i have been to track down some record of a book from the 1st world war period title: The league of the empire?

Question

hardback given as memorial token for fm earl kitchener....given to soldiers disabled in war......its really doin my head in HELP

Answer 1

I have had no luck with the book, but think it is something to do with the LKNMF

A month after his death the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund was set up by the Lord Mayor of London to honour his memory. It was used to aid casualties of the war, both practically and financially; following the war's end, the fund was used to enable university educations for soldiers, ex-soldiers and their sons, a function it continues to perform today.

Not quite a month after his death, a Memorial Fund was established by the Lord Mayor of London. So eager were people pay their respects by contributing that within two years the Fund was worth a massive £500,000 (around £12,000,000 in modern terms), a Royal Charter had been granted and Queen Alexandra had become the patron.

The money was put immediately to good use by giving relief to casualties of war, both financially, in the form of grants, and practically, supplying artificial limbs and equipment for the disabled. Two important memorials to Lord Kitchener were also supported with the Fund. First, the Kitchener Memorial was created in the Chapel of All Souls, St. Paul's Cathedral and second, a generous grant was made to the Kitchener Memorial Medical School at the University of Khartoum.


Memorial to Lord Kitchener in St. Paul's Cathedral.

Gradually the objectives of the Fund began to evolve. The government were starting to take financial responsibility for the disabled and so the Fund was used to enable soldiers, whose education had been broken by serving on active duty, to resume their studies by way of Kitchener Scholarships. Later, these scholarships were offered to the sons of men who had served, who had been offered places at university, and in 1985 girls became eligible to apply for Kitchener Scholarships too. As the governnment made grants available to any student wishing to enter further education, the Kitchener Scholarships began to function rather as supplements to the grants, in that they enabled students to buy books or materials, participate in field trips during holidays or to join the societies offered by the colleges.

The criteria required for scholarships from the Fund remain much the same as when it was first established. The application depends upon the parent's service record, the applicant's own academic record, the offer of a place at university and evidence of other, non-academic qualities such as responsibility and leadership.

Over the past ten years the Fund has increased by over £30,000, from the generosity of former scholars in the interests of those who will follow. The fund is overseen by the Council of the LKNMF, and run by the Executive and Scholarship Committees, both of which have Kitchener Scholars who serve on them. Lord Kitchener remains the President of the Fund and the Lord Mayor of London is its Chairman.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

women gender -1901 started something about the Victorian league,the navy league and the maritime league which later became known as league of empire, i would think Kirchner was reading about it and when the soldier got wounded Kirchner gave him the book.. its only a theory

Answer 4

I don't understand: are you looking for this book?

If you are, you can check: www.abebooks.com

They say that if they don't have it, it doesn't exist.

Good Luck (whatever you are trying to do!) :o]

Answer 5

I cant find any record of it.