§ 78. Mr. JOWETTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War, concerning men who are time-expired and have served overseas in combatant units since the War began, including service during the retreat from Mons and the first battle of Ypres, whether he will, or he will not, give them the option of transferring to Home service or to non-combatant units?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI regret that I can add nothing to the answer given to my hon. Friend on 22nd November.
§ 79. Mr. JOWETTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War, concerning men who enlisted in the early days of the War and are now approaching fifty years of age, who, therefore, have not been classified into any medical category, whether he will allow them to claim on their own application to be examined by a medical board with a view to their being transferred to units more suitable to their physical condition?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI regret that I can add nothing to the answer given to my hon. Friend on December 19th.