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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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sH and rt-paii- ofvehiclt^H, t^ach Coiututiiul at lutiuH urgaiiizi-ditH own garages and It^paiiHliopH insiicli miiiiiIicisand positions as could di-al most eonveni<<ntlywith the vehicles whicli it employed. Theserepiiir Hhoi)s were usually hired, not purchaseilttutriglit, so that the State might have the lessleft on its hands at the end uf the war ; andthey were supervised by one or more DistrictInspect(us of Mechanical Traction for eatih Imtch dule wascalculated on n 10 per cent, basis tlml is,ID comiilete engines for every 100 vehicles,but, subse<;uently, a 3 per cent, basis was foundto be sudicient. Tools special to meclianicaltransport were also obtained through the HomeDepot, but those of a gtMieral character woresupplied, like ordinary stores such as clothing,through tim Army Ordnance Department.
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ii-reiich Official photograph. A TIRE AND ACCESSORIES STORE IN FRANCE. Coniinand, who in turn were supervised by aTravelling Inspector. Abroad there were depots of two classes—advanced and base—for maintenance and thesupply of parts, not heavy repairs. The formerwere of the nature of retail shops which kepta small stock of parts ; they received indentsfrom the units in the field, to wliich they issuedmaterial direct, relying for the replenislunentoi theii- supplies on the base depots. Thesewere big receptacles for stores and accessories,and were replicas on a smaller scale of the storesat the Home Depot in London, to which theysent their demands direct To a certain extentthey were supplied automatically, for when a For the smaller repairs, motor workshops,fitted with a lathe and other tools, were atachedto each imit, or if the unit was too small topossess such a workshop of its own, arrange-ments were made by wliich it could requisitionone to attend to it on the spot. If the damag

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