§ 18. Mr. G. Straussasked the Secretary of State for War whether in those exceptional cases where a man served in an allied army prior to joining the British Army, his period of service in the allied army will be taken into account for purposes of demobilisation.
§ Sir J. GriggI am afraid not.
§ Mr. StraussWill the right hon. Gentleman give some reason? It is unfair to these men who have done two or three years' fighting who, through no fault of their own, were not able to join the British Army before, that their previous service with an Allied Army should not count.
§ Sir J. GriggI do not think the case has any merits whatever.
§ Mr. StraussI beg to give notice that I will raise the matter on the Adjournment.