Lieut.-Colonel SPENDER CLAYasked the Secretary of State for War whether priority of release of men who joined the Army in 1914 and 1915 is given to those who have served longest overseas or whether total service only is taken into consideration?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLSoldiers who have served longest in an Expeditionary Force or an Overseas Command are given priority of release, provided they are eligible. Such priority is not governed by total length of service.