§ Lieut.-Colonel Mayhewasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what steps are being taken to notify personnel in the event of next-of-kin becoming casualties as the result of enemy action?
§ Sir V. WarrenderThe next-of-kin of all naval and marine personnel, mobile members of the W.R.N.S. and civilian employés in His Majesty's Dockyards abroad, have been supplied with official cards which they are instructed to carry inside their National Registration Identity cards. Should the owner be killed or injured the local authorities immediately inform the Admiralty, who in turn pass1304W the information by telegraph to the relative who is serving in the Navy or the Dockyards.
§ Lieut.-Colonel Mayhewasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, what steps are being taken to keep personnel informed of notified changes of address of their next-of-kin?
§ Sir V. WarrenderThe Admiralty learns the address of next-of-kin from the officers and men themselves, who are required to notify the naval authorities of the address of their nearest relative or friend. The Admiralty have no power to require next-of-kin to notify their addresses, and in any case the method would be considerably slower than the present system.