§ Mr. WARDLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if his attention has been called to the case of Arthur L. Tooze, of Paddington, who is being called up as a conscript for the Army under the Military Service Act, although he enlisted in September, 1914, as a private and eventually was promoted to the rank of captain; whether he was relieved from his commission under circumstances which reflect gravely on the system in operation in the Army and has been denied all opportunity or right of redress; and whether, under these circumstances, he will order a full inquiry to be made with a view to reinstatement?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThis gentleman was reported by his superior officers in France to be unfit to retain his commission in that country, and on his return home he was gazetted out. Two appeals have been considered by the Army Council, who see no reason to reverse the decision. There is no occasion for any special inquiry, and I think that my hon. Friend's suggestion that the circumstances of this case reflect gravely on the system in the Army is without foundation.