HC Deb 20 July 1937 vol 326 cc1989-90W
Sir A. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the desirability of including in the quarterly Army List a nominal roll of officers and men who have been awarded the Albert medal for deeds of gallantry in the execution of their duty?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

Since the institution of the Albert medal in 1866, no list of military recipients has been included in the Quarterly Army List or its supplements. The recipients of this medal are entitled to the distinctive letters "A.M." after their names, and those whose names appear in Monthly or Half-Yearly Army Lists are so described. The publication of special lists of service recipients of the medal would inevitably raise the question of publishing not only lists of civilian recipients of the medal, but also similar lists in respect of other awards for gallantry which take precedence of it, a task which would involve unjustifiable labour and expense.