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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'.
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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