Z41/F7/2/1

File regarding provision of staffing at Pillinge, Elstow and Marston Brickworks. Includes the following: - Roll of Honour [4 Jun 1915] - Complete list of men who have joined the colours from Pillinge & Elstow Brickworks [16 Sep1914]. - Pillinge works. Names of employees who have left the works to join the colours and statement showing rates of pay. Includes details of name, regiment, rank, marital status, number of children, army rate of pay, wife's allowance including children, total received from army per week, average at works per week, difference, remarks. Stamped [Sep 1914. - Pillinge works: List of tenants occupying cottages, how employed and number of children. n.d.[c1914] - Pillinge, Elstow and Marston Works. Three lists of employees who have joined the Forces; Married [23 Sep ] (2 pages); Single [26 Sep 1914]. - Pillinge Works: Complete list of single men who have left to join the colours. [23 Oct 1914]. - Statement re married employees who have joined the forces. Lists Name, rank, no of children, army pay for soldier and dependants, combined total of army pay, works wages less 4d insurance, excess and loss. Pillinge, Elstow and Marston Works. 5 pages with several revisions. [Oct - Nov 1914]. - Statement re married employees who have joined the colours. Pillinge, Elstow & Marston. Name, address, amount dependants receive from the state, Forders contribution. [19 Nov 1914]. - Roll of Honour. Name, Regiment and brickworks. [4 Jun 1915] - List of Regiments and number of late employees. [7 June 1915]. - Copy letters between Mr Auger, manager of Elstow works, and the manager of Wootton Pillinge works, regarding numbers of employees with battalions of the Bedfordshire Regiment. [11 - 14 June 1915]. - Memos from BJ Forder & Son head office requesting details for the Roll of Honour, attached to list of employees from Pillinge works who had recently enlisted. [1 Dec 1915]. - Roll of Honour, Name, Regiment & Brickworks. [21 May 1915] - War Department contracts obtained since August 1914, with pencilled annotations re no. of bricks required. Attached to comparison of number of employees at Pillinge 1 Jul 1914: 235 and 29 Dec 1915 :110 and Elstow 129 - 80.[ Dec 1915]. - Pillinge Works. List of men who have enlisted or left our employ through reasons due to the war. [13 Dec 1915]. Attached list of men who have been attested under Lord Derby's Scheme, including name, occupation at Pillinge works. [14 Dec 1915]; - Elstow works. Lists of men employed 1 Jul 1914 and 1 Dec 1914, list of men enlisted and list of men who left for other reasons. - Summary of numbers employed at Pillinge, Elstow and Marston [Jul 1 and Dec 1 1915], and nos., left due to the war. - Copy letter addressed to Owen Smith, Ministry of Munitions, stating that the company had a number of important Government contracts but it was impossible to meet the targets owing to the number of men lost, and requesting that the works are taken over as controlled factories.[ 9 Feb 1916]. WITH: List of total number of men & boys employed, stating numbers under, over and of military age, and the marital status of those of military age. [7 Feb 1916]. List of War department contracts obtained and completed since the outbreak of war, and list of war department contracts now being executed. - Correspondence and forms regarding exemption.

1914 - 1918

From: 1914 To: 1918

No. of pieces: 1

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Auger,
Smith, Owen

World War One, air force, Bedfordshire Regiment, Ministry of Munitions, Wootton Pillinge, ELSTOW, MARSTON MORETAINE