HC Deb 18 March 1947 vol 435 cc42-3W
Mr. Swingler

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the numbers and percentage of men called up to the Army in 1946 allocated to each arm of the Service.

Mr. Bellenger

The details are as follow:

ARMY CLASS INTAKES,1946.
Arm to which allocated during primary training. Numbers. Percentage of total.
Household Cavalry 418 0.25
Royal Armoured Corps 5,069 2.99
Royal Artillery 26,497 15.63
Royal Engineers 10,202 6.02
Royal Signals 11,207 6.61
Foot Guards 485 0.28
Infantry 30,191 17.81
Army Air Corps 3,158 1.86
Royal Army Service Corps 19,791 11.67
Royal Army Medical Corps 10,858 6.40
Royal Army Ordnance Corps 13,642 8.05
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 9,438 5.56
Royal Army Pay Corps 2,291 1.35
Royal Army Veterinary Corps 305 0.18
Royal Army Educational Corps 299 0.18
Royal Army Dental Corps 506 0.30
Corps of Royal Military Police 2,986 1.76
Royal Pioneer Corps 3,377 1.99
Other Corps including the Intelligence Corps, Army Catering Corps and Non-Combatant Corps 11,930 7.04
Wastage during Primary Training 6,908 4.07
Total 169,558 100 percent.