HC Deb 22 February 1904 vol 130 cc549-50
MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE (Bristol, E.)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state what is the reason of certain regiments being shown in recent Army Orders as under orders to move from Sheffield or Lichfield to 1st Army Corps, instead of from one named station to another.

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

There are various barracks in and about Aldershot in the 1st Army Corps Command and they are of different capacity. It is considered desirable to give the General Officer Commanding a free hand in placing the battalions transferred to his command in such barracks as he may think fit.