§ 15. Mr. FITZPATRICKasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that Benjamin Russell, Mountrath, Queen's County, while mentally deranged, left his home and proceeded to Dublin, where he presented himself at the recruiting office in Brunswick Street and joined the Lancashire Fusiliers, and was subsequently sent to Bury, Lancashire, for training; and, as this man was certified to be mentally de- 544 ranged by an eminent local medical man, will he inquire into the case with a view to having him immediately discharged from the Army?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)I am sorry that I have not yet received a report of this case. I will communicate with my hon. Friend as soon as my inquiries are completed.