Picture No | 10215401 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby |
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Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (1865 - 1948), director of recruiting for Great Britain in 1915 and Minister of War from 1916-1918. Derby introduced a voluntary recruitment policy called the Derby Scheme, with the emphasis on recruiting workers from the same offices or factories into battalions, known as 'Pals'.
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Source | Photograph by Russell in 'The Illustrated London News', 23 October 1915, page 535 and also in 'The Illustrated War News', 2 June 1915, part 43, page 14 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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