HC Deb 29 April 1907 vol 173 cc494-7
MR. LEA (St. Pancras, E.)

To ask the Secretary of State for War, with reference to the Annual Report on the Army [Cd. 3365], page 81, what were the rank and corps of the seven men serving abroad who were sentenced to penal servitude during the year ending 30th September, 1906; will he give in each case the offence or offences for which each man was tried, the sentences inflicted, and when, where, and by whom they were tried, and also the names of the persons who confirmed the sentences; whether the evidence has since been submitted to the Judge Advocate General; and if he sanctioned each sentence.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane). The following are the particulars asked for:—

Rank. Corps. Offence. Sentence. Tried. Sentence confirmed by
On At By
Private 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment Disobedience and violence to a corporal 3 years 27/10/05 Middelburg, Transvaal General court-martial G.O.C. in C., South Africa
Lance-corporal 2nd Bn. Shropshire Light Infantry Drunkenness and wounding with intent to murder 5 years 10/4/05 Fyzabad „ Lieut.-General Gaselee
Gunner Royal Field Artillery Wounding with intent to murder 5 years 26/4/05 Rawal Pindi „ Lieut.-General Blood
Private 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment Striking sergeant-major 3 years and ignominy 7/6/06 Roberts' Heights, Transvaal „ G.O.C. in C., South Africa
Private 1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Sodomy 10 years and ignominy 7/8/06 Gibraltar „ G.O.C. in C., Gibraltar
Private 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment Striking captain 3 years and ignominy 22/8/06 Middelburg „ G.O.C. in C., South Africa
Gunner Royal Field Artillery Striking sergeant and violence to lieutenant-colonel 3 years and ignominy 31/8/06 Trimulgherry „ Lieut.-General Egerton
Except in the Indian cases the proceedings were passed by the Judge Advocate General.