§ MR. JOHN WILSON (Glasgow, St. Rollox)To ask the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been directed to the appointment of Mr. J. P. Spanton to the rank of Veterinary Captain; will he state what qualification he possesses; and if his appointment is in accordance with Article 431 of the Royal Warrant, and Paragraph 40 of the Yeomanry Regulations.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.)Temporary Veterinary Captain Spanton 1037 was granted the honorary rank of Veterinary Captain on relinquishing his appointment as Veterinary Officer to the 1st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. The regulations quoted do not apply to the case, as he has neither been appointed to a commission in the Imperial Yeomanry at home nor to one in the Army Veterinary Department.