§ Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Secretary of Slate for War whether he is aware that the account of Private James O'Hanlon, No. 201332, 1/4th Royal Scots, who died from wounds at the 43rd Stationary Hospital, near E1 Arish, on 13th November, 1917, has never been settled, although his brother, P. O'Hanlon, 4, James NisbetStreet, Townhead, Glasgow, has sent no less than thirty-nine registered letters to the War Office demanding settlement thereof, including a personal letter, dated 13th July, 1919, to the Secretary of State for War reminding him of an earlier personal letter unacknowledged; that the O'Hanlon family have lost two of its sons in the War; and whether he can take any steps to have this and other accounts of deceased soldiers settled?
Captain GUESTThe letters have been duly received, and eleven answers have been sent. A further letter is in course of dispatch. Mr. Patrick O'Hanlon received the share of the estate to which he was entitled in January last, and his repeated demands to receive the balance of the estate are not agreed to by other beneficiaries.