The British Infantry Battalion in May 1940

The British infantry battalion, in May 1940, had the following establishment:

• 780 men in battalion headquarters, headquarters company, and four rifle companies
• They carried 734 Lee-Enfield Mk.III rifle with a short magazine and a 17in bayonet
• 50-light machine guns
• 2-3in mortars
• 12-2in mortars
• 22-anti-tank rifles
• 10-carriers (some variant of the basic Carden-Lloyd carrier)