§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for War how many courts martial were held in 1947, of such number how many were general, district and field general courts martial, respectively, and of the total how many were in respect of officers and how many other ranks.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe only information readily available regarding trials by court martial of officers and other ranks is the number of trials of which the proceedings were received in the Judge Advocate General's Office during 1947. These were:
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Officers Other Ranks General courts martial 309 141 Field general courts martial 67 7,092 District courts martial — 7,842 Total 376 15,075