VOLUNTEER ENLISTMENTS. (Hansard, 25 March 1919)

8. Captain COOTE
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will state the number of Volunteers enlisted to date; and whether the rate of recruitment is being maintained at 1,000 per day?

§ Mr. CHURCHILL
The following figures show the number of recruits enlisted on normal engagements and the number of re-enlistments of men already serving, with the average daily rate:—

Number of recruits enlisted on normal attestations from 1st January to 15th March, 1919, is 8,986

Number of re-enlistments under Army Order IV. (i.e. for two, three, or four years) up to 15th March is 51,874

Total enlisted in sixty-three days is 60,860

or 935 per day.

Between the 15th March and the 19th March (i.e. on the 16th, 17th, and 18th March) the number of re-enlistments was 3,297

or at a rate of over 1,000 per day.

§ Colonel ASHLEY
What is the normal period of engagement now?

§ Mr. CHURCHILL
These young boys, of whom we are getting 8,900, are enlisting for seven years with the Colours and five with the Reserve.

Number of recruits enlisted on normal attestations from 1st January to 15th March, 1919, is	8,986
Number of re-enlistments under Army Order IV. (i.e. for two, three, or four years) up to 15th March is	51,874
Total enlisted in sixty-three days is	60,860
or 935 per day.
Between the 15th March and the 19th March (i.e. on the 16th, 17th, and 18th March) the number of re-enlistments was	3,297
or at a rate of over 1,000 per day.