HC Deb 19 April 1944 vol 399 cc207-8W
Mr. Hewlett

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many of the W.R.N.S. have volunteered for overseas service; how many have been sent; and how many are still needed for this purpose.

Captain Pilkington

Up to September, 1941 when mobile service for W.R.N.S. personnel over the age of 21 was extended to anywhere the Admiralty may desire, the number of volunteers for overseas service was 4,676. I regret it is not in the public interest to state how many W.R.N.S. have been sent or will be sent abroad.