HC Deb 02 February 1968 vol 757 c440W
Mr. Arnold Shaw

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the numbers of Army personnel below the rank of colonel, and the numbers of naval personnel below the rank of captain serving in the years 1961, 1965, 1966 and 1967, respectively.

Mr. Reynolds

Following is the information:

Royal Navy Army
1961 … … … 85,589 222,556
1965 … … … 88,247 192,795
1966 … … … 87,382 192,749
1967 … … … 86,923 194,278
These figures include the Women's and Nursing Services but do not include the Royal Marines, Commonwealth or locally-entered personnel.