Some officers even used to give their pay to their batmen.
The duties are similar to those carried out by batmen in an officers' mess.
Batmen with fighting troops are fully armed and trained soldiers and are available for ordinary duties in the ranks.
The batman would have a cottage in the country, look after the colonel's horse, and he was there for life.
They cannot have the services of a batman.
The number of officers to whom a batman is allotted could not be obtained without calling for a special return.
For eight months he had been a batman in an officer's home.
Would it not be possible for women officers to have men for batmen?
