§ 70. Commander Nobleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what the actual number of officers and men in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines was on 1st March; and how many were serving in shore establishments.
Mr. DugdaleActual figures for the 1st March are not yet available. The estimated total of officers and men in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines on that date was 143,500 of whom 84,700 were estimated to be serving in shore establishments.