§ Mr. Ronald Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers are trained as stretcher bearers; what is the length of training courses for such duties; how many stretcher bearers are at present deployed in areas where fighting troops are in action; and what other duties are carried out by soldiers trained as stretcher bearers when not in operational areas.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownStretcher bearing is a small part of the training given to all medical assistants and most other soldiers. It is not possible without disproportionate effort to say how many soldiers have been trained in stretcher316W bearing, or where they are currently deployed.