RECRUITING IN BRITAIN.
'l'ho “Manchester Guardian” of November 14th gives figures to show where the answer to the call to,, the colors has been best responded to. Birmingham, of the great cities, .appears to have contributed most liberally to the forces of the Crown. Plymouth seems to have don© badly, but it is to be remembered that there the appeal of the navy is greater than that of the army. The following table shows the approximate numbers enlisted, the population, and the percentage of recruits to population. The population is that given in the census of 1911 Re Per
Town Population, emits, cent. Birmingham 526,000 50,000 9.5 Bristol 357,000 15,000 3.9 Cardiff 182,000 8,000 4.3 Glasgow 1,007,000 38,000 3.7 Leeds 445,000 8,000 1 7 Liverpool 746,000 50,000 6.7 London 4,521,00 120,000 2.6
Manchester and Salford 945,000 45,000 4.7 Newcastle 266,000 16,000 6.0 Plymouth 12.000 1,400 1.2 Sheffield 454,000 20,000 4.4 Glamorgan (County) 743,000 30,000 4.1
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1915, Page 4
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155RECRUITING IN BRITAIN. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1915, Page 4
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