§ Commander WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for War whether any of the officers or soldiers concerned in the incidents connected with the murder of Mr. Sheehy-Skeffington, Mr. Dickson, and Mr. M'Intyre would have been liable to punishment under the Army Act if they had refused to carry into effect any of the orders given to them by Captain Bowen-Colthurst in relation to these murders?
§ Mr. FORSTERWithout knowing the particular incident to which the hon. Member refers, it is difficult to furnish him with the information he desires. An officer or soldier, however, is only liable to punishment under the Army Act for refusing to obey a lawful command; and for a definition as to what is a lawful command, I would refer the hon. Member to Note 6 to Section 9 of the Army Act, in the Manual of Military Law, 1914.