File entitled 'Defence of the Realm Act Register'

Under the Defence of the Realm Acts, the Education Department was required to keep constantly posted up in some conspicuous place on their premises the name and other information of every man between the ages of 18 and 41 in the employ of the Education Committee. They therefore wrote to all schools asking for a list of every male member of staff together with their date of birth. Those between the ages of 18 and 41 were also requested to declare:

" present address

" Whether registered under the National Registration Act at that address?

" date of engagement

" whether married or widower with a dependent child, or single or widower without a dependent child

" if in possession of any document entitling him to exemption from military service, to state nature of document

" if attested

The file contains the details from the following schools, as at May 1916:

Deaf School, Boulevard Manual Centre, Brunswick Avenue Manual Centre, Constable Street Manual Centre, Craven Street Manual Centre', Williamson Street Manual Centre, Swimming, Men's Hostel Municipal Training College, The Lodge, Municipal Training College, Central Secondary School for Girls, Hull Municipal Technical College, Christ Church Boys School, Drypool St. Peter's, Newland Church of England, St. Mark's, St. Charles, Salthouse Lane Church of England, Sculcoates St. Paul's, Beverley Road Boys Department, Blenkin Street Boys, Blundell Street Boys, Buckingham Street Boys, Chapman Street, Charterhouse Lane

Chiltern Street Boys, Clifton Street Boys, Constable Street Boys, Courtney Street, Crowle Street Boys, Daltry Street, Estcourt Senior Council School, Fountains Road, Lime Street, Lincoln Street Boys, Mersey Street, Middleton Street Boys

Newland Avenue, Northumberland Avenue, Osborne Street, Paisley Street, Park Road Boys

St. George Road Boys, Scarborough Street Boys

Selby Street West, Sidmouth Street Boys

Sir Henry Cooper, Somerset Street Boys, Southcoates Lane Boys, South Myton Council School, T.B. Holmes, Thomas Stratten Boys, Thorsby Street, Villa Place, Wawne Street Boys, Westbourne Street, West Dock Avenue, Wheeler Street, School Medical Department, Craven Street Municipal Secondary School, Education Office Staff, Osborne Street Deaf Centre

Includes:

" a list of teachers of military age still in the service of the committee [13 Nov 1916]

" A handwritten list of teachers of military age, i.e. those born after 23/4/1867

" List of 'A' men still retained [19 Feb 1917]

" List of teachers in grades 1 and 2 between the age of 18 and 43 [n.d.]

" Circular 983 from the Board of Education, Whitehall to the Local Education Authorities detailing the revision of the arrangements between the two departments [19 Feb 1917]

" Contains some correspondence relating to individual cases.