Platoon

The Platoon is the second most basic military formation within the British Expeditionary Force and is the second smallest military formation within the British Expeditionary Force. It is the first military formation that is commanded by a Junior Officer with the rank of Second Lieutenant.

Components
The platoon is made up of 2 sections commanded by one Corporal and roughly constitute around 18 men (including the Commanding Officer) that is commanded by a Second Lieutenant as the Platoon Commander and Sergeant as the Platoon Second In Command. Below are the ranks involved in one platoon.

-1 Second Lieutenant (Acting as Platoon Commander)

-1 Sergeant (Acting as Platoon Second In Command)

-2 Corporals

-2 Lance Corporals

-12 Privates

Differences with real British Platoons of the era
On 1 October 1913, army re-organisation of the British Army planned by General Sir Ivor Maxse indicated that a regular platoon will consist of 4 platoons, instead of 2 platoons in our group and would consist of around 40-50 men. Lieutenants would be given the right to command such platoons but in our case, Lieutenants only serve as Second In Commands to the Captain in a company. Later in the war, platoons would contain speciallised sections (such as a Lewis Gun Section, or a section containing men speciallised in throwing grenades) along with the usual rifle section in a platoon.