§ Mr. SNELLasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Mr. Joseph Farrelly, of 61, Princes Road, Plumsted, was selected as foreman at the Royal Arsenal after having passed the usual medical examination and was retired two years later, having reached the age limit; that men who were selected with him and were established in 1926 had their service antedated to 1922, the date of the medical examination; that Mr. Farrelly had 23½ years' service in the Royal Arsenal; that he volunteered for service during the War but was not allowed to enlist; that because of the difference of treatment in his case from that of men who were put on the establishment he was placed at a disadvantage in regard to pension; and whether, considering this man's record and the circumstances of the case, he will have his claim for an appropriate pension reconsidered?
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§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI would refer the hon. Member to my reply on 12th November last to my hon. Friend the Member for Islington East (Mr. Tasker).