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Army Council: A committee of experts under the presidency of the Secretary of State for War, which has the final disposition of the defences of the Empire. The Council consists of:
- Lord Kitchener
- General Sir C.W.H. Douglas
- Lieutenasnt-General Sir H.C. Sclater
- Major-General Sir J.S. Cowans
- Colonel Sir S.B. Von Donop
- Right Honourable H.J. Tennant
Each service member is a specialist in some branch of military science, and has had practical experience in the field. [1]
References / notes
- ↑ Various contributors (1914). The War Book-of-Facts. 2nd Edition. A.W. Shaw Company, London p.144.
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