Friends joining up at the beginning of the First World War

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Friends joining up at the beginning of the First World War

Friends joining up at the beginning of the First World War. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914 the newly appointed Secretary for War Lord Kitchener issued his first call to arms. This was for 100, 000 volunteers, aged between 19 and 30.
The call to arms was augmented by the decision to form units that became known as Pals Battalions. General Henry Rawlinson initially suggested that men would be more willing to join up if they could serve with people they already knew. Two thirds of the battalions raised during the first two years of the war were locally-raised Pals battalions. Several of these battalions suffered heavy casualties during the Somme offensives of 1916.
20th September 1914

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