Companies of light-weight infantrymen are being organised by British military authorities for aviation' Mr- t poses.. Men forcing the new units will weigh less than 1121b, and will be carried on transport planes . whenever a small expeditionary force "is required on short notice.. By preatitig these lightweight units, authorities estimate that planes can carry a third more soldiers on each trip. Receiving higher pay than ordinary infantrymen, the 1001b soldiers will-be "Sta* tioned in Egypt and in India, according to reports.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 108, 10 May 1938, Page 4
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