§ 83. Commander Nobleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many men are still serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who joined as boys in the early days of the war when recruiting on "Hostilities Only" engagements in branches of their choice was not open.
§ Mr. W. EdwardsThe numbers of men still serving who entered as boys at the time when men were not being accepted for "Hostilities Only" engagements 35W cannot be given without a disproportionate amount of work. I should, however, point out that at no time was recruiting on "Hostilities Only" engagements open to boys who entered the Navy at the age of 15–16.