§ 31. Captain REDMONDasked the Secretary for War whether men who were in the Army at the outbreak of the War but were not sent to France because of their services as instructors, etc., being indispensable at home, are not permitted to wear the red, white, and blue ribbon, whilst officers and men who were trained by them are wearing this decoration; and whether he will take action to remove this grievance?
Captain GUESTEntry on duty in a theatre of war is an essential condition for the award of every war medal, and I am afraid no exception can be made.