8. Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSONasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the Government's inability to grant War medals to all who did home service only, he will recommend the issue of a medal to those pre-War Territorials who volunteered for overseas service but were retained at home for duties as onerous as those performed by naval men who never went abroad and yet received War medals?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Lieut.-Colonel Stanley)A large number of questions on this matter have already been answered, and I have nothing to add to the previous replies.
Mr THOMSONCan the hon. and gallant Gentleman state why the men serving in the Army should be treated differently from the men serving in the Navy?
§ Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYThat question has been very carefully considered by the War Office in the conclusion at which they have arrived.