WW1 Mobilisation Register

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1914

Overview

Bound Ledger with sheets perforated for extraction

Historical information

Commonwealth Government Mobilisation Ledger given to and used by the Perth Rifle Club to facilitate recruitment into the Australian Armed Forces for WW1

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-199-P2022.49.1

Width

250 mm

Height or length

320 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Commonwealth Government Mobilisation Ledger 1914-1917 for Perth Rifle Club"

Contextual Information

The Club provided recruitment services for WW1. The Ledger summarises details of members relevant to recruitment.Each Club was given a Commonwealth Government Mobilisation Instruction Book. The pics show the Perth Club's book and a page in it. The book states that the Club had 51 members in 1914 rising to 257 in 1916 (all of the increase were men joining up as a means to enter the defence forces because rifle clubs provided recruitment services). In 1914, 47 of the 51 regular members were declared fit. 37 could ride a horse. 7 could provide their own horse. 17 could provide a bicycle, 4 could act as port drivers, 4 blacksmiths, 10 carpenters, 1 tailor. 14 were unmarried (11 married) between 18 and 35 years; 3 unmarried (5 married) 35 to 45 years, and 18 were 45 to 60 years old.

Year

1914

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Perth Fremantle Rifle Club

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