§ Mr. Henderson Stewartasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what was the total number of fishermen enrolled in the Navy during the Great War; and how many drifters were employed on Naval service in October, 1918?
§ Colonel LlewellinApproximately 80,000 lower deck enrolments into the Naval Reserves were made by the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen during the Great War. A record of the proportion of fishermen included in this number is not available. About 1,040; drifters were employed on naval service in October, 1918.