WW1 British Derby Scheme Armband - Hereford Volunteers.

The Derby Scheme was a scheme proposed by Lord Derby as an attempt to increase recruitment and avoid the need for conscription by allowing men to voluntarily attest for service at a later date. Men attested under the scheme would be paid 1 days wages, placed in the Class B army reserve and released to civilian life until needed by the military. To identify those men who had attested to served at a later date a khaki armband was authorised, the Scheme only ran during 1915. Khaki wool band with the red felt crown, flanked by the letters G and R. Army council stamping to the waxed linen interior with contemporary list of service entitled ' 1st Btn. Hereford Volunteers 'pinned to the interior In good, issued condition with a couple of areas of moth damage , otherwise good overall condition.

Code: 7866