§ 31. Mr. LUNNasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that 465 men in the Royal Army Service Corps have been transferred against their will into the employment of the Navy and Army Canteen Board; and whether it is in order to withhold the demobilisation of these men?
§ Mr. FORSTERNo men of the Royal Army Service Corps have been transferred against their wishes into the employment of the Navy and Army Canteen Board. Shortly after the Armistice a limited number were lent to the Board to assist at ports and railway stations in the feeding of troops sent home for demobilisation. These men are released for demobilisation as and when they are eligible under current instructions.