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CHAPTER II.
6. H. R. Nevill, Esq., I.C.S., (now Lieutenant-Colonel H. R.
Nevill), Assistant Adjutant-General in India.
7. Rai Amar Singh Bahadur, O.B.E., of Pali.
8. Mir Tawakkal Husain, M.B.E., Khan Bahadur of Fyzabad.
9. Major E. Wills, Divisional Recruiting Officer. Lucknow.
10. The Hon’ble Raja Moti Chand, C.I.E., of Benares.
11. Chaudhri Digbijai Singh, Mainpuri.
12. S. H. Fremantle, Esq., C.I.E., i.c.s.
The Board, as finally constituted, contained 13 European and 13
Indian members in addition to the President and Secretary. Of the
total number 14 were official and 14 non-official, so that the Board
was of a fully representative character. When Sir John Campbell
retired on 1st November, 1918, His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor
himself assumed the duties of President.
Prior to the war the United Provinces had only been called on
to supply about 1,500 combatants a year, and these were taken from
only a limited number of classes, Brahmans, Rajputs, Mahomedans,
and Jats of the north-western districts. When the demand on these
provinces was raised to 100,000 combatants a year it quickly
became obvious that it was necessary, both to ensure the thorough
exploitation of the whole provinces by enlisting the abovementioned
classes from all parts of the provinces instead of from a few isolated
districts, but also at the same time to make an attempt to tap the
enormous number of other castes who gave promise of providing good
fighting material.
In order to stimulate recruiting, Sir James Meston (now Lord
Meston) undertook an active campaign during his tour in the rains
in 1917 and again in 1918. He also held a series of durbars and
recruiting meetings during the cold weather to encourage and reward
the workers throughout the provinces. These meetings were held at
Bareilly, Meerut, Lucknow, Benares, Allahabad, Agra, and Jhansi.
Sir Harcourt Butler continued to lend the weight of his authority
and influence to the campaign at a series of public meetings during
the rains of 1918, at Meerut, Agra, Cawnpore, Allahabad, Bareilly, and
CHAPTER II.
6. H. R. Nevill, Esq., I.C.S., (now Lieutenant-Colonel H. R.
Nevill), Assistant Adjutant-General in India.
7. Rai Amar Singh Bahadur, O.B.E., of Pali.
8. Mir Tawakkal Husain, M.B.E., Khan Bahadur of Fyzabad.
9. Major E. Wills, Divisional Recruiting Officer. Lucknow.
10. The Hon’ble Raja Moti Chand, C.I.E., of Benares.
11. Chaudhri Digbijai Singh, Mainpuri.
12. S. H. Fremantle, Esq., C.I.E., i.c.s.
The Board, as finally constituted, contained 13 European and 13
Indian members in addition to the President and Secretary. Of the
total number 14 were official and 14 non-official, so that the Board
was of a fully representative character. When Sir John Campbell
retired on 1st November, 1918, His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor
himself assumed the duties of President.
Prior to the war the United Provinces had only been called on
to supply about 1,500 combatants a year, and these were taken from
only a limited number of classes, Brahmans, Rajputs, Mahomedans,
and Jats of the north-western districts. When the demand on these
provinces was raised to 100,000 combatants a year it quickly
became obvious that it was necessary, both to ensure the thorough
exploitation of the whole provinces by enlisting the abovementioned
classes from all parts of the provinces instead of from a few isolated
districts, but also at the same time to make an attempt to tap the
enormous number of other castes who gave promise of providing good
fighting material.
In order to stimulate recruiting, Sir James Meston (now Lord
Meston) undertook an active campaign during his tour in the rains
in 1917 and again in 1918. He also held a series of durbars and
recruiting meetings during the cold weather to encourage and reward
the workers throughout the provinces. These meetings were held at
Bareilly, Meerut, Lucknow, Benares, Allahabad, Agra, and Jhansi.
Sir Harcourt Butler continued to lend the weight of his authority
and influence to the campaign at a series of public meetings during
the rains of 1918, at Meerut, Agra, Cawnpore, Allahabad, Bareilly, and