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Special Reserve Infantry

 * Recruiting for militia ceased 15 January 1908
 * Of 124 infantry battalions:
 * 74 became reserve bns of line regts
 * 23 disbanded
 * 27 became Extra Reserve

Establishment
 * SR: regular cadre: 8 officers, 40 NCOs, 50 ORs. SR: 25/41/539. On mobilization receive unfit and immature members from line bns. main duty to make up losses in line bns.
 * ER: 644 all ranks, cannot be expanded.

23 disbandments notified by Special Army Order of 23 December 1907.
 * 4 KORL
 * 4 Norfolk
 * 4 Lincs
 * 3 Devons
 * 4 Suffolk
 * 4 Somerset LI
 * 3 R Irish
 * 4 Yorkshire
 * 4 Ches
 * 4 RWF
 * 4 SWB
 * 5 R Inniskillings
 * 4 Glosters
 * 4 Border
 * 3 OXford LI
 * 4 Essex
 * 4 Shropshire LI
 * 8 KRRC
 * 9 KRRC
 * 6 R Irish Rifles
 * 5 R Irish Fus
 * 3 Connaught Rangers
 * 6 RB