Certificate: King's National Roll - National Scheme for the Employment of Disabled Men
- Date:
- c 1920 - c 1930
- Reference:
- WF/C/S/17/14
- Part of:
- Wellcome Foundation Ltd
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
On the certificate, the company's name is incorrectly given as 'Morris Little & Coy'. Certificate is numbered Watford 117.
The certificate was issued as part of a government campaign to encourage the employment of ex-servicemen who had been injured while fighting in the First World War. The employment of ex-servicemen was a major political issue in the years after the war, with high unemployment proving an intractable problem.
Publication/Creation
c 1920 - c 1930
Physical description
1 item
Related material
Records of the Ministry of Labour, which issued the certificate, are held by the National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office), UK.
Ownership note
Please see main WF collection description (ref. 'WF').
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores