CHARGES IN HOUSE
Loss Of The Glorious REPLY BY MINISTER LONDON, October 24. Allegations that the Admiralty had omitted to advise the Coastal Command of the movements of H.M.S. Glorious, which was sunkon June 13, and that hundreds of lives were lost unnecessarily, were made in the House of Commons when Mr. R. R. Stokes (Labour) asked why adequate steps had not been taken to rescue the survivors of the Glorious, who were afloat for 48 hours on rafts.
The Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, 31 r. Warreniler, replied: “Our planes and ships passed close to the rafts, but unfortunately did not see them. Owing to a completely inexplicable cause, no signal from the Glorious was intercepted."
Mr. C.' G. Ammon* (Labour) : Does not the loss of 1000 men emphasize the necessity for a court-martial? Mr. Warrender: An inquiry was held but the commanding officer went down witli his ship. What happened must remain a mystery. I take the strongest exception to any suggestion that there was negligence on the part of the Admiralty.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 27, 26 October 1940, Page 11
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