§ SIR T. BRAMSDONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many Class B Reserve men were engaged in the operations at Zeebrugge; what percentage of casualties did these men suffer; were these men volunteers or were they warned for this special duty; and have any special awards or mentions been made with reference to Class B Fleet Reserve ratings engaged in the Zeebrugge operations?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe ratings engaged in the Zeebrugge operation were collected from many different sources, and it would be a very difficult matter to trace the number of R.F.R. Class B.
The casualties among the R.F.R. Class B were:
Killed 2 Died of wounds 1 Wounded 2 No award was made to any of the R.F.R. Class B engaged in this operation.