HC Deb 05 March 1918 vol 103 c1817
22. Sir ROBERT PRICE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that every European Allied Army except the British Army offers facilities for the wives of officers to be with their husbands in places not within the immediate war zones, such as Genoa; and whether he will consider the advisability of giving such facilities at all events to wives of senior officers who are likely to be resident in one place for some considerable time?

Mr. MACPHERSON

As far as the British Forces are concerned in France and Italy, wives of officers are allowed to reside with their husbands, subject to the permission of the local commanding officer, with the following exceptions:

  1. (a) War zones.
  2. (b) Lines of communication.
  3. (c) Base ports.
As regards spheres of operations overseas, permission is not usually granted to wives to join their husbands owing to the Government's decision that women and children shall not be permitted to cross the danger zone at sea.