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 Royal 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[]
- ↑ 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
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- 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
The original article can be found at Comrades of the Great War and the edit history here.