WW1 Recruitment and Conscription

Films of volunteers joining up (and the conscientious objectors that do not), new recruits in training, and conscription being introduced - along with the resultant protests - during the First World War. The films are from Britain, the United States, Canada and New Zealand.
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: British Recruits Joining Up (1914); Some excellent footage showing British Army recruitment and training during WW1.; British Pathé

: The Great Change - The Rapid Transformation Of The Arm Less Man To A Fully Equipped Soldier At Headquarters Of 1st London Regiment (1914); Footage of new recruits to the army receiving their equipment.; British Pathé

: Married Men Protest Conscription AKA Married Men Protests (1914); Demonstration by married men protesting conscription.; British Pathé

: Unauthorised Pacifists Censured (1914); Havelock Wilson MP and others speak at Trafalgar Square rally about 'Seamen's Boycott'.; British Pathé

: Peace Perfect Peace Patriots V Pacifists In London Church (1914); Angry crowds clash with pacifists who have taken refuge in London church.; British Pathé

: Kitchener's Recruits (1915); Footage of British volunteers.; British Pathé

: English Recruits Train For Battle (1910); Footage of the army recruits in training.; British Pathé

: Soldiers In Training (1910); Footage of new army recruits at camp in Aldershot, Hampshire.; British Pathé

: New Recruits At Woolwich - Civilians Parade (1914); New recruits take oath on parade ground in Woolwich.; British Pathé

: Lord Mayor Opens Recruiting Office (1914); Recruiting office with volunteers signing up.; British Pathé

: The Answer To The Call (1914); Newly recruited men march along street.; British Pathé

: Navy Recruiting Campaign (1914); A huge replica ship stands in a city square as part of Navy recruitment campaign.; British Pathé

: Recruiting Scenes In Trafalgar Square (1914); Footage being recruited in Trafalgar Square, London.; British Pathé

: Feeding Kitchener's Army (1914); Footage of new recruits being fed at training camp.; British Pathé

: Soldiers Arrive At Army Camp AKA Military Review (1915); Soldiers arrive at British Army Camp; are assigned to barracks.; British Pathé

: The Recruiting Boom (1915); Recruiting boom - Miss Shirley Kellogg appeals for recruits at Trafalgar Square rally.; British Pathé

: Married Men Called Up - Last Farewells In London (1916); Married men called up - bidding goodbye to families and marching off through London; British Pathé

: To Fight For The Motherland (1916); New recruits joining up at a makeshift army recruiting office in Montreal, Canada.; British Pathé

: American Call Up (1916); New US recruits arrive at army camp, are examined and go for a swim before marching.; British Pathé

: Recruiting Campaign (1916); Troops marching in street, US General Pershing, troops in training and US army field kitchen.; British Pathé

: New Zealand Recruits (1917); Footage of New Zealand recruits in training. Trenthan in New Zealand.; British Pathé

: Recruits On Long March AKA No Peace Without Victory (1917); Masses of new British Army recruits training for the 'Big Push'.; British Pathé

: Recruits From USA (1917); Americans volunteer for British army. Whitehall, London.; British Pathé

: America's Fighting Men (1916); US soldiers parade in city and new recruits get kitted out.; British Pathé

: Troop Train (1914); Duke of Connaught watches new soldiers depart on troop train.; British Pathé