Rare WW1 ledger returned home after being found at car boot sale hundreds of miles away

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Rare WW1 ledger returned home after being found at car boot sale hundreds of miles away.

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A rare First World War ledger has made its way home after it was discovered hundreds of miles away at a car boot sale.The document, which dates back more than a century, was picked up by an anonymous builders' merchant from Maldon, Essex, before it was auctioned near Derby back in February.Durham Light Infantry Friends acquired the historic ledger, containing details of some 900 men from the region who volunteered for military service during a brief four-day period in December 1915.The majority of those who signed up were employed at Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in Jarrow, South Tyneside.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The ledger spans 23 double pages, recording each volunteer's name, age, height, chest measurements, and any distinguishing physical features.Matt Crowson, militaria expert at Hansons Auctioneers, described such documents as "extremely rare", given records of this nature were meant to be destroyed once the war came to an end.He said: "How it came to light...

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