HC Deb 08 July 1909 vol 7 cc1413-4
Mr. GODFREY BARING (for Sir Thomas Bramsdon)

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state why the name of Colonel G. T. Onslow, Royal Marine Light Infantry, still appears on the active list of the Royal Marines contrary to the King's Regulations, which state that colonels commandant shall be retired at the age of 60 or on expiration of command, and notwithstanding the fact that he completed his appointment as commandant at Chatham in April last?

Mr. McKENNA

Colonel Onslow's command terminated on 10th April last, but his name has not been removed from the Army List in consequence of his not having been gazetted to the retired list pending decision on a proposal to re-establish a reserved list for colonels.