§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Secretary of State for War whether the case of Mrs. Bowler, of Twickenham, has been before him; whether her husband died while serving in Ireland, after having served two and a half years in France whether she has two sons in the Army and no daughters; whether she herself is under medical treatment and unable to be left alone; whether the whole of these facts have been certified by the vicar of the parish; and whether it is impossible on compassionate grounds to release one of the sons in order to look after his mother?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI regret that the War Office has been unable to trace the application referred to by my hon. Friend owing to the insufficiency of the particulars given. If my hon. Friend will inform me of the number, rank, name and regiment of the soldier on whose behalf the application was made, I will have inquiries made and inform him of the result as early as possible.