§ 65. Mr. KINGasked the Minister of National Service whether he is aware that a Russian subject., Mark Kravetz, has been called up for military service and sent to Maidstone, though he had his left 1137 leg amputated nineteen years ago and has only one leg and a wooden stump to walk upon; and whether it is intended to discharge this man or send him to a line regiment?
§ Mr. BECKThis case had already been reported to the Ministry of National Service, and from inquiries which have been made it appears that Kravetz, who was anxious to join the Army, was placed in Grade 3 at his own request, as it was considered that he could perform sedentary work, notwithstanding the fact that his left leg had been amputated. As Kravetz has passed out of the jurisdiction of the recruiting authorities, the question of his discharge is a matter for the War Office.