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BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIFLE COMPANY...* Thompson SMG 1940-1941; Sten 1941-1945; airborne units...

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HQ HQ Company HQ*** Commander (Pistol) 2IC (Pistol) Company Sergeant Major (Rifle) 9x Clerks and supply personnel (Rifle) 2x Snipers (Rifle, 1943-44) Platoon HQ Platoon Leader (Pistol) Platoon Sergeant (Rifle) Runner or Signaler (Rifle) Runner (Rifle**) Mortarman (SMG*) Assistant Mortarman (Rifle) Ammunition Bearer (Rifle) Rifle Section Section Leader (SMG*) Assistant Section Leader (Rifle) Light Machinegunner (Bren) Assistant Gunner (Rifle) 6x Riflemen (Rifle) BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIFLE COMPANY * Thompson SMG 1940-1941; Sten 1941-1945; airborne units would have more Stens and fewer rifles, but the exact composiDon is unclear ** The platoon had either a Boys ATR or a PIAT, and this is a good, generic place to put it; although, it may have been allocated to a SecDon. *** The BriDsh Rifle Company and BaNalion lacked medium or heavy machineguns, but there were some at Regiment and Division that could be allocated for specific missions. Lee-Enfield Rifle Sten Bren Thompson PIAT Boys ATR
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Page 1: BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIFLE COMPANY...* Thompson SMG 1940-1941; Sten 1941-1945; airborne units would have more Stens and fewer rifles, but the exact composiDon is unclear ** The

HQ

HQ

Company HQ***• Commander (Pistol)• 2IC (Pistol)• Company Sergeant Major (Rifle)• 9x Clerks and supply personnel (Rifle)• 2x Snipers (Rifle, 1943-44)

Platoon HQ• Platoon Leader (Pistol)• Platoon Sergeant (Rifle)• Runner or Signaler (Rifle)• Runner (Rifle**)• Mortarman (SMG*)• Assistant Mortarman (Rifle)• Ammunition Bearer (Rifle)

Rifle Section• Section Leader (SMG*)• Assistant Section Leader (Rifle)• Light Machinegunner (Bren)• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)• 6x Riflemen (Rifle)

BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIFLE COMPANY

*ThompsonSMG1940-1941;Sten1941-1945;airborneunitswouldhavemoreStensandfewerrifles,buttheexactcomposiDonisunclear**TheplatoonhadeitheraBoysATRoraPIAT,andthisisagood,genericplacetoputit;although,itmayhavebeenallocatedtoaSecDon.***TheBriDshRifleCompanyandBaNalionlackedmediumorheavymachineguns,butthereweresomeatRegimentandDivisionthatcouldbeallocatedforspecificmissions.

Lee-EnfieldRifle

Sten

Bren

Thompson

PIAT

BoysATR

Page 2: BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIFLE COMPANY...* Thompson SMG 1940-1941; Sten 1941-1945; airborne units would have more Stens and fewer rifles, but the exact composiDon is unclear ** The

PlatoonLeader

Runner /Signaler

Platoon HQin Two Teams

SectionLeader

Rifle Section in Two Teams3x

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BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH RIFLE COMPANY

HQ

Platoon HQ• Platoon Leader (Pistol)• Platoon Sergeant (Rifle)• Runner or Signaler (Rifle)• Runner (Rifle**)• Mortarman (SMG*)• Assistant Mortarman (Rifle)• Ammunition Bearer (Rifle)

Rifle Section• Section Leader (SMG*)• Assistant Section Leader (Rifle)• Light Machinegunner (Bren)• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)• 6x Riflemen (Rifle)

AssistantSectionLeader

BrenGunner

Asst.Bren

Gunner

RiflemanRifleman

Rifleman Rifleman Rifleman Rifleman

Runner

MortarGunner

Asst.MortarGunner

AmmoBearer

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