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GCSE History · key term
An army unit recruited from men in the same community, workplace or social group, with the promise that they would serve together.
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Paper 1
Revise: Men’s responsesA pals’ battalion was an army unit recruited from men who shared a community, workplace or other connection, with the promise that they would serve together. In August 1914, Lord Derby helped promote this approach to recruitment. Local leaders and employers encouraged groups of friends and colleagues to enlist rather than join individually.
Explain why pals’ battalions encouraged enlistment, then connect recruitment from shared communities to the impact of concentrated losses.
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