Arthur Martin-Leake
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Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, was an English physician, officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and a double recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of t
Arthur Martin-Leake c. 1902
Monument (at left) commemorating Martin-Leake, farm Syferfontein, South Africa
Territorial Force
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The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription. The new organisation was created by the
Presentations of colours and guidons to 108 units of the Territorial Force by King Edward VII at Windsor Castle, 19 June 1909
Late 19th-century volunteers of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Central London Rangers)
Richard Haldane, architect of the Territorial Force
Lord Roberts, fierce critic of the Territorial Force and strong proponent of conscription as a better alternative