Comrades of the Great War

The Comrades of The Great War were formed in 1917 as a non-political association to represent the rights of ex-service men and women who had served or had been discharged from service during World War I. Comrades of The Great War was one of the original four ex-service associations that amalgamated on Sunday 15 May 1921 to form The British Legion. [1]

The organisation was founded by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby as a right-wing alternative to the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers (NFDSS) and the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers. In particular, the NFDSS had put a candidate up against Derby's son in the Liverpool Abercromby by-election, 1917.^[1]

References

1. ^ Ian Frederick William Beckett, The Great War, 1914-1918, p.572

External links

• British Legion Memorabilia Collectors Club - Comrades of the Great War Badges
• Badge Exhibition at the Royal British Legion in North Staffordshire's On-Line Museum
• Badge
• Badge
• Unity Badges of the Founding Associations
• History of the association in Bures, Suffolk
• Collection of Invoices from the Bures association

Clubs

• Comrades of the Great War Club, Coulsdon Club History - 27 June 1919
• Comrades [of the Great War] Club, Godmanchester History 1920 - 1929
• Ballyclare Comrades Football Club

This article about an organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: British veterans' organisations Defunct organizations United Kingdom in World War I Military history stubs United Kingdom organisation stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? Souha Bechara Flatrock Township, Henry County, Ohio Look at other dictionaries: Culture during the Cold War — The Cold War was reflected in culture through music, movies, books, and other media. One element of the Cold War often seen relates directly or indirectly to the threat of a nuclear war. Another is the conflict between the superpowers in terms of …   Wikipedia Comrades Marathon — Der Comrades Marathon ist ein Straßenlauf, der seit 1921 zwischen den südafrikanischen Städten Durban und Pietermaritzburg ausgetragen wird. Er ist der traditionsreichste und teilnehmerstärkste Ultramarathon weltweit und ein nationales… …   Deutsch Wikipedia The Royal British Legion — British Legion redirects here. For other uses, see British Legion (disambiguation). The Royal British Legion Abbreviation RBL Motto Service not Self …   Wikipedia Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War — (SUVCW) is an American fraternal organization, the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Founded in late 1881, it was originally one of several competing organizations of descendants of Union veterans. By 1886, others had… …   Wikipedia Timeline of the Irish War of Independence — This is a timeline of the Irish War of Independence (or the Anglo Irish War[1]) of 1919–1921. The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict and most of the fighting was conducted on a small scale by the standards of conventional warfare …   Wikipedia Soviet women in the Great Patriotic War — Soviet women bore their share of the burden in the Great Patriotic War. While most toiled in industry, transport, agriculture and other civilian roles, working double shifts to free up enlisted men to fight and increase military production, a… …   Wikipedia Chronology of the Irish War of Independence — This is a chronology of Irish War of Independence (or the Anglo Irish War [The war is often referred to as the Irish War of Independence in Ireland and as the Anglo Irish War in Britain, the Tan War by anti Treaty republicans and was known… …   Wikipedia The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) caption=Cap badge of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry dates=December 15, 1936– country=Canada branch=Militia type=Line Infantry role=Light Role size= One… …   Wikipedia War memorial — Contents 1 Symbolism 1.1 Historic usage 1.2 Modern usage 2 …   Wikipedia The Crucified Soldier — American propaganda poster depicting the crucified soldier. The Crucified Soldier refers to the widespread story of an Allied soldier serving in the Canadian Corps who may have been crucified with bayonets on a barn door or a tree, while fighting …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”