§ 1. Mr. Liddallasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in the case of 1182 Canadians serving now as officers in the British Army, he will secure that service as officers in the Canadian forces during the last war should be held to count for the purposes of seniority and promotion in their present service?
§ The Secretary of State for War (Captain Margesson)Existing instructions already provide that commissioned service with an Imperial contingent of the Dominion Forces during the last war shall count for promotion in this war. But my hon. Friend will appreciate that, with the exception of promotion to the war substantive rank of lieutenant, promotions of non-regular personnel in war are made to fill vacancies in the war establishment and do not depend on length of service.