§ 28. Mr. Denvilleasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a soldier, a native of Newcastle-on- Tyne, who has served 28 years with the Army and was due for discharge on the 4th February last, has been sent overseas with his battery, leaving his wife in a poor state of health, a certificate to that effect having been supplied, and in view of this man being a time-expired soldier and his only son having joined the Regular Army, will he have him transferred to home service?
§ Mr. StanleyFurther inquiries are being made into this case, and I will communicate with my hon. Friend as soon as I am in a position to do so.