HC Deb 15 April 1918 vol 105 cc177-8

1. Men ordinarily resident in His Majesty's Dominions abroad.

2. Members of His Majesty's Regular or Reserve forces, or of the forces raised by the Governments of His Majesty's Dominions, and members of the Territorial Force who are liable for foreign service.

3. Men serving in the Navy, the Royal Marines, or the Air Force.

Amendment made: At end add:

"4. (a) Disabled men who during the present War have served outside the British Islands or at sea;

(b) Disabled men who, though not having served as aforesaid, have during the present

War served for not less than a week in any of His Majesty's forces (other than Reserve forces), and men who, having been officially reported as wounded during the present War, have been discharged in consequence of the termination of their period of service, if in either case they are engaged in whole-time work which is for the time being certified by the Director-General of National Service to be of national importance;

(c) Disabled men, or men who have been medically rejected after offering themselves for enlistment, if on further medical examination in accordance with the Regulations of the Army Council, or as respects an examination which takes place after the date on which the Ministry of National Service Order, 1917, came into force in accordance with the Regulations of the Director-General of National Service, they have been certified to be totally and permanently unfit for any form of military service.

In this paragraph the expression ' disabled men' means men (including officers) who have left or been discharged from the naval, military, or air forces in consequence of disablement or ill-health."—[Sir A. Geddes.]

Schedule, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.