§ MR. JOHN HAMMOND (Carlow)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War with respect to the case of 1428 John Joseph Reilly, a private in the Enniskillen Fusiliers, now stationed at Omagh, who enlisted on 12th January last, and is under the regulation age, being only 16 years old on 28th December last, will he authorise his discharge from the Army, seeing that he is anxious to return to his home to enter upon his father's trade?
THR FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. POWELL-WILLIAMS,) Birmingham S.The youth referred to appears to have been enlisted when under 17 years of age, but he stated his age as over 18 and had all the physical characteristics of that age. No difficulty would be made as to his discharge, but he strongly objects to that course and refuses to return home to his father.