My Dad's at the Front 1915
Children used as recruiting sergeants in Cardiff, 1915. The British Cabinet were against conscription and so Lord Kitchener had to rely on recruitment drives. The number of young men enthusiastically signing up for war far exceeded expectations in 1914, with far more volunteers than equipment
Picture No
10215221
Media ID
46342601
Size
6009px x 4157px
(4.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Illustrated War News', 14 April 1915 - pt 36, page 45 and also in The Illustrated London News', 17 April 1915, page 493
Date
1915
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