§ 87. Major BREESEasked the Secretary of State for War when a decision will become to in reference to an application for release from military service of Private G. H. Faucett, No. 57162, 1st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, No. 2 Nucleus Company, stationed at Belton Park, Grantham, having regard to the following letters which have been written on the subject to the Secretary to the War Office, and to which no acknowledgment has been received, though repeatedly asked for, since 27th February last, namely, letters dated 15th February, 1919, 24th March, 1919, 8th April, 1919, and 22nd April, 1919; whether this man joined the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1915, was wounded and gassed in France, and was consequently discharged from the Army medically unfit, but again rejoined the Army in the Machine Gun Corps in 1916, and was for a second time gassed in France, and has served continuously in the Army ever since; whether these facts, together with his discharge papers, have been fully disclosed to the War Office since 20th February, 1919;and what explanation he has to offer for the absence of replies to the letters sent and the delay in arriving at a decision?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am having inquiries made into this ease and will inform my hon. and gallant Friend of the result as soon as possible.