HC Deb 03 July 1917 vol 95 c907W
Mr. KENNEDY

asked the Under-secretary of State for War whether a pension or allowance will be made to Mrs. Kate Smith, Killeshandra, county Cavan, in respect of the loss of her husband, the late Private Henry Smith, No. 17882, Royal Irish Fusiliers, accidentally killed in Egypt in 1916; whether he is aware that this soldier's widow is struggling to support five children and has no means, and that the deceased was on active service in July, 1916, when he was killed; and whether his death is attributed to any other cause than that he was in the Army and on foreign service?

Mr. BARNES

This case has been further considered, and it has been decided to grant Mrs. Smith a pension and allowances in respect of her children.