HC Deb 12 April 1923 vol 162 c1309W
Sir B. FALLE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he can give the percentage of recruits for the Army in 1922 and 1923 who were illiterate or not up to the standard of the third-class certificate?

1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
General Courts Martial 1,720 647 72 103
Field-General (Courts Martial 30,516 6,567 2,361 3,255
District Courts Martial 19,857 12,802 5,646 4,346