Liverpool Territorial Battalions

[daverpol]

I've just been reading through a very interesting website concerning the Liverpool Territorial Battalions.
http://liverpoolremembrance.weebly.c...regiments.html

It came as a surprise to learn that the Battalions recruited according to class!

"The pre-war territorial Battalions of The King's Liverpool Regiment will also show that the social class within the city was still divided. The King'sLiverpool had six territorial battalions within the city, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. The 6th catered for the middle class, 5th, 7th and 9th for the respectable working class, while 8th ( Irish ) and 10th ( Scottish ) recruited men with links to the respected country".


Also that members had to pay to join!

"To join you paid an annual subscription of 10 shillings, and an entrance fee of £2".