Possibly at Springhill, Walkern
From Left to Right
Top row (5 men)
1 – Lou Carter
2 –
3 –
4 –
5 –
Second Row from back (4 men)
1 –
2 –
3 –
4 –
Third Row from back (14 men)
1
2 – John Canning
3
4 – Alfie Hale
5
6
7 – Cecil Cordell
8
9 – Jack Day
10 – Ted Burdock
11
12 – Joe Keeling
13
14
Fourth Row from back (11 men)
1
2
3
4 – Jack Adams (Miss CB’s Chauffeur)
5 – Frank Avis (Miss CB’s Butler)
6
7
8
9 – ? Savage, possibly Walter
10
11 – Stanley Savage (Mount Pleasant)
Front Row (16 men)
1 Possibly Sam or Herbert Wright
2 – ? Savage
3
4 – Bert Swain
5
6
7– Albert Beadle (worked at Jennens)
8 – Jack Swain
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 – Sam Savage
16 – Cy Savage
Wally Green and Monkey
Lord Derby was appointed as Director General of Recruitment in 1915. From what I understand, he was responsible for what became known as the Derby Scheme whereby men could give their voluntary consent to being called up if necessary, as long as married men where called up last. It was designed to boost the flagging number of voluntary recruits, but was only partially succesful and was replaced by conscription the following year, though it appears it did work in Walkern.
Janet Woodall
24 March 2013