The Government officials who have demanded that every resident of the Queen Alexandra Hospital home in Worthing has his own room, totally against the residents' wishes, have never known the camaraderie of the barrack room and the service hospital ward.

Old ex-servicemen have spent many years living in close proximity to their comrades, giving a helping hand and encouraging one another. To deprive them of this would be cruel.

There is no evidence that room-sharing has been harmful or a hindrance to the adequate care of these men and they have been deprived of choice.

The Government must think again and show some compassion and understanding towards men who have served their country to the utmost.

-Reverend John Webster, (ex RAMC), Gleton Avenue, Hove