HC Deb 23 March 1928 vol 215 cc705-6W
Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many officers and men have been lent during the current financial year to the Dominions and Foreign Governments, stating which Dominion and which Foreign Government?

Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAM

The numbers of officers and men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines on loan to the Dominions and Colonies, etc., and to Foreign Governments on the 15th March, 1928, were as follow:

Officers. Men.
Royal Australian Navy 99 202
Royal Canadian Navy 7 26
New Zealand Division 63 625
South African Naval Force 16
Aid-de-Camp to Governor- General of the Union of South Africa. 1
Aid-de-Camp to Governor of Jamaica. 1
Aid de-Camp and Private Secretary to the Governor of Bombay. 2
Ceylon Defence Force 1
Somaliland Protectorate 2
Sudan Government 2
Egyptian Army 1
Chilean Navy 11
Naval Mission to Greece 4
191 872