§ 47. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for War what is the number of deserters from the Army who have been absent for a period of more than five years.
§ Mr. J. R. H. HutchisonOn 31st December last year there were 10,393 men still unaccounted for who had deserted from the Army during the late war and 1,195 who had deserted after 31st August, 1945, and had been absent for more than five years