HC Deb 17 February 1919 vol 112 cc593-4W
Sir F. HALL

asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that the decoration of the 1915 star awarded for active service in 1914–15 on the various fronts has been given to the Royal Medical Corps serving in Egypt and has been withheld from those similarly serving in Malta; whether Malta was one of the principal hospital bases for Gallipoli; whether Egypt also was a hospital base for wounded evacuated from Gallipoli; if the personnel serving at the base hospitals in France received this decoration; and if he will state what are the grounds that led to this difference?

Captain GUEST

The question of whether Malta should be considered to be a theatre, of war in so far as the award of the "1914–15 Star" is concerned is at present under consideration.