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Accrington and Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War

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Difference between Accrington and Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War

Accrington vs. Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War

Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. At the beginning of 1914 the British Army had a reported strength of 710,000 men including reserves, of which around 80,000 were regular troops ready for war.

Similarities between Accrington and Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War

Accrington and Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): German Army (German Empire), Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Pals battalion, Secretary of State for War, World War I.

German Army (German Empire)

The Imperial German Army (Deutsches Heer) was the name given to the combined land and air forces of the German Empire (excluding the Marine-Fliegerabteilung maritime aviation formations of the Imperial German Navy).

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916), was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator who won notoriety for his imperial campaigns, most especially his scorched earth policy against the Boers and his establishment of concentration camps during the Second Boer War, and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War.

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Pals battalion

The pals battalions of World War I were specially constituted battalions of the British Army comprising men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives, with the promise that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, neighbours and colleagues ("pals"), rather than being arbitrarily allocated to battalions.

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Secretary of State for War

The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British cabinet-level position, first held by Henry Dundas (appointed in 1794).

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Accrington and Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War Comparison

Accrington has 270 relations, while Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War has 50. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.56% = 5 / (270 + 50).

References

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