Friday, 15th January 1915

A recruitment meeting was held in the schoolroom at Bolton-by-Bowland. One of the men to enlist was Norman Carey, who had originally volunteered to serve with Tunstill but had been rejected on medical grounds (see 14^th September 1914) .

A report of the meeting appeared in the Craven Herald on 22^nd January:

BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND

Recruiting Meeting

Under the auspices of the Skipton Division Parliamentary Recruiting Committee a meeting was held in the Schoolroom on Friday evening last. The weather was just about as unfavourable as could be, but in spite of that there was a fairly good attendance. Mr. C.B.E. Wright presided and briefly explained the object of the meeting, after which he called upon Mr. Bibbings, who gave an excellent address. Major Stewart, son in law of Mr. Wright, of Bolton Hall, who had been wounded at the Battle of the Aisne, also gave an address. He was received with great enthusiasm, the audience standing and cheering him for some time. The Rev. G.A. Coupe also spoke. At intervals patriotic songs and choruses were heartily given and Miss Hargreaves sang very successfully “Your King and Country Want You”. At the conclusion of the meeting three recruits were added to the already very satisfactory list, their names being Norman Carey, James Oddie and Christopher Parkinson. The same evening a meeting was held in the Schoolroom and was addressed by Mr. Farnsworth.

It may be that Norman Carey again failed to pass his medical as no record has been found to indicate that he ever entered into active service (he married 8^th February 1919, at which time his occupation was given as ‘tobacconist’). Norman died in 1957. However two of his brothers, Harold and Alfred, were killed in action (see www.cpgw.org.uk)