Derby recruiters sleeping at a recruiting office, WW1
Worn out Derby recruiters snatching some sleep at their offices after a busy night dealing with the final rush of recruits under Lord Derby's group system. Lord Derby, Director General of Recruiting in 1916 introduced the Derby scheme which encouraged men from the same offices or factories to join up together to form pals battalions. The scheme also divided men up into single and married and offered a war pension to those with dependents
Picture No
13989551
Media ID
45686977
Size
4947px x 6997px
(4.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration by W. Hatherell in The Graphic, 18 December 1915
Date
1915
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