§ 18. Major Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that a Territorial war medal is to be given to every Territorial officer, noncommissioned officer and man who was in the Territorial Force establishment on mobilisation, 4th August, 1914, but that no Territorial who has earned the 1914 or 1915 star will receive this medal, which will be a unique medal and exclusively a Territorial war medal for men who joined for their country's defence before the War, and who had served from one year to 30 years in the Territorials; and, if so, whether this decision will be reconsidered.
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI regret that I can add nothing to my previous replies to questions on this subject. I would refer the hon. and gallant Member in particular to the answers which I gave on the 9th March and the 11th May last.
§ Sir B. FALLEWill my right hon. Friend give some reconsideration to this 171 matter, seeing that the Territorials of 25 and 30 years' service is placed on the basis of a man with 20 months' service?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe argument on which those claims foundered was that with the War medal, the inter-Allied medal, and the Mons medal there were three, and an additional medal would give an undue advantage to the Territorial Force over their Regular comrades in arms.