HC Deb 25 March 1919 vol 114 c193
3. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir NORTON GRIFFITHS

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will issue Army Orders to the effect that no officer or soldier eligible for demobilisation shall be liable to have his release postponed by his commanding officer, or any other authority, on the grounds that he cannot be spared from military service?

Mr. CHURCHILL

Soldiers who, though eligible for demobilisation, are temporarily required for the military machinery of demobilisation are liable to be regained until they can be individually replaced or their services dispensed with. I regret my hon. and gallant Friend's proposal for altering the Regulations at present in force cannot be entertained.