[Broadsheet, folded] "The Mess-Room Companion" from the "British Army and Navy Review" For January, 1866 ... [detailed information about the Army and Navy in 1866].

Two pages, broadsheet, 64 x 50cm, one side giving the "Distribution of the British Arny" (in red and black), the other the "Distribution of the British Navy in Commission" (in blue and black), folded, small closed tears on folds, and other very minor defects. An attractive piece obviously designed for a wall or notice-board, military or naval. [ARMY] "Note: Regiments printed in black are on Foreign, and those in Red on Home Service", information columnised under the headings, [First Third] "Regiment | Station of (Head Quarters/Depot | Year of Embarkation of Return | Remarks |" Below, headings "Cavalry" "Military Train" "Footguards" "Infantry"; [Second Third[ same headings for "Infantry (continued)" "West India Regiments" "Colonial Corps"; [Final Third] headings "Brigade | Station of (Headquarters | Batteries", followed by "Commissariat Staff Corps" "Royal Artillery" "Royal Engineers". [ROYAL NAVY] "With the dates of commission of the officers in command | Note.- Ships printed in Blue are on foreign, and those in Black on Home Service. | S, signifies Screw Steam Ship; P. Paddle-wheel Steam Ship; A.C. Armoured-cased Screw Ship", column headings for three sets of columns "Ship | Officer in Command | Date of Commission | Station ...", from the Aboukir to the Wyvern, three ships added in manuscript. Stations include West Indies, Australia China, India, etc. A wealth of information. No copy listed on COPAC or WorldCat, and no information indicating whether this was enclosed or issued with with the "British Army and Navy Review".