§ Mr. SITCHasked the Secretary of State for War whether 1,200 troops, consisting of the 1/9th Hampshires and elements of the Manchester, Durham, Middlesex, and Warwick Regiments have now left Siberia and are on their way to England; and how many British soldiers are still in Siberia with the British Military Mission and the General Staff?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILLAs I informed the hon. Member for Kettering on 18th November, the 1/9th Hants Regiments sailed from Vladivostock on 1st November. It is due to arrive in England about 1st December-The total number of British troops remaining in Siberia is, approximately, 139 officers and 129 other ranks, all of whom belong to the Military Mission.