Tinto, I don’t have all the answers, but some answers with a touch of speculation are better than nothing at all.
“The advantages of Reinforcements, apart from making good wastage in the field, were obvious. They are. —
(1) The improvement of the morale of the existing troops by the knowledge that on due date their losses will be repaired (nothing is so disheartening to armies in the field as evidence of constantly vanishing strength)
(2) The absorption of the recruits among an invariably much larger proportion of seasoned veterans and placing them under experienced officers
(3) Preservation of the Regimental traditions won during the various military campaigns. The result, in effect, is the creation of a veteran army, as the newcomers, trained up to a certain standard before being absorbed among the seasoned troops, soon become veterans themselves.”
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