Attestation certificate : Certified Copy of Attestation / Albert G. Lewis
Object
Certificate
Production date
31/8/1916
Object number
1991.264
Physical Description
Attestation Certificate: Albert George Lewis.
Associated Event
First World War
Associated Person
Lewis, Albert (Featured)
Associated Place
Material
Paper
Dimension
Width (Front): 215mm
Length (Front): 345mm
Length (Front): 345mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'The Art of War – Posters & Propaganda from the First World War' [23 February – 28 May 2016]
Albert George Lewis
Albert George Lewis tried to join the armed forces in December 1915 but was declared medically unfit at Hackney Baths. By August 1916, there was a desperate need for men at the battle fronts and Albert was accepted into the armed forces.
Conscription was not introduced in Ireland due to political unrest. It did apply to other parts of the British Empire, but it was not always enforced, such as in the Caribbean.
Albert George Lewis
Albert George Lewis tried to join the armed forces in December 1915 but was declared medically unfit at Hackney Baths. By August 1916, there was a desperate need for men at the battle fronts and Albert was accepted into the armed forces.
Conscription was not introduced in Ireland due to political unrest. It did apply to other parts of the British Empire, but it was not always enforced, such as in the Caribbean.
On display?
No
Inscription
Certified copy of Attestation.
Stamp: Recruiting Office, Hackney 31 Aug 1916
Signature of Recruit: Albert George Lewis
Signature of witness: Violet Cullingford.
Stamp: Recruiting Office, Hackney 31 Aug 1916
Signature of Recruit: Albert George Lewis
Signature of witness: Violet Cullingford.
