When I joined my battalion in Bahrain in 1969, it was 750 strong. When I commanded it in 1991, it was 525. It is now less than that, but it is still called a battalion.
Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22
Proceeding contribution from
Bob Stewart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 March 2022.
It occurred during Estimates day on Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22.
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Session
2021-22
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2023-02-03 15:53:33 +0000
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