HC Deb 23 February 1916 vol 80 cc705-6W
Mr. TYSON WILSON

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he can state the number of soldiers up to the present time who have entirely lost their sight in the War, indicating the number in each rank of the service; and whether he can give any estimate of the proportion that will be self-supporting with or without the State pension?

Mr. TENNANT

The number of noncommissioned officers and men rendered totally blind in the present War and discharged between the outbreak of War and the 31st January, 1916, is sixty-five, distributed as follows:—

Privates 59
Corporals 4
Sergeants 1
Company sergeant-majors 1
This information is derived from the Chelsea pension roll. All these will receive pensions or are now in receipt of them.