HC Deb 31 March 1919 vol 114 cc882-3
109. Mr. BOTTOMLEY

(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now state the composition and terms of reference of the Committee on Courts-martial?

Captain GUEST

The Committee is composed as follows:

  • Mr. Justice Darling, Chairman.
  • General the Earl of Cavan.
  • Mr. Horatio Bottomley, M.P. for South Hackney.
  • The Right Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P. for Oxford University.
  • Major Christopher Lowther, M.P. for North Cumberland.
  • Mr. Stephen Walsh, M.P. for the Ince Division.
  • Mr. A. Hopkinson, M.P. for the Mossley Division.
  • Major-General B. E. W. Childs, Deputy Adjutant-General.
  • Mr. Felix Cassel, K.C., Judge Advocate-General.
  • Brigadier-General J. G. S. Mellor, Deputy Judge Advocate-General.
The terms of reference are To inquire into the law and rules of procedure regulating courts-martial both in peace and war, and to make recommendations.