London recruits at Southwark Town Hall, WW1

Crowds of men anxious to attest under the Derby scheme, crowded into the corridors of Southwark Town Hall in December 1915. 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

Attest Attestation Attesting Crowded Joining Queue Recruiting Recruits Scheme Southwark Volunteer Volunteering