HC Deb 18 March 1913 vol 50 cc862-3W
Mr. KING

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give the number of deserters from the Navy and Royal Marines for each year from 1903 to 1912?

Dr. MACNAMARA

The numbers of deserters were as follows:—

1903–04 … … … 2,247
1904–05 … … … 2,008
1905–06 … … … 2,134
1906–07 … … … 1,897
1907–08 … … … 2,185
1908–09 … … … 1,829
1909–10 … … … 1,593
1910–11 … … … 1,407
1911–12 … … … 1,634