asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many men born in the various territories administered by the Colonial Office are serving in the Royal Air Force?

The records available show that 685 men from the Colonies have proceeded to the United Kingdom or to training centres overseas to join the Royal Air Force, either under approved schemes or under their own arrangements. There has also been local recruitment, mainly for ground duties; and other personnel born in the Colonies are no doubt serving with the Royal Air Force. Details of enlistment of men born in the Colonies in these two categories are not readily ascertainable and full particulars could not be made available without an undue expenditure of time and labour.