§ 27. Mr. RENDALLasked the Secretary of State for War whether Private E. S. Storror, No. 16743, 9th Section, 11th Platoon, 2nd Battalion Gloucester Regiment, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, joined the Army on 5th February, 1915, after serving in France from November, 1915, to March, 1916, was sent to Salonika in 1916, and after being constantly in the doctor's hands and with no home leave for two and a half years has been sent to Tiflis, in Russia; and has this treatment of a volunteer who is legally entitled to be discharged his approval?
Captain GUESTAs I have already stated, it has been necessary to include in the Army of Occupation in the Caucasus some troops from Salonika who are eligible for demobilisation, but I can assure my hon. Friend that every effort is being made to release all demobilisable men at the earliest possible moment. As regards the medical fitness of a soldier, this is a matter for the local military medical authorities and I have no reason to suppose that any men who are not medically fit for service are being retained. I am, however, having inquiry made regarding Private Storror, and will write to my hon. Friend later.