one for each Army. The arm of service colour for all Quartermaster formations is brown.
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