Derby Scheme (WWI recruitment)
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military recruitment scheme
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1916
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| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Derby Scheme (WWI recruitment)
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| gptkbp:implementedIn |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:method |
voluntary enlistment with later conscription if necessary
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Edward_Stanley,_17th_Earl_of_Derby
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
men received an armband to show they had volunteered
men could attest and be called up later |
| gptkbp:purpose |
recruitment of men for military service during World War I
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Military_Service_Act_1916
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| gptkbp:result |
precursor to conscription in the UK
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1915
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| gptkbp:targetAudience |
men aged 18 to 41
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Edward_Stanley,_17th_Earl_of_Derby
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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