Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg43
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Our Volunteer Defence Forces
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg43 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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OUR VOLUNTEER DEFENCE FORCES
Civilians Drill and Shoot in their Lelsure.
T he volunteer defence fo r c e is
on e o f th e m ost w holesom e form s
in w hich th e pa triotism o f the
older men has expressed itself.
D ebarred from en terin g th e Army
or Navy b y age or physique (as
th e m a jo rity o f th em a re), its
m em bers giv e up th eir even ings
and Sunday m ornin gs t o d rill and
rifle sh ootin g and spend B ank
H olid a ys in e n ga gin g in field
m anoeuvres.
In this w ay th ey
learn to fit them selves to take
p art in hom e d efen ce should th e
need ever arise.
Those corp s
which are approved by th e War
Office th ereb y gain th e official
recogn ition w ith ou t w hich th ey
w ould be forb idden to ta k e up
arm s in th e even t of invasion. In
token o f recogn ition each m em ber
w ears a red brassard.
T o qu ote
â Mr . P u n c h ,â â I t is t o p reven t
th e Germans m issing any one of
them when in action â !
P h oto b y ]
P h o to b y ]
R E A D IN G VOLUNTEER
R E A D IN G
DEFENCE
FORCE, D R IL L IN G AT
READING SCHOOL
S H O W IN G
VOLUNTEER
THE
DEFENCE FORCE
C O M M A N D IN G O F F IC E R ,LIEUT . COLONEL HODGSON,
[C . E . M a y.
[F . W . Foulsham ,