HC Deb 26 February 1919 vol 112 c1717
16. Sir BERTRAM FALLE

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he can give the names of the members of the Court of Inquiry which decided the case of Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne; if he can give the name or names of the signatories; and if he can say why Sir Berkeley Milne was not given a court-martial as in the case of his second in command, Admiral Troubridge?

Mr. LONG

No Court of Inquiry was held in the case of Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne. The Admiralty issued a statement on the 30th August, 1914, to the effect that the conduct and dispositions of Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne in regard to the German vessels 'Goeben' and 'Breslau' have been the subject of the careful examination of the Board of Admiralty, with the result that their Lordships have approved the measures; taken by him in all respects. In view of this decision of the Board of Admiralty at the time, no necessity for a court-martial existed.

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