122) Excellent Original WW1 British Army Derby Scheme Armband Dated 1915. 

122) Excellent Original WW1 British Army Derby Scheme Armband Dated 1915. The outside is pretty much perfect with no wear or damage. The inside shows minor diurt and marks. It has a nice big army council stamping and a small stamp with makers details and 1915 date. The buttons are the original but have been moved in at some point to make it fit a smaller arm.

  Men who attested under the Derby Scheme, who were accepted for service and chose to defer it were classified as being in “Class A”. Those who agreed to immediate service were “Class B”.

The “Class A” men were paid a day’s army pay for the day they attested; were given a grey armlet with a red crown as a sign that they had so volunteered; were officially transferred into Section B Army Reserve; were given a completed Army Form W.3914 with their own details and group number; and were sent back to their homes and jobs until they were called up.

The “Class B” men were enlisted in the normal way and had a choice over their regiment.