JS Greer – A Dedicated Saracens Club Man
John Stanley Greer was a member of the 1913-14 1st XV who served in WW1
Remembering Our Scottish Roots, Pre-1914
In a week that our Saracens Professional side welcome London Scottish RFC to Allianz Park for a pre-season match, it is good to reflect upon the distinctly Scottish influence that helped shape the Club in the period prior to August 1914. Saracens has long had a tradition of attracting exiles from foreign shores, and embracing them…
The Call to Arms – Voluntary Recruitment in Britain in August 1914
Although Europe’s great powers had not engaged one another in land-based conflict since 1871, Great Britain’s standing armed forces in 1913 numbered 522,000 men (more than 5 times higher than our current levels in 2014, by way of comparison). At the outbreak of war on August 4th 1914, however, none of these troops were stationed…
